Digital Infrared Photography
Chapter One
INTRODUCING INFRARED LIGHT
What Exactly Is IR Light?
Seeing in IR
Checking Your Camera for IR Sensitivity
Methods of Recording IR Light
Infrared (IR) light surrounds you - you just can't
see it. However, when you use a special filter on
your digital camera, it is capable of recording IR
light. The camera can capture this invisible light
to transform ordinary landscapes into something
magical and ethereal. Compare what you see in
normal light in 1-1 to what the camera sees in IR
in 1-2. You can see how incredibly beautiful the
world is in this different light.
Photographers from the novice to the professional
can photograph in IR. And although you can't
detect IR light in your surroundings, you can learn
to envision its behavior and effects - see it in
your mind's eye - to help you create surreal photographs
that utilize its marvelous qualities.
WHAT EXACTLY IS IR LIGHT?
Like sound, light travels in waves. When its
wavelength is measured in nanometers (nm) or
billionths of a meter, the lig ... read full excerpt from Digital Infrared Photography ebook
