Engelgrafik said at 9:18 a.m. on Feb 1, 2007:
I added Palo's because I like how he exemplifies some of the quintessential IR effects but uses and exploits these to simply create great black and white photography. Notice how his landscape shots really pop and show depth. One of the things that's tricky about IR is you tend to lose depth that haze and UV normally gives you in regular shots. IR cuts through this stuff and it's easy to make a very "flat" image. This is nice in some ways, but with wide vistas, it can confuse you. Palo does a great job making sure you know what you're looking at in terms of distance... he chooses landscapes that have staggered objects, like bison, then hill, then clouds, then mountains, etc. Well constructed and beautiful shots.

Engelgrafik said at 12:04 p.m. on Jan 21, 2007:
I really like the fact that Suhud's IR subjects are not typical. I mainly shoot landscapes with IR, sometimes people, but it's rare. Suhud seems to have a plethora of human subjects for his IR photography and the resulting photos are interesting and emotional dreamscapes with strong human elements. IR is no longer important, it is simply another camera with its own unique and distinctive attributes that help Suhud create the art he wants to express.

JeffS said at 11:42 a.m. on Jan 4, 2007:
I saw this in http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2078788,00.asp

The fourth digital camera Fuji is introducing is the IS-1 superzoom digital camera, which will have a fixed 10.7x, 28-300mm optical zoom lens, which is similar to the S6000fd. But to differentiate this superzoom, the company has made this camera an infrared-only digital camera. In doing so, they hope to tap into several vertical markets, including the law enforcement, medical/dental and science fields. It's also an alternative for those who may not be able to afford Fuji's first infrared-camera, the FinePix S3 Pro UVIR D-SLR. The IS-1 will list a $899, which is significantly cheaper the Fuji infrared D-SLR.

Engelgrafik said at 11:06 a.m. on Dec 24, 2006:
Just in case people have had missing IR Tabblos, please repost them! I don't delete Tabblos from this group unless the photos are from non-IR light.

Suhud said at 10:49 p.m. on Dec 17, 2006:
I felt in love in photography in 2003. Since that moment, i never stop to learn what and how. Basicly, I adore black and white. I learn dark room and the art beyond.

Since digital camera attacked the market, the trend has changed. Everyone becomes a photogapher. I insisted to keep photographing with black and white film. Until one day I found Sony DSC F 828. Digital camera with night shoot fiture. I add a couple of lens to manipulate the light. Magic! That's another face of black and white!

JeffS said at 5:13 p.m. on Nov 17, 2006:
I've never done any infrared photos myself, but I've always been interested in the IR photos of others. I guess the first place to start is what camera/film to use if one wants to try it out?

[ Jeff described his digital camera to me, but maybe he can also share the details here. ]

Engelgrafik said at 8:31 a.m. on Nov 1, 2006:
First off, Infrared isn't X-Ray, so it isn't about "seeing through clothing". It isn't always "night vision". That's a very limited range of Infrared which most cameras can't do (although some can, and that's pretty cool as well).

The term Infrared, when used in photography circles, mostly refers to what is known as the Actinic Range of Infra- and Near-Infra-Red light which a human's eyes cannot detect, see, nor focus upon. Therefore, the average camera is quite useless to capture this range of light... unless one uses an Infrared filter, or, in the case of film, Infrared-sensitive film, and an understanding of how to compensate focus with the lens you are using (in the old days, lenses had a red or orange dot or mark which would signify where you compensated once you focused regularly for visible light... sadly most lenses manufactured since the '90s no longer have these markings, so it's a crapshoot as to where the true focus point is).

Above all, Infrared photography is fun. You see things in a different light (no pun intended). There is a great need for understanding the subtleties of psychography, the phenonema of symbology and color and the things we are "used to" seeing that elicit emotions, because with Infrared those habits and cultural reactions change and nothing is taken for granted anymore. People appear different, perhaps less "personal" and subjective, and more objective, because features smooth out, skin becomes perfect, most clothes and hair become white... Some may say resulting photos are less human, others say it is greater than just one human.

One thing for sure, Infrared always gets a double-take from the audience. People wonder, they go "huh?" and look again. And this gives them another chance to marvel at the beauty of the world around us, to almost see the world for the first time again.