Web resources
Any competent web search will reveal literally thousands of on-line'references' to invisible radiation photography - close to 72,000 for infrared photography! Mostly these sites are personal publication of images by enthusiastic people anxious to share their techniques and results with others. They are mostly unscientific in their approach. Trivia abound: there is also a huge amount of ignorance and misinformation. Sites repetitively link to one another and invariably one finds that there are really only a very few significant and worthwhile contributions to the body of knowledge. We have selected a short list of sites on the basis that they are either manufacturers of relevant materials or equipment, sites that exemplify particular applications, or they contain helpful and accurate information for the practitioner. They are in no particular order.
- http://sirtf.caltech.edu/Education/Herschel/backyard.html
A Simple 'backyard' version of Herschel's original experiment which led to the discovery of infrared radiation
- http://sirtf.caltech.edu/Education/Herschel/herschel_bio.html
A short article on Herscel's discovery of infrared
- http://www.thn.net/%7Emaco/TAIRe.htm
Technical data sheet in html format for Maco 820c black-and-white infrared film, manufactured by Maco Photo Products, a division of Hans O Mahn & Co., Brookstieg 4, 22145 Staplefeld, Germany. Tel. +49 40 237 008 88
- http://www.konica.com/
Technical data sheet in downloadable pdf format for Konica 750 infrared film.
- http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/f13/f13.jhtml
Technical data sheet in downloadable pdf format for Kodak HIE black-and-white infrared film.
- http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/ti2323/ti2323.shtml
Technical data sheet in downloadable pdf format for Kodak EIR infrared Ektachrome professional colour film.
- http://ilford.com/html/us_english/prod_html/sfx200.html
Technical data sheet in downloadable pdf format for Ilford SFX 200 extended red film.
- http://www.agfa.com/photo/products/index.html/film/professional/bwspecialfilm/f-apx400s-efs1_en.pdf
Technical data sheet in downloadable pdf format for AgfaPan APX 400S extended red surveillance film.
- http://bigbenpublishing.com.au/gallery/photography/infrared.html
Simple practical advice on using Konica 750.
- http://www.digitaltruth.com/
The most extensive set of development tests and recommendations for infrared films compiled by John Mided.
- http://infrared.homestead.com/index~ns4.html
A cottage industry - supplier of 'cut down' Kodak black-and-white and colour films. Rolland Elliot bulk purchases these films from Kodak in 70mm rolls and cuts them down to 120/220 format. Also supplies cheap 35mm HIE.
- http://www.gorillasites.com/infrared/Stores/store_top.htm
An incomplete, but nonetheless useful, list of known sources for infrared film around the world compliled on an on-going basis by Andy Frazer - avoid the airport x-ray machines and buy local!
- http://www.intl-light.com/handbook/index.html
Alex Ryer's excellent on-line treatise on the properties, behaviour and measurement of light. Sponsored by International light and well worth registering to get a copy.
- http://www.rofin.com.au
Suppliers of excellent 'tunable' xenon arc light sources. Interference filters, advice, training and more for the forensic imaging scientist.
- http://www.bogenphoto.com/
Suppliers of the Lightform fabric panels used to create diffuse lighting for infrared photography and of the Manfrotto tripods and camera clamps used for conveniently swapping between cameras.
- http://www.srbfilm.co.uk/
The home for all filter/adapter -ring supplies in the UK, if they don't have it they'll make it for you.
- http://tiffen.com/filters.htm
Major supplier of photographic filters including infrared absorption.
- http://www.edmundoptics.com
Edmund industrial's comprehensive web site. Supply every type of filter for scientific work in invisible radiation - both broad spectrum and narrow pass-band interference.
- http://www.rolyn.com
Rolyn Optics California. Supply wide range of infrared transmission filters.
- http://www.schneideroptics.com
Manufacturer/supplier of B+W infrared transmission filters.
- http://213.174.59.3/default.asp
Brenner Foto Versand - German suppliers of own brand and Heliopan infrared filters.
- http://www.2filter.com/welcome.html
Filter Connection - comprehensive selection of filters for all purposes.
- http://www.bhphotovideo.com
Famous New York photo store supplying almost everything for invisible radiation photography on-line. The one stop shop.
- http://www.maxmax.com/aXRayIRCameras.htm
A specialist commercial supplier of CCD cameras appropriately modified for 'out of the box' reflected infrared imaging.
- http://www.parsel.abe.msstate.edu/james/camera/lense.html
James Wooten describes the process for removal of the infrared absorbing filter from the Nikon Coolpix series of cameras.
- http://www.cocam.co.uk/CoCamWS/infrared/INFRARED.HTM
'Everything you wanted to know about Infrared Photography but were afraid to ask...' is how Clive Warren, the editor/compiler of this FAQ list describes it. Certainly a marvellous source of practical information, particularly for pictorial applications of infrared. The one site to visit.
- http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/infrared/comparison_of_films/comparison_of_films.html
Excellent comparison of currently available films and filters for infrared imaging.
- http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm
Willem-Jan Markerink's photo home page with practical and interesting information on infrared photography. Original home of the infrared list.
- http://www.photo.net/photo/edscott/ir000040.htm
Ed Scott's, often cited web site, with lots of practical information on infrared photography - including such details as relative film speeds under different illuminants, reciprocity data for infrared films, etc.
- http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/education/scienceFair/infraredPhotography.shtml
A typically 'Kodak correct' site with accurate and practical information on black-and-white and colour infrared photography - with Kodak products ;-)
- http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/text-infrared-ultraviolet.html
Part of the personal web site of one of America's leading scientific photographic educators - Andrew Davidhazy, with several helpful papers on infrared photography in addition to a variety of other topics.
- http://members.home.net/hmpi/Infrared/Articles/IRArticles.htm
George Smyth's compilation/access portal to a number of interesting articles on infrared photography.
- http://www.echeng.com/photo/infrared/tutorial
Basic information on the use of digital cameras for infrared photography with a good tutorial on combining an infrared image with a colour image in Photoshop to create an electronic false colour infrared photograph.
- http://cliffshade.com/pdfwiw/ir.htm
Cliff Shade's personal web site with accounts of using a variety of digital cameras for reflected infrared.
- http://irdreams.com/how_to_shoot_ir.htm
Maher and Berman's eDigital Photo Magazine article on digital infrared photography. Lots of practical tips.
- http://www.atsf.co.uk/ilight/index.html
A commercial media company - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ltd - with part of their site devoted to infrared imaging by Andy Finney.
- http://www.coolmint.co.uk/infrared/guide/
A very simple guide to pictorial infrared in black-and-white and in colour. Uncomplicated but accurate. Good for raw beginners.
- http://www.editech.com/uk/welcome.html
A commercial company supplying imaging and analysis services. Editech will go on location with portable imaging equipment anywhere in the world. Site has good demonstrations of invisible radiation imaging to paintings.
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
The National Library of congress access point and search engine giving access to over 11 million references in the biomedical literature back to the 1960s. An invaluable resource.
- http://www.cocam.co.uk/CoCamWS/Infrared/EIR/eir.htm
Article by Michel Wurtz on colour balance and Kodak infrared Ektachrome.
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