double exposure september: take one

When was the last time that I mentioned that I'm not in school anymore? A while ago, right? And now I find that I have a bit more time for creative projects, between full-time work and getting married in two days! (Secret: I prepared this post in August because there is no way I would have time two days before the big day!) TWO DAYS!

Okay, that's out of my system now. So here's the deal...a little creative challenge for the month of September. I hope that you'll join me!

I love taking photographs and love playing with cameras that take multiple exposures or half frames. I have a Diana+, a Holga, and a Golden Half and I love them all, though I have to admit that the Holga is still my favourite. Above I've made a little list, the idea being that I will take a photograph every day through the month of September and get the whole roll printed at the end of the month. The trick is, I'll only advance the film every second day, making 15 double exposure images that capture the month. I'll be sure to share the results here and on Flickr. The project is set up to work really well with medium format cameras that take 16 photos to a roll, but feel free to use a half frame camera if you're lucky enough to have one, or a regular old camera that doesn't do double exposures if you want to join! I hope this project will give you some inspiration to get out there and take some photos this month!

If you are playing a long, be sure to add me on Flickr or tweet me links to any posts you do about your photos. I'd love to see what you come up with. Oh, and back when it was still a few weeks before the wedding I created a simple printable checklist that I've shared here.

Okay, it's day one! I'm going to take a photo now! TWO DAYS and then I'm a married woman!

vintage double exposure

I found these amazing vintage double exposures in Christian Montone's Flickr photostream. I have a small collection of vintage photographs, but none this creepy and awesome! I think I'm going to start scouring flea markets and antique shops for happy photographic accidents like these. And these offer more evidence that many of the best double exposure images are portraits. Soon I'll share an accidental double exposure image with you in which my face is combined with the face of one of my friends. I have to warn you, though, it's difficult to understand and even harder to look at for prolonged periods of time. I'll be sure to post it later this week! In the mean time, check out Christian's photostream and let me know if you come across any other amazing double exposure images! (Oh yes, I just couldn't resist including the floating woman image in this post, too.)

double trouble

A few days ago I mentioned a photography project that I have planned for the Sadie blog in September. The idea behind the project is to use a half frame camera or a camera that allows multiple exposures to come up with some amazing photographs around specific themes. I wanted to announce the basics of my plan a little early in the hopes that you could plan to participate. Of course, as I said before, regular old cameras will do the trick, too. The project is called "Double Exposure" so be on the lookout for those posts at the end of the month.
These photos were taken with a Golden Half, my awesome, tiny half frame camera that I got last year. I love the quality of the colour in these photos. I think I'm going to get our photographers or friends to use this camera a little bit at the wedding. Getting half frame prints back is exciting. You never know which juxtapositions are going to work until you see the finished photos and in the case I couldn't even remember what I'd photographed. More to share soon!
Oh, and for those of you who noticed on Twitter yesterday that someone had stolen Jeff's bike last night, thanks so much for your kind words. Lame lame lame. I just can't understand people who steal bikes. It is such a terrible, mean thing to do to someone. That bike had been with us for a while. Oh well, that's life in the big city, I guess. There will be more bikes and many more bike rides.