Infrared Photography Gallery

Here is a little info on the progress I have made with infrared photography. The two images below show the effects of two different cameras and two different infrared sensors.

I started out just using a Hoya R72 filter in the begining. Looking at the expense of converting a camera, I wanted to be sure I would really enjoy infrared photography first. And I got more into it, I quickly saw what a waste of time as well as image quality was using a screw on filter. Lots of draw backs going this route. Main one was the filter is completely opaque, and in the begining, you would first need to compose your shot, focus, then screw on the filter and take the shot. Not to mention you would also need to create a custome white balance for doing infrared in a non converted camera.

My second progression into infrared photography I bought a converted point and shoot camera. The first image below is an example of the type of image I would get with this camera. It was a Canon G7 that I picked up cheap off ebay. Shot with camera for a little over a year nad was really starting to like the alternative look.

I contemplated on taking it a step furth for a while. Looking at buying a much better camer with a high enough megapixel range and then pay as well to have the camera converted was going to be costly. At the time it would run around $450 to get the camera converted at LifePixel. During the time I had been thinking about doing this, they came out with their new Super Color Infrared Sensor. Back in the mid 90's, I used to shoot the Kodak color Infrared slide film. I always like the look of the false color I got using this film. LifePixels Super Color IR Filter got me in the ball park with the post processing I could do.

Eventually LifePixel had an online special and was doing the conversion for half price. So I bit the bullet and bought a Canon T1i and sacrificed it and sent it off to them to do the conversion. Took them over a month to get to it and send it back. I had also sent in my main work lens to be calibrated to the camera. this was the Canon 24 - 70 2.8L lens.

You can see the differnt look this camera gives you with infrared in the second image below.

 

		Standard IR Filter (equivalent to Hoya R72 Filter/ Kodak Wratten 89b Filter/ 720nm Filter)
		Super Color IR Filter (equivalent to 590nm Filter)

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Check out more samples of the different types of infrared filters from LifePixel at there website.