Vlog: First Experiences With Infrared Photography

Photo LogInfrared
Written By Scott Davenport

In late 2017 I converted my Sony A7R to infrared. LifePixel did my conversion and it was a smooth experience. I don’t feel I’m experienced enough with infrared photography to offer advice. What I am comfortable doing is sharing my experiences. And that’s exactly what I do in this video.

If you are short on time, my key takeaways to date:

  • Set a custom white balance in the field at the start of each photo shoot

  • Keep the aperture reasonably wide to avoid a “hotspot” in the center of the frame

  • My camera tends to meter on the low end, so I use exposure compensation

  • Mid-day shoots have worked best so far

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Scott Davenport

Scott Davenport is a landscape photographer and photo educator and based in San Diego, California. He leads photo workshops, writes photo books, hosts podcasts, makes tutorial videos, and feels weird referring to himself in the 3rd person.

He also can't help getting his feet wet photographing at the beach.

https://scottdavenportphoto.com
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