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Enhanced
Infrared
Photography
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We’ve heard it said in photography -- captured moments. But, how do you capture emotions?
How do you capture feelings? Can the magic of a moment, translate into pictures? Mr.
Richard Gonzales of Treasured Memories shows us how it is possible through enhanced
infrared photography.
Lessons on Infrared
You may have heard of infrared photography
just recently, but it’s been around for more than
a century.
“It was established way back in 1910 by Mr.
Wood from Europe.” he clarifies, “He used
it for landscape photography. It was used
to minimize haze when documenting areas
or locations that are foggy or smoky. When
you use a normal SLR, there will be a white
overcast. But, with infrared photography, it
harnesses only infrared rays from the sun.
In effect, a clear image of the landscape will
be captured.”.
Other photographers and
hobbyists then picked up on the technology. As
Mr. Richard would put it, “..as photographers,
we’re looking for other ways to create more
vivid images, and that’s why infrared was
used.”.
The Necessities
For those interested to try to recreate the
images they capture, he highlights some
musts. The infrared filter , which is not yet
available here, is fitted inside the camera to
harness infrared rays only . Once you put it
in a camera, that camera cannot be used in
any other way but infrared. In other words,
you need to dedicate a camera especially for
infrared photography. And while high pixels
are still recommended, there is no need for
fast SLRs since you’re not just documenting