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How to Create Really Fun Double Exposure Photos and Videos on Your Phone

Chris Gampat
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01/03/2017
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Double exposures are so incredibly tough to do for many photographers out there, but with patience you’ll get it. Most photographers try to do it in Photoshop but it ends up just being more annoying and a hassle than it’s worth. Some cameras have it available ready for you to use. But sometimes, it’s best to just sit there and edit on your phone than sit at a computer or try to navigate your camera’s clunky interface.

So here’s how I do it.

The Silhouette

First, to really get this done you need silhouetted images. This photo wasn’t shot that way, but I converted it to that with high contrast black and white. Plus when they were being shot, it was this client’s idea to actually do this. Luckily, it worked out to my favor later on.

To create a silhouette try to maintain as bright and distraction free of a background as you can, shoot high contrast, and brighten the whites while darkening the blacks. Max it out.

The Pattern or Background

Then you’ll need different images to work with. These work best with a variety of things like buildings, shrubbery, etc. Just try to keep both black and white out of it if you can or else it can interfere with the layers.

Some photographers specifically choose certain patterns to say something about their subjects.

The Fused App

My favorite app to do this with is called Fused, and it’s on the iPhone. You can choose your foreground, background and then adjust each layer individually. Plus you can change the style that they’re layered in.

Videos

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Even better, Fused lets you make one of the layers a video. So if your silhouette is a dancing woman or a dog wagging its tale, then you can have that one be in motion while your background is something stagnant.

No, this isn’t an ad for Fused. Instead, it’s just something really cool that I’ve found. I’ve been combining it with short clips that I’ve been editing to look like 90s VHS clips. So far, it’s been working.

Go! Give it a try!

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Chris Gampat

Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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