Everything You Need to Know About Infrared Photography

Welcome to our collection of infrared photography articles. We are actively adding content, so check back for more, or follow us on Facebook for updates when we add something. Have any infrared photography or UV expertise you’d like to share? We are always looking for good articles and tutorials to add.

Basics

• What is Infrared Photography? – Learn the basics of infrared photography
• Why get an infrared conversion? Read about the differences between film and digital infrared photography and lens filters compared to an infrared conversion
• Getting Started – A basic guide to starting with infrared photography and setting up your camera after an infrared conversion
• Choosing an Infrared Filter – Things to consider when deciding which filter to use
• When to get a Full Spectrum Conversion – Find out if the full spectrum conversion is for you
• Choosing a Camera for Infrared – Pros and Cons of various camera systems

Performance

• Filter Light Loss – How much to compensate exposure for each filter option
• Lens Hotspot – The most complete list of lens hotspot performance

Technical

• Problems with Infrared Photography – And how to avoid them
• Dust Reduction – Why dust reduction systems are removed and which cameras can keep them on after a conversion
• Focus Calibration – Learn how focusing works on a DSLR and why it needs to be calibrated
• Internal Cut Filter transmissions – Graphs of what light original camera lowpass filters transmit
• Sensor Cleaning – Notes on cleaning a converted camera
• CDHK – an alternate firmware to add features to Canon Powershots

Lighting

• Infrared Lighting – Sources of light that work for infrared photography
• Green Laser Infrared Emission – Learn about a cheap source for an infrared laser

Forensics

• Forensics – Basics of using IR and UV photography for forensic purposes

Miscellaneous

• Infrared Heat Vision – Seeing heat with a converted digital camera
• Infrared Rainbow – What a rainbow looks like in infrared
• Infrared Visibility – How infrared photography improves viewing distance
• Mounting Filters on Point and Shoots – Methods of mounting filers on point and shoot cameras
• Gallery – Some sample photos from converted cameras

Tutorials

• See our Tutorials section