A multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single
image, and double exposure has a corresponding meaning in
respect of two images.
In this photograph, alike a lot of Christoffer's work a plain background is used to enhance the attention and detail to the figure in the centre of the composition. A close up image is used from a slightly low camera angle. This image has been merged with a photograph of a forest where trees and bushes are visible. The forest is composed of various lines and shapes which are enhanced by the black and white effect used. Despite the merging of the two photographs the left eye, nose and a part of the mouth can be seen through lighter tones. The overall outline of the piece is in the shape of the human, filled with forest detail. It could be considered that this double exposure provides a sense on adventure that perhaps the subject has been on through the forest.
This pieces of photography uses a slightly different approach as this time the leaves/trees are the dominant figure with a man's face blended into the centre of the composition. Patterns of leaves are used to show the hair and eyebrows of the figure. Darker tones are used to show the form and detail of the man's face. This time a plain light background is not used, as the leaves continue and fill up the whole composition. The areas surrounding the face are much darker and therefore highlights the face, making it more bold and it therefore stands out in the detailed surroundings. Perhaps the fact that the subject blends in with the background portrays a disguise or front that the subject might be putting up. It even could be interpreted that he is not noticed or unique and just blends in with everything.
These two multiple exposure pieces are very unique as instead of using a human as the subject, here animals are being used to blend with a second image. I feel that these are very successful as the photo of the animal and the landscape work well together and compliment each other. I feel that this use of the two images has a purpose of showing the animals and the habitat/environment it lives in They both include a forest image including conifers which complement and resemble the texture of the animals fur. Also a sense of depth is shown through the trees getting smaller towards the top of the composition, they also are much lighter in tone and seem mighty/foggy which imply distance. These two images are very effective in showing the different ways the composition can be filled. The first image shows the whole body of the wolf whereas the second photo shows the wolf's head from a side-on angle.
With this piece of double exposure photography the outline of a humans head/shoulders/side profile is used and another photograph of a pile of cigarettes fills the outline. The dark tones of the ends of the cigarettes illustrate that they have been used and perhaps could suggest that the subject is the one who has smoked them. It could imply a sense of addiction in which the subject could have and the number of cigarettes seen can imply the depth of the addiction. The fact that the background is light allows the shape/outline of the subjects profile to be enhanced.
