Multiexposure & Multifocus

[Frank Fremerey]

This thread is to encourage any member of this forum to experiment with multiexposure & multifocus and post the shots here for discussion and sharing experience.

[Frank Fremerey]

Another Multishot

[Frank Fremerey]

This is Multilayer

[Frank Fremerey]

exteme version with multiangle multifocus and multiperspective

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Needless to say, there is no strict law stating you have to use the same lens for all the partial images ...

[Frank Fremerey]

Not even the same camera. I have seen multiangles from different photographers with different cameras at different times of the year. Very fascinating the work of my dear friend Willem van den Hoed who pioneered the field and is now represented by several galleries on several Continents: http://www.willemvandenhoed.nl/

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Well, then you have to combine separate images later (digital domain assumed). Of course entirely legit, but not what we normally designate multi-exposure as this is done in-camera.

[Frank Fremerey]

A pre-visualized image can even be taken without the photographer present. That is what Willem did and what he taught me. "Engineering Art" was a mixture of swear word and praise he found for me when we did this:

http://www.willemvandenhoed.nl/2005/08/07/ngudu-at-work/

[John Geerts]

Interesting.  I saw the interview on  his website (http://wvdhoed.home.xs4all.nl/W2/W2_cv.html) about mainly this image of a hotelroom in Paris. (Hotel Mayet)

was discussed.

Basically taking hunderds/thousands of images with a telelens (Nikon by the way) during different times of the day and later stitching them together (in a natural way) to create the image he imagined before. He even creates 'reflections' in glass, and snowy sceneries.

It's an art-form were photography is a tool to create a painting.

[Frank Fremerey]

Willem taugt drawing at the Conservatory before working as an architect for many years, then
converting to art photographer for good really nice chap and wonderful work also in video.

[Frank Fremerey]

Today I was listening to the lively expression of a neighbour's wife:

she moves a lot and wears a funny tee shirts

[armando_m]

I like how I can almost see the woman in the last shot

[Frank Fremerey]

A Street musician in Berlin a few years back. Inspired by Picasso.

[Erik Lund]

He he, nice one Frank!

[Frank Fremerey]

Thank you, Erik.

Basicly the same technique I applied in the "Ten Scotish castle" series. With people timing is important to have the 90 deg and straight on posistion in the same frame without too much body or head repositioning. A bit of "wasting film" sure helps *ggg*