Infrared
I discovered and fell in love with infrared film many years ago . It was like finding the Rosetta Stone. Suddenly, I could photograph the secret world in my mind. Then digital imaging was invented and over time, Kodak hit the dust. Never saw that coming but I would guess Kodak didn’t either.
The film was tricky to work with, especially for me. Infrared film had to be changed by feel inside a black bag. Any hint of light exposed the film. Sometimes I could blindly load it easily, sometimes I couldn’t. Rather anxiety producing knowing that after every 36 clicks of the camera I would have to use the brail method to reload again. Developing film was expense. Plus, taking the film through security when traveling could ruin it. Ugh!
I loved infrared. The loss of film was a killer for me. Finally a California company was able to recreate infrared by permanently converting a digital camera to only ‘see’ that light range. In theory, problem solved. No more film to change and pay to have developed. That was a gift. For me digital infrared just doesn’t have that snap that film had but over the years I have learned to work with it.
