Infrared photography - what do you like about it?

[motiwala]

With all due respect, I tried liking it but I couldn't. I then tried appreciating other 'infrared pro' photographers work but even those I didn't like. Personally, those infrared photos appear unnatural to me. Some photos even looks like that someone badly messed up with HSB controls in photoshop.

Maybe I saw some bad work. So if you are an infrared photography lover, can you explain what do you like about it and may be share some infrared pictures which looks better than normal pictures.

Thanks

 

[Dareshooter]

I like infrared in very small doses but only in black and white. In color I find it a total turn off.

 

[Mark S Abeln]

The advantage of infrared is that it is different. Also, portraits can be interesting, as it can render skin with porcelain smoothness.

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[Labe]

I`m a big fan of infrared and black white photography, it simply allows me to see the unseen and capture the same old,same old with a more unique style as everything has been photographed by everyone already .

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[Dareshooter]

I`m a big fan of infrared and black white photography, it simply allows me to see the unseen and capture the same old,same old with a more unique style as everything has been photographed by everyone already .

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Now that's the kind of infrared that I like,top stuff,bravo !

 

[Dutch Newchurch]

For me, it was seeing Simon Marsden's work, such as this:

I like the ghostly pale foliage, the glow around the highlights, the inky black skies, and the intense grain, all of which gives an unworldly, dream-like feel to the images.

More of his work here:

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[Edymagno]

I kind of like this.





Cape Coral, Fla.

 

[David Pavlich]

I`m a big fan of infrared and black white photography, it simply allows me to see the unseen and capture the same old,same old with a more unique style as everything has been photographed by everyone already .

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Nicely done! I just started fooling around with a Hoya 72 IR filter. Pretty neat stuff! It is different just like tone mapped HDR; some find it appealing and others hate it. Doesn't matter as long as you enjoy it.

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[David Pavlich]

This is my very first IR shot. Lotsa' potential for some really different images as has been posted in this thread. It's just a row of live oaks with a lot of Spanish moss hanging in the branches.




Fountainbleu State Park, Mandeville, LA

David

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[David Pavlich]

One aspect of this sort of shooting, IR love bright Sunlight, so those mid afternoon Sunny days that you would shun waiting for the Golden Hour, you can go out a play around and get some neat images.

David

 

[rrccad]

One aspect of this sort of shooting, IR love bright Sunlight, so those mid afternoon Sunny days that you would shun waiting for the Golden Hour, you can go out a play around and get some neat images.

when I travel I always take a color and IR camera with me for this very reason. It allows you to basically shoot in any lighting condition.

Another advantage of IR photography is removing unsightly water pollution.





This picture would look horrid in regular color as the water is a greeny / brown distasteful shade close to the swans.

 

[David Pavlich]

Question: I used to do astrophotography with a modified Canon 40. The regular filter was replace with an IR/Cut filter. Is this the sort of modification that is used for terrestrial IR photography or is it a different modification? I'm thinking about getting something like a used 50D and having it converted. Thanks!

David

 

[Mark S Abeln]

This vendor has a good overview of the filter options:

Infrared Conversions, IR Modifications & Photography Tutorials | Life Pixel IR

What is Digital Camera Infrared Conversion Photography? | Why is it better than film infrared photography?

www.lifepixel.com

 

[rrccad]

Question: I used to do astrophotography with a modified Canon 40. The regular filter was replace with an IR/Cut filter. Is this the sort of modification that is used for terrestrial IR photography or is it a different modification? I'm thinking about getting something like a used 50D and having it converted. Thanks!

an IR cut filter?

usually for astro you'd get a UV cut or full or dual spectrum conversion to allow better hAlpha transmission which is near infrared.

what did you get it converted to? for astro I would imagine you got it full spectrum converted or dual spectrum .. but check.

Any any event, assuming you did get a filter that allows more hAlpha, then simply get a regular IR 720nm filter and pop it in front of your lens.. voila. liveview works best in this mode.

take a test shot and set your WB. and you are all set.

That's actually what I do - is that I get my camera full spectrum modified so it can be used for both astro and terrestrial infrared photography.

 

[Mike_PEAT]

Personally, those infrared photos appear unnatural to me.

The whole idea is to see part of the light spectrum that (most) humans can't see...it's to bring out the invisible world that's there but we can't see.

If you don't like infrared, don't try ultraviolet photography:

 

[JimH123]

Question: I used to do astrophotography with a modified Canon 40. The regular filter was replace with an IR/Cut filter. Is this the sort of modification that is used for terrestrial IR photography or is it a different modification? I'm thinking about getting something like a used 50D and having it converted. Thanks!

David

 

[David Pavlich]

Question: I used to do astrophotography with a modified Canon 40. The regular filter was replace with an IR/Cut filter. Is this the sort of modification that is used for terrestrial IR photography or is it a different modification? I'm thinking about getting something like a used 50D and having it converted. Thanks!

an IR cut filter?

usually for astro you'd get a UV cut or full or dual spectrum conversion to allow better hAlpha transmission which is near infrared.

what did you get it converted to? for astro I would imagine you got it full spectrum converted or dual spectrum .. but check.

Any any event, assuming you did get a filter that allows more hAlpha, then simply get a regular IR 720nm filter and pop it in front of your lens.. voila. liveview works best in this mode.

take a test shot and set your WB. and you are all set.

That's actually what I do - is that I get my camera full spectrum modified so it can be used for both astro and terrestrial infrared photography.

IR/Cut filter is the terminology that's used among DSLR modifiers. Hap Griffin is one of the more prominent modders and I used one of his cameras which was a T4i. The correct filter term is UV/IR/cut. He also does full spectrum. The whole idea is to get the Hydrogen Alpha wavelength onto the sensor being that Hydrogen makes up so much of the objects imaged in deep space.

I have a Hoya 72 IR filter and find it a lot of fun. I figured if my photo piggy bank ever gets to the point that I can, I'd like to get a dedicated IR camera.

David

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[rrccad]

Question: I used to do astrophotography with a modified Canon 40. The regular filter was replace with an IR/Cut filter. Is this the sort of modification that is used for terrestrial IR photography or is it a different modification? I'm thinking about getting something like a used 50D and having it converted. Thanks!

an IR cut filter?

usually for astro you'd get a UV cut or full or dual spectrum conversion to allow better hAlpha transmission which is near infrared.

what did you get it converted to? for astro I would imagine you got it full spectrum converted or dual spectrum .. but check.

Any any event, assuming you did get a filter that allows more hAlpha, then simply get a regular IR 720nm filter and pop it in front of your lens.. voila. liveview works best in this mode.

take a test shot and set your WB. and you are all set.

That's actually what I do - is that I get my camera full spectrum modified so it can be used for both astro and terrestrial infrared photography.

IR/Cut filter is the terminology that's used among DSLR modifiers.

not really.

Hap Griffin is one of the more prominent modders and I used one of his cameras which was a T4i. The correct filter term is UV/IR/cut.

a UV / IR cut filter is similar to a normal sensor filter. as it "cuts out" UV and IR light. it's very unspecific and most certainly not a term used frequently to describe a modified camera. an unmodified one? yes.

Looking at his website, he has astroden and baader UV/IR block filters with halpha bandpass. that's specific and certainly less confusing than calling it as a UV/IR cut filter without any clarification because that would describe your sensor's original filter.

Since h-alpha is only around 656nm, this isn't really useful for terrestrial IR photography.

a full specturm or a UV block filter (dual spectrum) is far more useful for astro / ir terrestrial photography.

 

[David Pavlich]

After doing more reading, an astro modification won't do what we're talking about in this thread. Thanks!!

David

 

[siamak_86]

These are the results of my first day of trying out full spectrum photography.

How do you find them?

Nikon D3300 - IR cut removed
AF-P 18-55 kit lens
No filter on the lens or above the sensor