How to shoot Kodak EIR Color Infrared Film
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Posted in: Photography, Video Tutorials
Hey all, You might be wondering what a tutorial like this is doing on a tutorial site for VFX artists. Well, I’ve decided that i’m going to start adding some Photography tutorials, since I feel that having a fundamental knowledge of photography is an important part of being a well rounded VFX Artist. There’s so many areas of Photography that cross over into VFX, it seems like a very natural fit. Everything from how lenses work, to how a camera records information, to film stocks, etc, are all things that, one way or another, you will encounter if you work in VFX.
Kodak EIR infrared film is a bit of an obscure topic to start with, but it’s something I’m very passionate about, and I think the look of this film really kicks ass. It’s the only reason I still have a 35mm film camera kicking around, and I’ve got 19 rolls left, so hopefully i’ll be shooting it for another 19 years or more 
I’ve also scanned in all the pages from the UK version of the June 2001 Practical Photography magazine, and provided a link to it here: See a new world: Shoot Infrared! (13.7mb) This is a fantastic resource for people looking for more information on this kind of photography.
One thing I forgot to mention in the tutorial is that ALL of the images that I go over are being shot with the orange filter in my fisheye lens. In order to get that red/blue colour, you need to shoot with an Orange filter. If you want to go with something more purple, you can shoot with a yellow filter. It’s pretty cool as well, but I just prefer the look of the Orange filter.
Here’s a slideshow of my best Infrared shots in Flickr:
If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments!
Thanks!
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February 27th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
Awesome & Awesome !!! THX for the video.
March 4th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Cool! Thanks a lot Kert!
March 4th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Great Video! Thanks! I didn’t know that such kind of pictures were possible in “normal” ways – especially the extremely red colors. I only knew the digital EIR photography but this analog way is really awesome! Time to let the dslr at home and get an analog camera
May 15th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Thanks for publishing this…
July 20th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Hi Kert, the pdf is offline.
thanks for the tut, i will try infrared now myself.
July 20th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Hey Max, thanks for the heads up. That link is working now!