Double Exposure
A photograph made by exposing the same plate twice. In the 1860s, photographers used it deliberately to add ghostly figures, floating heads and surreal effects to portraits and stereo cards.
Spot it
- 01Semi-transparent overlapping layers
- 02Ghostly see-through figures
- 03Mixed background through subject
Why it happens
Two separate exposures on one plate add their light together, so each scene shows through the other wherever one is dark or lacks detail.
Recreate it in Pixio
Image edit prompt“Apply a vintage double exposure to this image: overlay a second faint semi-transparent scene, such as a misty forest or a distant skyline, through the subject, with soft ghostly blending, brighter highlights where layers add up, warm sepia tones, glassy plate grain and soft edges. Keep the original subject and composition.”
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