15 digital infrared photos
Posted: Nov 14 | Filed under: IR Photos, Uncategorized
First of all let’s clarify what infrared is. Most people will immediately think about heat radiation if they hear the word “infrared”, but there is something else hidden from our earth-bound eyes.
Infrared light has a certain wavelength with a very wide range. If we only look at the first part of this range, we won’t be able to see heat radiation, but we will be able to see things our eye normally can’t.
IR (short for Infrared) wavelength is longer than that of visible light, therefore we need special filters to block all visible light and to let only pass through a certain range of wavelengths to the camera.
A blue sky will turn dark, leaves that reflect a lot of infrared light will appear white resulting in a very mystical photography. You can create great effects if you combine the result with colour. To do that you would shoot a photo twice, once with an infrared filter and the second time without.
Now let’s take a look what is possible. Here are 15 of the best (subjective of course) photos I found at DeviantArt, FlickR, PBase and Blogs.
Last but not least, four spectacular photos from Naomi Frost
Copyright Statement: All images and materials displayed and showcased here, are copyrighted and are the exclusive property of the artist.
Tutorials: Here will follow a list with tutorials, let’s start with those two. Photo Editing is an important part if you want to do infrared photography.
