Dave's posts with tag: infrared
|  | For the lack of better subjects, i went around a junkyard and tried infrared to anything rusty, broken and junked. Not very photogenic, i know, but still a good exercise during one boring afternoon. :) |
| | Photographers from DPP and PiPho were invited to shoot an exclusive resort being developed by Ayala Land. April 14, 2007.
It was a tiring but fun shoot. Nice meeting the guys I only "meet" online.
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| | April 9-11, 2007 Just after the Holy Week, our family went to Uacon, Zambales (my wife's hometown).
The province is about 5 hours from Manila (without the stopping and driving at constant racing speed... hehe. ok 240+ km one way according to my odometer. I was driving a gas guzzler, a Landcruiser V8 4.7li engine, 4.3km per liter of Shell Velocity... hehe. That's how much of gas? hehe
We went to an island called Potipot, a photographer's paradise. White sand IMO is better than Boracay's. The water is sparkling. Sunset is just amazing!
According to the boatmen, during the Holy Week, there were around a thousand visitors on that small island every day! That's a lot for a small island! When we were there, we had Potipot all for ourselves! The caretaker wasn't even there to collect the P20 fee. I supposed she needed a breather and remitted cash to the owner. hehe. Thank God for His creation to enjoy for free.
Armed with my new bag of tricks I wanted to try... I went to the "shallow" part of the island and used infrared, ND filters, long exposures, etc. etc to my heart's content. I wished I could have tried night photography too, but there was no sight of the moon and there was no light on the island.
I had to forgo my snorkeling equipment which I also brought. There's so much to shoot out there. I saw another photographer there and he saw me. I should have gotten his number, he left earlier and didn't wait up for the sunset. Perhaps he too was from DPP or PiPho. Now that I'm alone, I have Potipot all for myself.
More to come. I think I shot too much photos. I love to inspire and be inspired, so leave something for me to read. thanks. |
| | my second attempt at IR, Quezon City, 10 am. |
| | How do you capture something that the eyes CANNOT see?
Infrared photographs are getting popular these days. Two options to get to this: either one converts his digital camera to be able shoot IR or the more conventional way, use an InfraRed filter. (i'm using the latter, a Hoya R72 IR filter).
IR is a kind of thermo effect. You see NOTHING when you look into your camera's viewfinder (that makes the shoot even more challenging). But your IR filter can see a certain wavelength of light and your camera can capture the image (which you can now see in your LCD). The effect is "surreal." Trees come out with white leaves and luminous white clouds against colored skies are just the common effects.
If you want to know more, just google "infrared photography."
I've started shooting and post-processing IRs. Thanks to the helpful websites about the technique to get me started but i guess I have to discover the nitty-gritties by trial and error. I wished somebody, an expert, could lend me a hand on this. (please feel free to critique my work and offer suggestions).
These photos were taken in a span of two different days but in the same area in Pampanga. |
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