Wow, do I ever wish I had an extra grand or so to modify an extra digital camera so as to enable it to shoot infrared. Maybe when I get big I'll replace my Nikon D70 with a newer model and convert the D70. When I get real big.
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One of my better assignments last year was for the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team. My general instructions were to 'shoot some different stuff''. They were looking for unique images beyond the standard through the glass, overhead, and post remotes stuff we all shoot so much of. I gladly accepted the assignment, as I was also tired of shooting the games the same way each night.
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A little background on the gear is probably in order here. The camera I used is a Canon D60, which is the successor to the D30 and precursor to the 10D. I bought a used one for around $500 and sent it to www.irdigital.net for conversion to a pure infrared camera. At the time, the modification cost about $350. This conversion removes the hot mirror IR blocking filter covering the camera's sensor, and replaces it with the opposite - a filter that blocks visible light and passes IR. The advantage of this is that the camera becomes much more sensitive to IR then an unmodified camera, requires no opaque filters over the lens, and allows one to use the camera exactly as if it were a regular model.
Read the entire article
Timberwolves infrared Photo gallery here, more info here, and a DIY manual and FAQ for the inner geek in you here.
My puny attempts at digital (Photoshop) infrared here (or here for non-flash)
link from Rob Galbraith's Digital Photography Insights blog..
Tags: Basketball, /Minnesota_Timberwolves, /Photography
