with Joseph Meehan

Mar 11, 2017: 9:30am – 5:30pm

Description

During the film era, fine art photographers exploited the unique way (IR) infrared light records landscapes and people. This was, however, a tenuous process and the results were dominated by black & white imagery.

The ability of digital cameras to record IR light, however, has revolutionized IR photography making it much easier to capture and process images. This has resulted in a wider adoption by today’s photographers, along with a greater appreciation of this form of expression. In particular, there has been interest beyond typical IR monochrome imagery to include capturing various forms of IR color.

In this seminar, Joseph Meehan will first briefly explain the way IR light captures the world and how to identify potential settings. He will then review the various options for producing IR imagery. This includes using IR filters on digital cameras and the options for converting cameras to capture a range of IR light including IR color. Over 50 images will be used as illustrations of all methods and a listing of key information covering the main topics in the presentation will be made available to attendees.

Biography

Joseph Meehan has worked as a professional photographer, writer, teacher and editor since the 1970’s. Over a thousand of his images have appeared in books, magazines, on the Web and in print advertisements. Meehan served as Technical Editor at Photo District News (www.pdnonline.com) for 12 years during the decade of the photographic industry’s transition from film to digital imaging. He is the former editor of the Photography Yearbook in the UK and has authored 25 books on photographic techniques. In 2010 he received the Palm Beach Photographic Centre’s FOTOfusion Golden Career Award.

You can visit his website at www.josephmeehan.com