Originally photographers took two photos (“exposures”) on the same piece of film to combine them, but now it’s usually done with software like Photoshop or GIMP. In this guide, we’ll show you how to make your own double exposure images. I’m using Photoshop, but you should be able to follow along in any other image editor.
In film photography, a double exposure is a combination of two exposures in one image to produce evocative results. In this easy-to-follow tutorial, learn how graphic artist Erica Larson uses Adobe Photoshop to combine two photos, creating a seamless double exposure effect.
Open two images (you may open more than two if you’d like, but for the sake of simplicity, I’ll just use two). Decide which image will be your base exposure. Now you will need to select your secondary image by going to the Select menu and choosing All.
If you are a beginning Photoshop user or don’t have time to studying this technique on your own, you may download ready-made Double Exposure Photoshop Actions for free.
With that done, the double exposure effect is finished. You can save your image now or continue to play around with it. It’s a pretty fun little effect, and you can do some cool things if you’re willing to experiment. Have some fun with it!
A tendency to extra ordinary vision of the world and surrealism over whelming artist have its realisation in double exposure. Visionary kinds of art such as photography and cinema use this kind of imagery composition in their own way. Try free programs like Photoshop that you can use for basic photo editing and color correction.
How do I change the base exposure of my photos?
Go to the Image menu, select Image Size, adjust the Width and Height in Pixels for each image. Decide which image will be your base exposure. In this example, the photo of the leaves is my base exposure.