Vintage Stapler by cdcook48

Vintage Stapler

This is an in-camera double exposure for NF-SOOC. Back in the day I used to experiment with double exposures on film, taking a shot then pressing the button to disengage the sprocket so I could cock the shutter without advancing the film. The results were hit and miss - mostly miss. I'm here to tell you that the more things change the more they stay the same. It is easier to take an in-camera digital double exposure but the results are similarly hit and miss - mostly miss. Still, it was fun trying. The stapler belonged to my wife's great-grandfather and was made by J C King Ltd in London in 1914. I know this because it is embossed on the stapler. A Google search brought up this image of a receipt issued by said company. I photographed the stapler on a black background first, then photographed the screen image of the receipt. I used my Fujifilm XT20 which provides a function for shooting double exposures. I had to make several attempts in both colour and B&W using different exposures before I arrived at an image I thought was passable. So much easier in photoshop but much more fun doing it in-camera. BOB.
Pretty cool. I only can do in-camera double exposures on my cell. I think I like doing them in Photoshop. I can tweak my photos a little better. That said, I don't do very good double exposures anywhere.
September 15th, 2023  
This works well for the choice of two images. I can imagine done in PS you could have balanced them a bit more precisely…making a choice re which of the two you wanted to emphasize
September 15th, 2023  
Very nice effect
September 15th, 2023  
Excellent!
September 15th, 2023  
Nicely done and I remember doing the same with film
September 15th, 2023  
neat!
September 15th, 2023  
Oh lovely stuff!
September 15th, 2023  
Heck I remember doing that! good shot.
September 15th, 2023  
Nice
September 15th, 2023  
I've only just tried double exposure....will try some more!
September 15th, 2023  
Wow!
September 15th, 2023  
These images work well together. Very nice.
September 15th, 2023  
Great that you figured it out
September 15th, 2023  
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