Today's Post by Joe Farace
In our recent podcast, Bary and only briefly touched on the subject of obtaining proper exposure when shooting infrared. For the reader who e-mailed asking me about it, I've prepared today's post…
When learning to see infrared imaging possibilities, the first thing to do is forget everything you know about photography with visible light. That's because when shooting infrared images everything you know about light is wrong
Exposure meters aren't sensitive to infrared light, so it's theoretically any difficult to determine exact exposures but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Your camera's LCD screen may provide instant feedback but the histogram may be misleading. That's because subjects that seem equally bright under normal (visible) light might reflect infrared radiation at different rates and exhibit different brightness.
My book, The Complete Guide to Digital Infrared Photography is currently out-of-print but used copies are available from Amazon for under $6. Creative Digital Monochrome Effects has a chapter on IR photography and is available from Amazon with new copies under $6 and used copies less than five bucks. You can buy'em both for less than $12.
Source: Exposure Tips for Shooting Infrared
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