Infrared (IR) Image gallery

I'm really liking that crazy architecture, Bikerider!

bikerider wrote in post #13163756
I agree with other comments here that some people judge IR as gimicky, quite frankly I couldn't care less. I think it takes an artists eye, to see the possibilities in a chosen subject for IR.

I actually care, because sometimes the detractors are right. I feel that infrared photography is often used in a gimmicky way. That many of the people doing it get caught up more in the technique and the overall aesthetic, as opposed to whether or not that overall aesthetic meshes well with the picture. I'm actually often guilty of this myself.

But yeah...when it's appropriate, it can be awesome.

All I'm saying is...I'll probably love infrared photography until the day that I die. But when people criticize infrared as being gimmicky, I think that that's often a valid opinion. I might not always agree with them, but I totally see their point.

i think thats a perfect description of the HDR technique.... or taking pictures from teh shadow side of a car....

Clean Gene wrote in post #13180205
I actually care, because sometimes the detractors are right. I feel that infrared photography is often used in a gimmicky way. That many of the people doing it get caught up more in the technique and the overall aesthetic, as opposed to whether or not that overall aesthetic meshes well with the picture. I'm actually often guilty of this myself.

But yeah...when it's appropriate, it can be awesome.

All I'm saying is...I'll probably love infrared photography until the day that I die. But when people criticize infrared as being gimmicky, I think that that's often a valid opinion. I might not always agree with them, but I totally see their point.

EXACTLY! Well said.

Infrared doesn't automatically make a mediocre photo good. I've seen too many people, enamoured by the novelty of IR share images that have few redeeming features. I've been guilty of this--how many IR photos of driveways in the noon hour does the world really need? There are certain scenes and compositions IR can render stunning that are otherwise pedestrian, but by and large IR doesn't exempt one from basic rules of composition and other factors that make for quality imagery. That, I suspect, is why it is so often dismissed as a gimmick.

My first infrared shoot

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Love the little star flare on this one- makes it for me

AlanZ wrote in post #13359127

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rusty.jg wrote in post #13359978
Love the little star flare on this one- makes it for me

Hey Thanks! You have some awesome infrared shots on your site, you make me wanna go out and shoot more

Some from the Magic Kingdom.....

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AlanZ wrote in post #13362318
Hey Thanks! You have some awesome infrared shots on your site, you make me wanna go out and shoot more

Thanks. Thats possibly one of the best compliments someone can make.

Scatterbrained wrote in post #13362349
Some from the Magic Kingdom.....

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Very surreal and effective. Nice choice to leave it with the blue cast.

bikerider wrote in post #13384656

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I always like the 'china doll' quality that IR imparts on shots of young ladies.