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| Digital infrared original |
Graveyards were one of the first spaces I photographed in
when I received a camera in 1987. There is something quite haunting
about their serenity, even in the middle of a busy city. On this
particular morning, I had a couple of hours to myself, before I picked
up Ingrid for the afternoon session we had planned, so I decided to
spend it exploring the nearest graveyard. One reason for choosing this
particular space was that another photographer I knew had worked in the
same location with infrared film, and I was quite interested to see how
the tonality of the digital infrared camera would compare to that of
conventional infrared film.
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| Digital infrared original, 5 frame stitch |
Initially I was frustrated by the
morning's light - low cloud was blanketing the city, providing a
featureless white sky above the graveyard. I had hoped to do some images
with dramatic dark skies and fluffy white clouds, but it was not to be.
As I worked however, I became more and more interested in the contrast
between the pale foliage and the white, featureless shy, and started
working deliberately with that contrast in the images.
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| Digital infrared original |
Overall, I am very pleased with the results from this session. Truth be told, I hadn't considered the infrared camera for anything other than my figure work when I'd arranged for its conversion, but having seen these images, I can definitely see how other infrared subjects will present themselves over time (though I am not too certain that a graveyard theme will ever fully realize itself).
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