What is Infrared?

For those who don’t know what is “Infrared” in terms of Photography then, The infrared part of the light spectrum is outside the range of what we can see. With a digital camera, we can record just this “invisible light” and block the “visible” part. This results in unusual but often beautiful renderings of otherwise fairly common scenes. since the 1960’s artists have experimented with analog infrared photography. At the first glance, a monochrome picture taken in infrared may look similar to just another black and white photograph. And then you start seeing differences: objects which are bright in visible light (like sky) look dark here, while some of those which are “normally” dark (green foliage) acquire a bright glow. An unusual and eerie feeling.

Still Confused! What is The Difference?

The infrared spectrum of light lies just beyond what we can see as humans. For some, infrared photography has been just as elusive and mysterious. While capturing this invisible light has been possible for years, the process has been steeped in tedium, expense and unpredictable results. Because of these reasons, many photographers have only dipped their toes in this beautiful medium, or avoided it altogether. The digital photography revolution has rendered this unique art form much more accessible, and simpler, than in the analog photography days. Just look at the difference in following photo.

Also there are some famous myths about infrared photography exists since it was discovered. Like, You can’t use autofocus with infrared film. Or all Nikon cameras work with infrared film but Canons don’t. Or Infrared energy is generated by friction etc.

you can find some of the many myths here in this article with their explanations.

Brilliant Examples of Infrared Photography

Photography can serve as a nice source of inspiration. We designers, can derive inspiration from almost everything around, and this collection can fulfills your various photography inspiration related needs as the creativity in shooting photos is somewhat hot trend now days. We can promise you that when you start browsing them farther in details it will surely refresh your memory.

Further Resources!

• Infrared Photography entry from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Infrared Photography Collection | SmashingMagazine
• Infrared Photography Collection | WebDesignerDepot
• Near Infrared Digital Photography: A Tutorial
• Infrared basics for digital photographers
• Infra-Red Flickr Pool
• Digital Infrared Flickr Pool
• High-speed Infrared Flickr Pool

Find Something Missing?

While compiling this list, it’s always a possibility that we missed some other great photography work. Feel free to share it with us.