Recently, Mal Holmes, gave a presentation at Bury Photography Society about Infrared photography and I was somewhat captivated by the notion of it. I have recently found myself missing the technical side of photography – printing & processing film mostly – and because Infrared photography seemed so technical I thought that it was fascinating.
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The results looking so haunting and surreal appealed to the side of me that enjoys the beauty of horror also, so I treated myself to a second hand converted compact camera from eBay for less than £50. The camera itself is a Full Spectrum camera with a set of Infrared filters (680nm – 950nm)
The weather in Bury the past couple of weeks has been nothing short of atrocious so I\’ve not had that much of a chance to try out the camera yet; it\’s only an 8 megapixel compact (Canon Powershot A630) so I am not expecting too much from it, just enough to let me experiment with Infrared and see if it works for me or not.
I managed to get out one evening before the light totally faded, while walking the dog around the park across the road just to see if it worked how I thought it would – I only took the 680nm filter – and got a few decent results. Decent enough for the time of day and the subject matter; what I\’m trying to say is it worked!
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The faint golden glow of the sky is what I was expecting from the 680nm filter and I could use the camera handheld to take these few snaps. I\’ll be adding the camera to my regular camera bag whenever I go out into the countryside – when the weather improves!
macroliminal
March 23, 2019 - 12:44 pm ·You got really good results. These are lovely!
Jenn
March 23, 2019 - 5:40 pm ·Thank you very much.
I certainly feel there is a lot of scope for learning with IR photography and I am looking forward to getting to grips with it some more.
Thank you for commenting.
opit
May 27, 2019 - 9:41 am ·Nice photos taken using 680nm. Keep shooting & sharing.
Jenn
May 27, 2019 - 10:07 am ·Thank you, I certainly intend to. Especially now the warmer weather in here (Or should be)
borderguy190
August 4, 2021 - 7:48 pm ·I disnt even know this was a thing. Especially at that kind of price point. Cool stuff.
Jenn
August 4, 2021 - 7:50 pm ·Thanks a lot.
I confess, I think I managed to get a bargain.
The camera isn’t anything flashy, it’s dated and the specs aren’t anything near what you can buy now, but it’s been a great entry-point for trying it out.
borderguy190
August 4, 2021 - 8:20 pm ·Wish I cpuld find a “good enough” for minis. Lol. Pics look great. Something new to play with.
Jenn
August 4, 2021 - 8:31 pm ·For the minis I either use my iPhone or a DSLR, depending on how much effort I can be bothered with!
The Infrared camera would make them look… odd? (I’ve never used it for them so will have to see how they look with it!)
borderguy190
August 4, 2021 - 8:33 pm ·I’m not happy with phone pics despite using a light box, ring light and tripod. And She Who Must Be Obeyed has banned a decent DSLR.