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This Cool Double Exposure Was Done In-Camera on a Mamiya RB67

Chris Gampat
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02/25/2019
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Last Updated on 03/11/2019 by Chris Gampat

Lead image by Danny Stewart. Used with permission.

If you’ve ever used many higher end medium format film cameras, one of the things that you always have to remember to do is advance the film unless you want a double exposure. Even then, sometimes it happens on accident. But in the case of Danny Stewart, this accident was a really cool one. Danny is a regular poster to R/Analog and shared this image with the subreddit. As you can tell, even if this was an accident, one would mistake it for a very intentional image with a message. It happened while Danny was working with his Mamiya RB67.

The Mamiya RB67 is one of our favorite cameras, and is very analog in its design and functionality. The user has to recock the shutter and then advance the film after every shot. It’s quite literally a two step process and this is because it makes the double exposure process easier. Additionally, it really makes the photographer pay attention.

Danny told us the following:

I was doing headshots for a buddy of mine but he wanted them to be more than just “corporate”.

The double exposure happened because I was using a Non-Pro S back with my RB. The Non-Pro S back has a two stage winding mechanism where you have to pull a tab and wind + the shutter and sometimes I forget to wind the back.

This was the only double exposure because it was actually the last shot of the roll. I remember after the shoot I said, “wait… how many shots was that?” Because it felt like more than 10 lol.

Danny shot this photo using Ilford XP2 film. “I love XP2 solely because I wasn’t developing at home and my developer only does C-41 nowadays.” Danny relates. “Plus, the contrast and grain really do it for me when you underexpose at 800!” Ilford XP2 is perfect in that case because it is a film designed to be shot and developed C-41–which is different from the black and white developers out there.

You can see Danny’s work on Instagram at @dannyphoto and his website!

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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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