In this tutorial, you’ll discover how to shoot the best initial portrait image for this technique, as well as how to edit the two images in Photoshop for a striking and abstract result. However, if your camera doesn’t have a dedicated mode, or you want more creative control over the final image, you can also mimic the effect in Photoshop. In the digital age, the effect can be reproduced using a camera with a dedicated Multiple Exposure mode. It has existed since the early days of film when, traditionally, the same slide was exposed twice to produce a superimposed image.
As a technique, double exposure photography is nothing new.