Advanced Infrared Photography Handbook (Paperback)

by Laurie White Hayball (Author) "Light is a term commonly used to refer to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (the energy produced by our sun) that the human eye..." (more)
Key Phrases: photographic spectrum, discontinuous sources, infrared look, Kodak High Speed Infrared, Safelight Filter (more...)

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Product Description
Exploring the range of possibilities available with infrared film, which responds to light beyond the visible spectrum, this book presents advanced techniques for capturing impressive images. Beginning with an overview of the basics of light, sensitivity, optics, and film handling, this book builds on introductory techniques to teach photographers how to visualize the effect of infrared film on their subjects. The final step of creating infrared images takes the photographer into the darkroom, where topics include reducing or enhancing grain, improving shadow detail, and altering contrast.

About the Author
Laurie White Hayball is the author of Infrared Photography Handbook. She is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild. She lives in North Hollywood, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc. (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584280492
• ISBN-13: 978-1584280491
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #767,694 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The word Advanced means introduction in this book, September 24, 2002

By	Richard Murkett (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is short, deals only with Black & white, no mention of E6 Infra red material. It is written in a large font with 1.5 lines spacing, It also has lots of Photos to bulk it up.
It is a good introduction but don't expect anything too technical or advanced.

It takes around 3 Hours to read from Cover to Cover. From that i gained 3 facts 1) Agfa make a IR Film; no sample photographs just the mention it is only availabe in selected areas. 2)The Waston Master based on Selenium is better than meters based on Silicon Blue Cells, but of course braket your exposures. 3) You can check a digtal camera for IR sensitivity by looking at a tv remote control on the LCD display, as the remote is operated. There were no samples of IR pictures taken with digital Cameras.

The book was well laid out & was very readable but was in no way advanced or technical.

The development section was weak. I would have expected the writer own methods to be discussed & suggestions for different temes/temperatures/dilutions to have be done. The problem of the weak image was ignored, often you get a weak image with IR photography:- poor metering, poor development, wrong IR Filter.
The Section on lighting for portaits was far too long, & could have being replaced in part with a section on E6 IR Photograhy or a history of IR photography or Digital IR photography, or with a piece on skin colour & IR. Hard lighting on Kodak HS vs Ilford SFX200, vs Konica 750nm, is okay but in an Advanced book you are not expecting compleate chapters missing.

If you buy this book as a advanced text you will want another book, buts its okay as an introduction.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DISAPPOINTING TEXT AND PHOTOS, June 13, 2001

By A Customer

I was very disappointed in this book. The author is just basically rehashing information from her previous book.This book is simply redundant. It does not do anything to help a photographer working with infrared acheive anything that he or she couldn't do by reading other and better infrared books out on the market today.The idea of visualizing a scene in infrared has been written about before, as has just about everything in this book. Save your money and look for other better books on the subject.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT WORTH THE TIME OR MONEY, September 6, 2001

By	skippy (seattle) - See all my reviews

Very big disappointment! This text offers nothing new or advanced that isn't covered in other, better texts on infrared photography. The photos that illustrate the book are pedestrian and misleading at best. Not a very good effort in writing or shooting at all.Steer clear of this book.