It was a sad day when Kodak pulled the plug on High-Speed Infrared film; it was one of my favourite emulsions. Not everyone liked its harsh unworldly effect, but I loved it for its high contrast, heavy grain, light-toned foliage and almost black skies. It was a film with very special qualities.
With the advent of digital came the ability to get cameras converted to infrared, so when I upgraded my Fujifilm X-T1 to the X-T2 I had the former IR converted.
The converted camera is a regular in my bag, usually fitted with the XF 14mm f/2.8 R lens. I have tried various lenses on the body but I prefer wideangles for this medium and this lens does not suffer from hotspots that many do. Flare is a potential hazard though, even when the sun is well off to one side.
Shooting cemeteries in infrared is not a new idea but this was the medium I chose for my project on London’s Magnificent Seven, the seven private cemeteries established outside central London after Parliament passed an Act in 1832. Highgate and Brompton are most widely known, and the others are Abney Park, Kensal Green, Nunhead, Tower Hamlets and West Norwood.
Spring is a great time for infrared when foliage is fresh and the lighting is not too harsh, so I was lucky to be able to spend time there. Most exposures were 1/60sec at f/8 in bright light with ISO 400 set and I shot handheld.
Infrared raws are flat and need work in editing to get decent results and noise needs adding for a realistic look, and I usually do this in Photoshop.
THE INFRARED LOOK IN PHOTOSHOP
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 29, 2022 من Amateur Photographer.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 29, 2022 من Amateur Photographer.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
APOY Inspiration
If youre planning to enter our Urban Life round, take note of these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers
Specs versus design
It’s a common ailment for a particular type of photographer to be obsessed by specifications.
Urban light
Rod Lawton demonstrates two editing techniques to intensify and dramatise the light in your urban life photography for striking scenes
New Fujifilm GFX100S II - affordable medium format
Fujifilm has unveiled a new, relatively affordable medium-format camera, the Fujifilm GFX100S II.
Northern souls
Two years after a major retrospective that was intended to be his swansong, Ian Beesley is back with a new exhibition for the fans who still want more.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
With a large sensor, four lenses and Leica backing, is this the best smartphone for photographers?
Fight club
How to capture the key moments when garden birds take to the air and go to war. Andrew Fusek Peters shares his set-up and techniques which are crucial to capture both flight and fight action
Canon finally opens up RF mount
SIGMA is releasing six APS-C lenses for Canon EOS RF mount, thus widening the choice of glass for Canon’s previously ‘closed’ RF system.
Tony Kemplen on the.Leidolf Lordomat
A camera made in Germany in the early 1950s and discovered at a charity shop
Stories from the heart
Kenyan fine art photographer Thandiwe Muriu has a gift that she was encouraged by her parents to explore from a young age.
