Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Infrared street shot



Here's a shot I did years ago when I was trying out infrared film. Shot from streetcar on Market while going to school at SF State..

Martin

2 Comments:

Blogger Warren T. said...

Surreal. I think that about covers infrared for shooting people, right? It has a supernatural, or otherworldly look to it. Did you shoot with this effect in mind? By the way, what are some "conventional" uses for infrared photography anyway?

Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 4:17:00 PM PDT  
Blogger martin said...

I had an idea that it would look like based on what others told me. Basically anything living such as people or plants will glow and if you use a red filter, the sky will be black. Good for special effects. There is also a infrared color slide film which I never did try. Good for artistic or creative work. Grain is much sharper than regular film. If you take a black and white photo class, one of the assignments is usually a special effects assignment where you use an alternative process.

As for common uses, other than creative, there are industrial uses for agriculture and forestry, to see if plants are healthy or not. Much is done today using infrared video or digital photography.

Thursday, September 9, 2004 at 3:36:00 PM PDT  

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