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[Ivo Stunga]

Interesting. I believe that is the first infrared portrait that I have seen. I am not surprised because the human body radiates infrared at 14-15 microns. EDIT: Underlined

Yeah, well into the thermal imaging. But here's a fun part: she has a heavy red linen dress on which was rendered translucent in Infrared from the sun being behind her - you could clearly see legs under that heavy cloth in IR, but not in visible light - something I can experience with my FLIR camera in my CAT phone that goes from "8µm up to 14µm" according to the specs of Lepton LWIR module specs.

What I like about IR-A and portraits: skin looks different, the extended red sensitivity making reds brighter, different. And eyes.

Eyes in IR-A look pleasantly creepy. Blue eyes are rendered ink-black, invoking vampires, demons and angels with empty gazes.

EDIT:
Ooh, wouldn't a portrait in IR-A of a model with pronounced veins be great!?

 

[eli griggs]

My friend Vanessa. Ultra low light condition
Nikon FM2n | Arista EDU 400 | AF Nikkor 28-105mm


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Lomography, flickr and other socials handle: thecameratherapy

I like this.

 

[Timo Schön]

My little contribution to this thread. Shot on adox hr-50

 

[Sirius Glass]

Yeah, well into the thermal imaging. But here's a fun part: she has a heavy red linen dress on which was rendered translucent in Infrared from the sun being behind her - you could clearly see legs under that heavy cloth in IR, but not in visible light - something I can experience with my FLIR camera in my CAT phone that goes from "8µm up to 14µm" according to the specs of Lepton LWIR module specs.

What I like about IR-A and portraits: skin looks different, the extended red sensitivity making reds brighter, different. And eyes.

Eyes in IR-A look pleasantly creepy. Blue eyes are rendered ink-black, invoking vampires, demons and angels with empty gazes.

EDIT:
Ooh, wouldn't a portrait in IR-A of a model with pronounced veins be great!?

I worked on FLIR in the 1970's. It was interesting to using it from the roof house at night and aim it at the runway to see rabbits making rabbits all over the place.

 

[Ivo Stunga]

I worked on FLIR in the 1970's. It was interesting to using it from the roof house at night and aim it at the runway to see rabbits making rabbits all over the place.

Must've been an epic sight - how good was the image with your tool, comparing it to sensor in phone?

 

[Sirius Glass]

Must've been an epic sight - how good was the image with your tool, comparing it to sensor in phone?

It was a long time ago when CRTs were not as good as they are now, so there is no meaningful way to compare them. The point is that cold and warm blooded bodies are in the 14-15 micron range.

 

[GregY]

Rolleflex T, Ilford FP4+, Print on Foma Variant lll

 

[Ivo Stunga]

It was a long time ago when CRTs were not as good as they are now, so there is no meaningful way to compare them. The point is that cold and warm blooded bodies are in the 14-15 micron range.

Aaah, I think I got what you're going for.
But no.

I didn't shoot this portrait in Infrared thinking that she'll glow. Because as you say: well beyond the sensitivity of film and this was not the point of it at all.

The idea behind this shot was: "Hmmph, let's see what'll happen and what can I learn from it!", knowing fully well what to expect: light skin tones and everything red going to highlights. And I didn't expect any glow and neither I got it, because that's a function of Antihalation layer - thr lack of it. You can wash it away before exposure and that'll make highlights halate and glow like Kodak HIE

You have your thermal cameras for that - as you've pointed out.

 

[Minox]

 

[GregY]

4x10" box camera, 90mm super angulon xl, FP4+, contact print on Azo
(The subject of the photo, Eric Johnson, built the camera for me. Please excuse the reflection from the glass)

 

[Sirius Glass]

4x10" box camera, 90mm super angulon xl, FP4+, contact print on Azo
(The subject of the photo, Eric Johnson, built the camera for me. Please excuse the reflection from the glass) View attachment 337621

I had to tilt my screen down to get rid of the distortion.

 

[GregY]

I had to tilt my screen down to get rid of the distortion.

If i shot it straight on there were far more reflections from the glass

 

[Ivo Stunga]

CPL?

 

[Minox]

OM1n, Orwo NP22 (exp'd).

 

[Minox]

 

[Moose22]

 

[gandolfi]

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Van Dyke Brown print with Selenium toner on Fabriano Artistico paper.

Maybe the best VanDyke I have ever seen - so controlled, but in addition a very fine portrait!

 

[gandolfi]

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Original Kodalith print, 1971

Brilliant! Technique and subject are perfect together..

 

[gandolfi]

Wow - how quiet it is here...

But here's Simone - paper negative - printed using liquid emulsion - toned and hand colored..

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

My recent vacation to Poland offered me a small opportunity to take some portraits for once, but seeing them now I'm not so sure I did a very good job

 

[Ian Grant]

Shot with my 1863Dallmeyer Quick Acting Portrait Petzval 10" f4, with an f16 Waterhouse stop, Gitzo shutter, 10x8 Agfa Ansco with 5x4breducing back. HP5 Pyrocat HD, MGIV.

Note, J.H. Dallmeyer made a huge improvement of the Petzval there's none of the typical swirliness.

Ian

 

[Sirius Glass]

My recent vacation to Poland offered me a small opportunity to take some portraits for once, but seeing them now I'm not so sure I did a very good job

Early on I learned from a school library book on photography that if the subject is not interesting in photographs, that is a strong sign to move in closer to remove extraneous objects [… or cropping in the darkroom].

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

I mean, I wasn't expecting greatness, but I was more concerned with how well the subjects were posed, or that the girl on the right has her eyes closed in both frames.

 

[gandolfi]

Simple portrait of Thea

Paper neg - 13x18xm - Gandolfi camera - Ross Petzval (1854)

With that materials, it is up to me...

 

[loccdor]

Simple portrait of Thea

Very nice, what a classic style!

35mm Fomapan 100 @125, 510-pyro 1+100 7 minutes 20C, Tamron 85mm f/1.8, window light