- calm
- Cloudy
- Cold
- double exposure
- full body
- Light Rain
- Looking out
- Mountains
- Natural
- Sitting
- symmetry
- Wide
The story behind the image
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
The couple was already seated and I asked them to continue as they were, relax in their natural seated position and look around and take in the views. I did ask them to stay more still as I didn’t want too much movement for this particular photo. I explained what I was doing and that I needed them to continue looking in the directions they were after I did the first exposure.
What did you say?
You guys are looking really great already doing exactly what you’re doing. I want you to stay as you are, relax in the position you’re in, and just look out and take in the scenery. Forget about everything for a moment and just be. I’m going to be taking two photos back to back, so wherever you are looking, please continue to look in that general direction until I let you know I’ve got it.
Tone of Directions
Calm
Composition
I kept them centred in the image, but because I had to flip my camera upside down, I had to keep them in the lower third of the grid to allow space for everything. I loved how the mountains behind them were on a diagonal line with clouds running on top of them, which I think really elevated the image and made it pop. I shot in landscape as this was a major focus for this image.
Compositional Rules
Leading LinesSymmetry
framing
Lower ThirdsWide
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I used autofocus for this image because of the amount of movement it takes to create this. I didn’t want to have to worry about trying to keep my camera steady, upside down, and then manually focus. I used Live View to make it easier to frame them, as well as to avoid more movement than necessary.
Focus Mode
Live View
Focus POints
Single Focus Point
Focused on
Subjects
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/500 @ f/f/4 ISO100 WB-Auto
The way the EXIF is written out follows the common photographic method (with the inclusion of White Balance at the end). Here it is broken down:
Shutter Speed @ Aperture ISO White Balance.
Light & Weather
It was an overcast stormy day, so I didn’t have to combat light.
Light Type
Natural Light
Light Quality
Soft
Time of day
Midday
Weather
CloudyStormy / Overcast
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
Editing was really simple. I mostly use Authentic Love presets that I have tweaked a lot to suit my own editing preferences. I applied the preset and made adjustments to exposure as needed. Because the work is done for you already when you take a double exposure image, there was no need for extra work in Photoshop.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom CC
Preset Used
Challenges
The weather. We had to watch the night before, and all morning to try and time it perfectly. We kept pushing our timing out longer to get the best possible weather that day, since postponing to the next day was not an option.
Solutions
Sometimes, you just gotta roll with the punches. Weather is one thing we cannot control, but we can control our ability to pivot and find a way to still create amazing images. We did watch the weather and went at the best time possible based on the forecast for the entire day.
Location
Location Name
Passo di Giau - Dolomites
Location aDDRESS
Giau Pass, 32046 San Vito di Cadore, Province of Belluno, Italy
Loation Type
Cloudy, Mountains, Cold, Light Rain
Country
Italy
Plan ahead: I did make sure before we left to test out the double exposure a few times to make sure I was getting it right. Especially because the weather wasn’t amazing, the last thing I wanted was the couple to be cold and I’m poking around with settings trying to figure it all out. I tried with just landscapes, and made sure I knew exactly what I needed to do, so in the moment it was almost as quick as any other photo.
Settings:
1. Select Menu
2. Select Multiple Exposure
3. Select On: Continuous Shooting (this will only save the combined image – select On:Func/Ctrl if you want to save all the source images and the combined image)
4. Select Dark
