Infrared Photography
What is infrared photography?
Infrared photography captures what the naked eye cannot see. Using converted cameras, IR filters or film alongside specialist editing techniques, you can reproduce the effects of an otherwise invisible light spectrum with photographs.
light spectrum
Infrared photography is used to capture wavelengths of light that aren’t visible to the human eye. Our eyes are pretty good at perceiving a wide range of contrasts and colours, but the rest of the light spectrum goes way, way further.
wavelengths
Visible light is a type of electromagnetic radiation; we can only see what has a wavelength of about 400-700 nanometres (nm). X-rays and radio waves operate below and above those respective limits. Infrared wavelengths range from around 700nm to 900nm.
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ethereal results
Just as we use technology to harness and transmit other entries on the spectrum, like radio waves, we can do the same with infrared.
More generally, IR photography lends an ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere to what’s on our camera roll.