How To Create Multiple Exposures In-Camera With A Canon Rebel Xti, 450D?

Question

I want to do a multiple exposure in camera with my Canon Rebel Xti (450D). I know there are ways involving a bulb exposure and covering the lens half-way in between. Can someone provide me a step by step of that procedure or suggest any other techniques. I know it can be done in photoshop, but I work all in camera and want to keep it that way.

Answer 1

I'm afraid its impossible to do in-camera multiple exposures with your camera. I may be wrong but I did a search for DSLR cameras with multiple exposure capability and came up with none.

It might be possible to use the Bulb setting IF you can achieve a slow enough shutter speed - maybe with a low ISO (50) and using f16 on an overcast or cloudy day. You'll have to use -1 EV for a correct exposure. If you get a 1 sec. shutter speed you'll have to cover the lens at 1 sec. (preferbly with a heavy black cloth), keep the shutter open, move your subject around and then uncover the lens for another 1 sec. exposure.

If you go to http://www.adorama.com and click on AIRC (Adorama Imaging Resource Center) and then click on SFX Photography you'll find several articles on doing multiple exposures in Photoshop.

Answer 2

I've never found a way to do it with my camera.  You can ask in one of the Canon XTi groups on Flickr, but I've never seen a technique for that.  The closest thing I've found is bracketing the photos and merging them in photoshop.