Infrared film

[photoshots]

I love the pictures you have taken guys... I myself dont know yet how to do that using films.. but with the use of editing softwares.. piece of cake.. hehe anyways great shots.. i really hope i could do that soon... its totally awesome

[clusty]

I've been doing some digital IR.
Are there any real advantages of using film BW IR?
You might gain light but you loose the instant preview capability (which I find crucial as you have to bracket both exposure and focus).

Anyone found a way to buy kodak color infrared film?
It is either prohibitively expensive expired or non-existing.

[clusty]

....
To show off two of my best IR shots

[clusty]

both taken at the Montreal Botanical garden

[Marko]

VERY nice infrared images clusty! That second image is especially gorgeous.
Care to give a bit of info away? Was this done with a modified camera or photoshop.

BTW - the main advantage IMO of actual film was the increased tonal range. Digital is FAR easier and you can get very similar results.

[clusty]

VERY nice infrared images clusty! That second image is especially gorgeous.
Care to give a bit of info away? Was this done with a modified camera or photoshop.

BTW - the main advantage IMO of actual film was the increased tonal range. Digital is FAR easier and you can get very similar results.

They were done with a EOS 350D with a 50mm f1.8 lens and a hoya r72 filter.
I played a little bit with levels in PS and switched Red/Blue channels - a common technique to obtain more plausible results, namely the blue sky.

The main nuisance was the fact that it took around 40-50 seconds to expose the image right. The catch to get colored images is to use a weak filter - hoya and push exposure time to maximum so you get as much normal light (color) besides the ethereal IR effect.

I also have a modified IR powershot camera, but the images are almost 100% black and white so they are a bit banal. harder to find a suitable subject for them.



Any ideas where one could find color IR film ?
...the famous kodak ektachrome aerial surveillance film

[Marko]

I also have a modified IR powershot camera, but the images are almost 100% black and white so they are a bit banal. harder to find a suitable subject for them.

I guess it depends on what you like to shoot. I was addicted to traditional infra-red for a number of years shooting exclusively Kodak B/w hi speed infrared. Then I'd hand-paint many of those images. For me, NOT banal at all.

Sorry I have no idea where to get that colour infrared.. But I'd start with Google searches and pro camera shops in my area.

Best!

Marko

[scorpio_e]

I just got my Hoya filter so I am readay to shoot!!!

If I am not mistaken,there is a mark on older lenses to reference the focusing point when shooting "film" infrared.

[Maksymenko]

Beautiful pictures. I tried infrared with Nikon D2Xs. Get crazy exposure times like 1-2 minutes and pretty bad pictures with hot spots as a result.