double exposure

American  

noun

Photography.

1. the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.

2. the picture resulting from such exposure.

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double exposure British  

noun

1. the act or process of recording two superimposed images on a photographic medium, usually done intentionally to produce a special effect

2. the photograph resulting from such an act

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Etymology

Origin of double exposure

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A great many Black people worked at the Goodyear tire plant in South Los Angeles in the 1960s and ‘70s, and at other nearby industrial companies. “You had double exposure,” Hutchinson said.

From Los Angeles Times

One is a double exposure depicting the front and side of her face.

From Los Angeles Times

She was one of the earliest users of the split screen to show simultaneous action, and she helped bring double exposure, overhead shots and on-location filming more into the mainstream of movie creation during her heyday.

From The Wall Street Journal

"For Europe it's double exposure: exposure to what America might do and then what China will do in response."

From BBC

Along with Bach’s skillful performance, Manthei’s poise and onstage presence suggests a double exposure of Anne as an old woman and a child.

From New York Times