The delicate appearance of my model’s skin here is exacly the sort of thing I was looking for when I decided to start shooting infrared.

Is too much sugar killing us?

Well, I did go back to that tree yesterday, but I’m not satisfied with the results yet.  I’ll go again tomorrow morning to catch some different light and try slightly different composition.

In the meantime, a goofy IR self-portrait.

Informal self portrait

One of the things I am really enjoying about IR photography is the way that it separates the tonal values of tree trunks and foliage, revealing the form of the trunks and branches.

Dark branches against light foliage makes for dramatic compositions

Here’s another good example.  It would be very hard to separate the trunks and foliage this way with conventional colour photography.

Wide tree with bench

This is actually a crop from a different composition.  I’ll definitely return soon to shoot this from a bit farther away in order to eliminate the distracting background.

A couple false colour IR images of Nicole sketching in the park yesterday:

Nicole sketching in the park

IR image of Nicole sketching in the park

I spent much of the day yesterday at the museum of civilization.  Whenever I go I am struck by the beauty of the building itself, inside and out.

I had my D300-IR camera with me, which is usual these days.  I’m taking it with me most everywhere, shooting many different subjects to get a feel for what it will do.  Then back at home there is endless playing with post-processing for the same reason.

I didn’t expect to be very interested in the false-colour approach that many people use, but sometimes I like the effect.  Here’s an example from the museum.

IR photograph of the Museum of Civilization

IR photograph of derelict bus

This time with some different processing

A few days ago I received back a Nikon D300 converted for infrared photography by LifePixel.  My infrared journey has begun! I can tell already it is going to take a while to develop my eye for this kind of work.

Infrared photograph of the office at Rideau River Provincial Park

We also ran across a wonderful derelict bus today.  I am definitely returning to shoot this with a more usual kit.

IR photograph of Nicole by a derelict bus