Infra-red photography

Benster

Hi folks,

I had a go at this a while back, with less than stunning results, tbh. For the most part the pics looked like standard B+W shots, albeit with very dark water (was by a lake).

I used a red filter to enhance contrast, as normal with my B+W photos. The film was a Konika make, forget the details. Apparently not as sensitive as the Kodak one, though.

Have any of the rest of you done any B+W infra-red photos before? How did you get on? I'd be interested in some tips and may hearing where you bought your film ('cos it's feckin dear! :eek: )

Cheers,

B.

Merrion

Use a really dark red filter (Wratten 89B) and shoot in as bright sunlight as you can get.

Water (and water vapour) absorbs IR light so deeply overcast days aren't much use.

The Konica Infared 750 is also a really low ISO film (ISO 25). Kodak High Speed IR is ISO 100 and Ilford do an IR film SFX that was ISO 200.

I used the Kodak film once and - same as yourself - it just looked like grainy B&W. The only shot that came out well was of a stone statue. I suppose practice is the key?

peckerhead

There's a good 'dummies' guide here...