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Hotspots on Infrared Images

Hotspots on IR images are central overexposed areas. They seem to occur more on unconverted cameras than converted ones and only with some lenses. I’ve been working on a theory for some time that at least part of this issue is caused by light leaking through the viewfinder during the usually long exposures with unconverted [...]

The Importance of the Eyepiece Shutter

Lately I have been doing a lot of long exposure photography, both digital infrared and visible light. In the process of doing this work I have had shots that have been spoilt by flares, fogging and other artifacts. It turns out that these effects were cause because I did not have my eye blocking the [...]

Taking My Time

Lately I’ve been experimenting again with the use of time as a core tool in crafting the image I want. Long exposure photography has a variety of lovely effects. I have not only been exploring these but also the technical aspects of the process. These results will be reported soon on The Digital ImageMaker. This [...]