Example: I'm taking a photo of an object, using two exposures (or camera movements): Starting six feet away and then moving to two feet away. I've determined if I were to stay stationary (not move) the correct exposure time would be 40 seconds.
Therefore, I'm thinking I need to expose for 20 seconds at six feet away, and then another 20 seconds at two feet away, for a total of 40 seconds that the pinhole 'shutter' is open. Am I correct or at least close with my thinking here? Thanks.
Note: The most important part of this exposure equation is the 40-second total. Ex. It could be two exposures (camera movements) of 25 and !5 sec.
I meter for both exposures and then halve the times for each of them. Assuming your light isn’t changing, what you describe should be fine.
Well in theory, that's a good starting point, but a lot will depend upon the type of scene you are photographing.
Often a high contrast/silhouette is a good choice for one of the images, and then exposing the second image into the shadow areas.