February 14, 2004
Infrared Photography
I've been reading about infrared - more precisely, near infrared - photography. If you're curious about what this is, take a look at some of these articles:
- Infrared basics for digital photographers
- Two kinds of infrared
- Near, mid, and far infrared
- Infrared light
The first article goes into a lot of depth about near infrared digital photography. I found this especially interesting:
Unlike ordinary films, most CCDs turn out to be quite sensitive to the near infrared (NIR) in the 700-1200 nm (0.7-1.2 µ) range - so much so, in fact, that the CCDs in digital cameras are usually fitted with special internal IR cut filters designed to reduce IR contamination in visible light work. These CCD-mounted filters vary in their IR transmission spectra, but most consumer-grade digital cameras let enough IR through to allow at least some near IR photography.
Some of the pictures in that article, and these pictures on PBase, have gotten me really excited about photography again. Now I just need to find a digital camera that I can afford and can use to experiment with infrared photography.
July 06, 2001
Picture
Check out this picture of Joe's MR2 that I took on the way to Jacksonville.
