Tag Archives: Multiple Exposures

Ray Dillard – Some old, some new, some that didn’t work so well

by Ray Dillard

I continue to experiment with multiple exposures. I had some failed attempts at indoor shots; somewhere my math went horribly wrong! I will continue to work on the math and measurements and make more attempts at indoor multiple exposures.

This first image I have included, titled “Angles”, is a look at shooting not only multiple exposures, but a variety of camera angles. I was interested to try and create a combination of vertical and horizontal lines among obviously diagonally skewed lines. I was also interested in the skewed lines being confused further by clearly being objects that should NOT be skewed. I plan to do more experimenting with this angular approach to multiple exposures. This is from a recent set of experiments. Five exposures on my Sputnik, handheld, with Fuji Velvia 100.

“Angles”

 

The next image is titled “Global Focus 3”. This variation of an image posted in a previous pass of the folio utilizes a slightly different alignment of the multiple shots. This variation is presented as it solves some of the issues commented on about the original version, while having other issues that worked better in the earlier version Global Focus presented a few years back. Thus is the nature of experimentation! I am a musician who has found experimentation to be a primary element of my 40+ year career of music making. This is just an extension of that reality. Two exposures on my Sputnik with Fuji Velvia 100.

“Global Focus 3”

Metal sculpture by Canadian sculptor Roy Hickling.

 

The third image I have included is “The Incursion”. This is also an earlier shot where I attempted to carefully place an object in a specific part of another object using a quadruple exposure. It is close to what I had hoped for, but size, perspective, alignment and exposure is a massive set of variables to deal with! Same sort of challenges as found in “Angles” above. Three exposures on my Sputnik with Fuji Velvia 100.

“The Incursion”

Metal sculpture by Canadian sculptor Roy Hickling.

 

Thanks to Steve Lederman for scanning these images for me!

Steve also developed some of the film for me in his home-basement-lab and used his superior skills to aid in some of the mounting.

Global Geometry

by Ray Dillard
GEOMETRY

GEOMETRY

GLOBAL FOCUS

GLOBAL FOCUS

IMPLOSION TO NORTH

IMPLOSION TO NORTH

APPARITIONS

APPARITIONS

Thanks to Steve Lederman for scanning these images for me!

Steve also developed the film for me in his home-basement-lab.

Metal sculpture by Canadian sculptor Roy Hickling.

GEOMETRY

This series of photographs all feature circular sculptural pieces set against various items, creating some interesting geometry.  I especially liked the circular globe set with the squares, rectangles and triangles of the mid to late 1800’s barn.

GLOBAL FOCUS

Again, this image places several shapes throughout the stereo image.  I was also interested in the challenge the shadows brought to this shot.

IMPLOSION TO THE NORTH

This image features a complex globe with an interesting movement of its structural pieces towards what I imaged as “north” in this piece.  This image was actually quite difficult to mount for me.  I am still trying to get the hang of mounting certain images.

APPARITIONS

This was a triple exposure – on purpose – where I was trying to not completely blow out the exposure.  It isn’t a great shot, but it was a great experiment I wanted to share.  To be honest, the more experimental approach is where my heart is – and where most of my shots land.