I have been in love with Infrared since I was a kid. First the Time-Life photo books I read that helped me learn photography had a section on Infrared, then my first results using Kodak’s High Speed Infrared Film.
This was a thin, curly film that needed absolute darkness to load or handle, even in the 35mm cassettes. At camera stores, it was kept in the fridge in the back. I used to shoot it with my old Minolta SRT200.
In college, I started using the occasional roll for models.
For TRUE infrared, one needed a Wratten IR filter on the camera, which is opaque to visible light. I just used a Tiffen #25, deep red. Otherwise, I would have had no idea what I was seeing or if it was even in focus.
The biggest advantage of digital, is the use of digital infrared.
I usually would just screw on a 920nm filter and use live view to focus and shoot. But exposures were often beyond 20-30 seconds. Cool results, but you need a tripod and time.
In Jan, 2020, before all the virus junk hit, I invested in a modified Nikon which will give me 590nm Infrared images without special filters.
I will be creating a gallery just for IR in the very near future. SOME pictures may be made available for purchase. We’ll see….
