Has anyone done this kind of photography... I've just purchased a Cokin P007 infrared filter, and was looking to find anyone who has PERSONAL experience of doing this kind of photography - don't bother with URL's, those I can find myself, thanks...
2006-12-30 23:51:57 · 7 answers · asked by Forlorn Hope 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
I should point out that I have a digital camera... Fujifilm S9500...
2006-12-31 10:34:39 · update #1
Infrared photography tutorials:
Film: http://www.net-art.it/photomonitor/html/teoria_tecnica/infrared/index-e.shtml
Digital: http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/infrared/
2007-01-01 07:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have done it on film and digitally. For film, remember to load and unload your camera in total darkness. Use a camera that doesn't have an infra-red film scan in it to determine frame numbers. The more manual a camera is, the better. Bracket your exposures. The best time for shooting infra-red is the worst time for regular photography; high noon, when the sun is at its harshest. Summer is best, because the best thing about infra-red is the wonderful effects with foliage you get. You can also get interesting effects with people, though, and indoor light shows a lot of infra-red. I did an interesting IR picture of my lit Christmas tree. It turned out white!
If you're not going to use the film for a while, keep it sealed in its canister in your refrigerator. Also refrigerate if you can't get it developed right away after you shoot it. When you drop it off to be developed, make sure they know how to do infra-red! Put a piece of masking tape over the top of the canister and write "IR film- open in darkroom only".
Digital infra-red can be done! You will need to use a tripod either way, but the beauty of digital is that you can experiment more, and try out different white balances. Good luck and have fun with this. IR photography is the coolest!
2006-12-31 09:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by Terisu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have done infrared photography, but not with an infrared filter. I used infrared film. You can buy it at most photography shops- just remember you need to keep it refrigerated and use it within the time period specified for it to come out it's best. Infrared film makes some really nice photos and is really fun- concentrate on living things- plantlike things because those are what reflects the most infrared light and will turn out the most dramatic in an infrared photo- I highly recommend it. Have fun! :)
2006-12-31 10:02:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have done this kind of photography with both film and digital cameras. The sensors inside digital cameras are generally very sensitive to infra-red. However, digital cameras have what is known as a "hot mirror filter" in front of the sensor that is designed to block out infra-red light, because infra-red light messes up the color balance of regular pictures. Even so, your camera probably still has some sensitivity to infra-red. The way to find out is to experiment by putting your camera on a tripod, with the filter in front of the lens. Then try different exposures. It will be easier if your camera allows you to set exposures manually. If you get nothing, you might try using a different filter - Strong infra-red filters that block all visible light are the least likely to work. - Another alternative would be to get a camera that has had its hot mirror filter removed.
2007-01-01 20:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by Franklin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some good advice above, but do not refrigerate exposed or opened film canisters. You run the risk of your film sticking together when you take it out of the fridge due to condensation forming when it comes up to room temp. Also you must focus closer with infra-red than with normal film. Most lenses(esp. manual focus) have a little red dot on the depth of field scale. Focus normally, then move your focus over to that dot. Or try to shoot at the highest f-stop posible(not so easy with slow film and high filter factors). If you develop your own film, make sure not to touch the emulsion at all or you will end up with a wonderful reproduction of your fingerprints. Also, any luminous dials or tape or watches will fog your film. Develop at the coldest temp. reccomended for your developer, use a water bath to maintain that temp., and make sure your stop and fix are at the same constant temp. as the developer. You can also try using a #25 red filter for different effects.
2006-12-31 10:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ideally you need to remove the IR filter from the sensor and replace it with optical glass, which renders the camera useless for normal photography and is expensive. With an IR filter you are blocking most of the visible light so shutter speeds are extremely long (several 10's of seconds) which limits it's scope somewhat. The above modification gets around this and shutter times are normal. It's easier to create the IR look in Photoshop. Chris
2016-03-29 01:51:48 · answer #6 · answered by Edeltraud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to find some black and white infra - red film, for starters. May need to buy that from a web store, depending on where you live. Remember that it has to be loaded into the camera in total darkness - a changing bag or something like that. It will have a nominal ISO rating, but you will have to experiment. It will make grass and skies look particularly eerie. Best of luck.
2006-12-31 04:13:42 · answer #7 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋