Multiple Exposures in One Frame

  1. Aperture needs to be set to a reasonable amount depending on ambient lighting, a smaller aperture will normally be better.
  2. Shutter speed, either set to “bulb” or somewhere between 2 and 10 seconds.
  3. Match the light settings on your flash to whatever your aperture is.
  4. Posing is an important part, you must plan what you want the subject to do, so the picture is as good as possible.
  5. Trial and error, it’s almost impossible to get it perfect on the first try.
  6. Try not to move too much in one frame, keep it to the minimum.
  7. Don’t use colored backgrounds, they will overpower your image.
  8. Keep your flash at a lower light setting if you want more than a couple poses in the frame, if it is set too high, the recycle cooldown will take too long.
  9. While changing poses, move as quickly as possible after the flash, so that your in between movements won’t be captured.
  10. A single light source is just enough, too much light will not create the ghosting, and images will have more blur.

Iconic Image & Lighting

The light source is most likely just a fluorescent light from the front of the face. I think the best way to recreate it would be to use wither a flash or a flood light head-on, and from very slightly above eye level. The camera is also head-on and eye level. The person is directly in front of the camera, but facing ever-so-slightly to the side.

The light source is natural, the sun, but on a cloudy day. The best way to recreate it would be to take a picture on a cloudy day when the light is diffused alike to the picture. The camera is slightly to the side of the subject, and his body is facing to the side compared to the camera.