Basic Digital Infrared and Techniques

Infrared Photography Tutorials, Techniques and Tips

The basics of using digital cameras to shoot infrared shots.

 

How digital infrared works.

 

Review of the book Digital Infrared Photography.

 

For some great examples of digital infrared, see the winner and runners up in the December MaxMax.com infrared competition.

 

January winner and finalists.

 

February winner and finalists, plus grand prize winner.

 

Galleries of all the finalists

 

Digital Infrared With A Converted Camera

 

It Doesn’t Need to Stop When the Sun Goes Down: Night-time Infrared Photography

 

White Balance and Digital Infrared Images

 

Using a Lensbaby with an Infrared Converted Digital Camera

 

Experimenting with Infrared Photography

 

Using Circular Polarizing Filters for Digital Infrared Photography

 

Localized Image Enhancements in Photoshop, Part 1, 2, 3 and 4

 

The Importance of the Eyepiece Shutter

 

Abstracting the Landscape

 

Three Cameras, Same Scene, Same Time, all in Infrared

 

Hotspots on Infrared Images

 

Wayne's Latest

Wayne's latest is an image composite from 20 or so IR images shot with his converted Canon 350D.

 

Other IR Resources

There is a wealth of experience about IR and digital on the Internet. As we find good sites I will add them here:

• Gisle Hannemyr's Digital Infrared Resource Page
• Life Pixel's DIY Camera Conversion Instructions
• Christian Deichert's List of Lenses for Canon that have or are free from Hotspots in IR
• Jens Roesner's digital infrared pages
• Jeremy McCreary's dpFWIW IR pages
• J. Andrzej Wrotniak's IR pages
• The Luminous Landscape on IR
• Wayne Miller's WMphotos.com on IR
• wikipedia on IR photography
• Robert William's IR with a Nikon D100
• Dale O'Dell's article in Apogee Photo Magazine
• Uwe Steinmueller's IR experience on Digital Outback Photo
• Thom Hogan's IR page
• Marco Annaratone's site with good articles on IR
• Jerry Kneupper's blog with IR how to's
• Infrared Photography Buzz

Camera Tests for IR Photography Capability

We review digital cameras for their infrared photography qualities

Four Canon Digital Cameras, Same Lens, Same Scene, Infrared

Three Cameras, Same Scene, Same Time, all in Infrared

The Infrared RAW File Page

We provide infrared RAW files that you can examine for yourselves.

 

We also make a point of testing all the digital cameras that come through here for review for their IR capabilities. Unless otherwise stated, all tests are done using a Hoya R72 IR filter so that exposure times can be compared. Below are the links to the individual camera IR tests:

Canon G6

Canon 30D

Canon 350D/Digital Rebel XT

Canon 40D

Canon 400D/Digital Rebel XTi

Canon 5D

Fuji S3 Pro UVIR - Since the UVIR version of the camera is not being brought into Australia, I've included a link over to Kenneth Farmer's test of the camera.

Fuji S5600

Fuji S9500

Kodak P880

Nikon D3

Nikon D300

Nikon D40x

Nikon D50 dSLR

Nikon D70s dSLR

Nikon D200 dSLR

Olympus C-7070

Olympus E-3

Olympus E-330

Olympus E-500

Olympus SP-500UZ

Panasonic FZ30

Pentax K100D

Pentax K20D

Samsung Pro815

Sony A100

Sony DSC-H5

Sony DSC-N1

Sony DSC-R1  

Lens Tests

Coming soon. Tests of camera lens suitability for infrared photography with both unconverted and converted digital SLRs. We also show you the sharpest aperture when shooting in IR.

 

Camera Conversions

The following companies and individuals can convert a digital camera (SLR or compact) for infrared shooting:

• www.MaxMax.com - highly recommended, they did our 350D - USA and Intl.
• Hap Griffin - mainly for astrophotographers but also others - USA
• David Burren - knows his stuff - Australia
• Life Pixel - camera conversions, articles and stuff - USA and Intl.

Converted for Digital Infrared SLR Photography Articles

Having a camera converted for infrared photography involves replacing the IR blocking filter all cameras have with either a clear one or a visible light blocking filter

 

The following articles look at depth into using a digital SLR camera that has been specially converted for infrared photography by www.MaxMax.com by removing the IR blocking filter and replacing it with a filter similar to the Hoya R72.

 

Testing Diffraction Effects of Lens Aperture on Digital Infrared Photography

 

First light with my 350D converted to IR only

 

A Day of Shooting With My Infrared Converted Canon 350D

 

Some More Infrared Photography

 

Digital Infrared With A Converted Camera

 

It Doesn’t Need to Stop When the Sun Goes Down: Night-time Infrared Photography

 

The Joy of Sharing

 

White Balance and Digital Infrared Images

 

Using a Lensbaby with a converted infrared camera

 

Planes, Trains and Infrared Photography

 

Using Circular Polarizing Filters for Digital Infrared Photography

 

Shoot Anything, and See What Happens

 

Keep Observant - Shooting Skywriting in Infrared

 

Shooting Infrared at Hanging Rock

 

The Advantage of Infrared from a Plane

 

Being Back in the Groove

 

Sydney in Infrared

 

A Fisheye on Infrared (Faulty article but interesting pics)

 

A Fisheye on Infrared (Corrected Article)

 

The Sigma 10mm Fisheye Lens in Infrared

 

More Infrared Shots with Fisheye Lenses

 

Infrared with my Canon 100-400mm L Series Lens

 

A Reconsideration of Images

 

More Infrared Fisheye Images

 

Autumn (Downunder) in Infrared

 

More Infrared from Macedon Area

 

Winter in Infrared, part 1

 

Winter in Infrared, part 2

Forums and discussion venues:

• Experimental Digital Photography Forums - also user galleries
• Infrared Photography - Yahoo
• The Infrared Photography Zone - Yahoo
• ShutterBug Digital Infrared Photography
• IR Photo Forum
• The Infrared Photography Community

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