Lauren Scott

Staff writer • 7D Mark II

“Spring is finally here and in full bloom, and I loved turning faces into flowers for this month’s in-camera multiple exposure mode photo project.”

Double exposures are an on-trend effect that you can easily create in Photoshop, but it’s far more fun to have a go at the technique in-camera. Multiple exposures hark way back to the days of traditional analogue photography, where a film or plate was repeatedly exposed to light. Fortunately, the same process on a digital camera is much simpler.

In the menu of Canon’s newest DSLRS, you’ll find a Multiple Exposure mode that can mimic the effects found with film cameras. On most models you can shoot and combine up to nine frames, but we used two for a more distinct effect. Changing the Multiple Exposure mode itself alters the way the camera merges the frames. At first it can be a bit hit-and-miss, so be patient and don’t be afraid to experiment.

There are no rules on what subject to use. Silhouettes work well as a base image, and we filled our portrait with bright floral details. So why not give it a go?