What are some camera tricks used before digital came about?

Answer 1

Well before the advent of digital cameras, and this handy thing we call layers in Adobe Photoshop, if we wanted to superimpose two images as one we had to do what was called a double exposure. Double or multiple exposures allow you to take 2 or more images on one single sheet, or frame of film. Of course the same thing can be accomplished in an enlarger. Another thing which Photoshop made so much easier was burning and dodging, the ability to selectively make an area of a photo lighter or darker.
But don't think that these aforementioned techniques are not used anymore since digital photography came about, these techniques are still used by people who use film technology such as myself.

Answer 2

You need the book "Understanding Exposure" by Brian Peterson, available at Amazon or your local bookseller. Take control of your camera in the manual mode, and a new world awaits! I shoot Nikon, so not sure how many exposure modes the Olympus has, but many have a "matrix" or averaging meter, a center-weighted meter, and many also have a spot meter. The difference is in how much area is measured, with spot being usually just a few degrees. You could also buy a handheld incident meter for exact readings. Your camera reads reflected light, which is why it can be fooled by backlight, or bright things like snow or beach or reflections off the water. An incident meter reads the light that is falling on the subject, thus giving you the "correct" exposure. Good luck with your new camera!

Answer 3

Slight overexposure with light toned subjects to give airy angelic look.

Using a fill light for subjects standing before a bright background

Creative double exposure,

Answer 4

Shoot pictures of everyone with no film in camera. Have someone open camera with film not rewound. Shoot on wrong ISO setting for a 36 exp roll.

Answer 5

colored filters and different lenses. also there are some neat developing techniques you can use in the darkroom