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More Digital Infrared Photography Stuff…

I keep forgetting to mention this but in general photography, infrared (IR) is really near-infrared (NIR). It’s the part of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) that’s immediately after red. When you talk to most people who don’t do infrared photography, they usually think of night vision goggles (thermal or far infrared). Also, …

Kodak Aerochrome III Color Infrared Sample Photos…

So, film has dried, been cut up, sleeved, and ready to be scanned… I should give you some background info on these sample images. The first two images where taken up at the Guthrie Theater’s Dowling Studio. The studio’s windows are tinted yellow which cuts off blue light. This is …

On Kodak Aerochrome III Color Infrared Film…

Kodak used to make color infrared film for military and natural resources applications. The film found some limited use in fashion, portrait, and nature photography. Unfortunately for Kodak, digital photography stole the market for this film–photographers can easily use their digital cameras to create the same effect, and the military …

On portraiture…

I’m never comfortable taking portraits of people. Actually, my comfort depends on whether I think my subject is comfortable with me or not. Kinda like a feedback loop… (and I just thought of a Soundgarden song: Room a Thousand Years Wide) If my subject exudes confidence, then I exude confidence. …

Happy Pi Day!

In celebration of this, one of the geekiest days of the year, I thought I’d share with you a couple photographs of my Raspberry Pi 4-node cluster… These little buggers are powered through a USB hub (5 volts, 4 amperes). The one on the foreground was made in China while …