InfraredLightHouse.com
Infrared photography presents an entirely different way of looking at landscapes, architecture and the shapes and forms of the human body. The photos on this page were made using infrared-enabled digital cameras and IR filters that pass infrared at 1000 nanometers while blocking all visible light. Surfaces that reflect infrared light appear white and those that absorb it appear black.
CCD's in digital cameras are extremely sensitive to infrared light. When the IR blocking filter has been removed from the light path inside the camera and an infrared passing filter is placed on the front of the lens, digital cameras that normally shoot color become a tool for capturing infrared. Infrared images appear a crisp black and white vs standard color images. I have been shooting infrared for 15 years, and have published a book on the topic (for sale on this site). I also offer the unique Hoya RM100 1000nm extreme infrared filter, manufactured by Hoya in Japan in limited quantity.
Example IR Images Using a 1000nm Hoya RM100 Filter vs Standard Color
Example UV Images Using a 363nm Filter
Unlike in visible light, under UV light, the skin of an apple absorbs UV rays, resulting in a dark, saturated appearance.
The peel of a healthy, fresh orange is also highly absorbent to ultraviolet light, causing it to appear very dark in reflected UV photography.
Comparing Color, IR and UV
Standard Color
Full spectrum image with unmodified digital camera
Infrared
Digital camera with infrared blocking filter removed and RM100 infrared passing filter on front of lens
Ultraviolet
Digital camera with infrared blocking filter removed and 363 nm ultraviolet passing filter on front of lens
Books on Infrared Photography
This unique book provides an in in-depth look at digital infrared photography that will interest you in looking into a world that truly cannot be seen by the unaided eye. In addition to insightful background on the principles and techniques of digital infrared, this book includes a collection of over 160 high resolution infrared photographs from California, Hawaii, Illinois and Tokyo, Japan.Click here for Andy Finney's review of this book: https://www.atsf.co.uk/ilight/infrared-photography-books.html
Unlike other infrared books on the market that feature images recorded with essentially dark red filters such as the Hoya R72 (720nm), the images in this book were captured using true infrared filters that only pass light in the extreme end of the near infrared portion of the spectrum (850nm, 900nm and 1000nm IR filters), well beyond the range of human vision and the world of visible color. The stunning black and white infrared images cover a wide variety of topics in infrared photography including indoor and outdoor nudes, architecture, landscapes, nature and more.
Hoya RM100 Infrared Filter
Manufactured, coated, polished and mounted exclusively for me in limited quantity by Hoya Corporation in Japan. Designed for infrared enabled digital SLRs and camcorders, this filter transmits infrared light above 1000 nanometers while blocking all visible light. See the chart to the right for detailed specifications.
