In pre-digital days I tried a lot of alternative photography techniques. One of my favorites was infrared (IR) photography. Infrared light has longer wavelengths than visible light, and by using special filters or film you could capture interesting dreamlike effects with shifted colors. Wiki has a thorough article on IR photography.
Since I have so much time on my hands (that’s a joke), I recently decided to delve into the new world of digital IR photography. There are a lot of different options to shoot IR digitally; I decided to get a camera converted with a standard IR filter from Kolari Vision.
This scrub jay helped out by posing for my first attempt.
Landscape IR photos often have distinctive white foliage and dark, saturated skies. I was so glad to have the camera with me when George and I visited the UC Botanical Garden. Here’s part of the cactus garden.
And a twisting oak tree.
Most digital photographers do extensive post-shot adjustment in Photoshop or other programs, and I tried some on this photo of the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park.
This is a photo of the same subject, taken with my normal camera.
Did you ever shoot infrared using film? Have you tried digital IR?
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