Double Exposures And brief history of photography By

Double Exposures And brief history of photography By Laura Grimsley

Film Photography � First documented photograph was by Joseph Niépce (1765 – 1833) in 1826 � Photography began to be practiced in the late 1830’s. � There are many different techniques and practices within film photography. � Joseph Niepce, (1765 -1833) ‘View from the Window at Le Gras’ (1826)

Early Photographs Louis Daguerre, (1787 -1851) ‘Boulevard du Temple’ (1838) Henry Fox Talbot (1880 -1877) ‘’The Oriel Window, South Gallery, Lacock Abbey’ (1835)

Later Photographs Ansel Adams (1902 -1984) ‘The Tetons and the Snake River ’ (1942) Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 -1995) ‘V-J Day in Times Square’ (1945)

Creative practices � Many different types of experimentations within photography. Anna Atkins (1799 – 1871) ‘Photographs of British Algae’ (1843) � These practices are what made photography have such a wide range of genres. � “ You don’t just take a photograph, you make it” – Ansel Adams Man Ray (1890– 1976 ) ‘Untitled’ 1922

Photograms Man Ray, Untitled’ 1922 Man Ray, Untitled’ 1920

About Double Exposures � Can be created by sandwhiching negatives together in a darkroom, rerunning film through camera, Photoshop, or exposing a film frame twice. Multiple exposures are a photograph that is made up of more than two exposures. Christoffer Relander ‘we are nature vol 3’ Harry Callahan (1912– 1999) ‘Providence’ (1996)

Examples…of what we will be doing

Practice Assignment �First you will do a “practice” picture with these images. • These picture can be found on the Data Drive under DVCII, double exposure project. • There also 2 tutorials you need to watch that will guide you through the project. • These links are also on my webpage. • Once you have finished this practice you can start working on your double exposure self-portrait!

Final double exposure image You will be using Photoshop to create your double exposure selfportrait. 1. Yes you have to do a picture of yourself! 2. Choose a photo of yourself that you took in class that has good contrast with light and shadow. 3. Choose a landscape that YOU like! It can be a natural landscape or a cityscape. Pick something that represents YOU! Make sure it is a large image with high resolution. 4. Have fun be creative!