With large format camera, such an 8X10, i'd have made a double
exposure by slipping the sheet..not that you know what that means!

Why would you make a double exposure?

Oh boy. You know nothing about still work. The photo was taken to show the
lighting as is, not the gear, which is clear and bright in the second photo.
Half slides on an 8x10 cassette is standard, exposing twice, then dodging with
the enlarger.
You clearly never learned how a camera works or worked in a darkroom.

RB