Boudoir Infrared Photography: This is not your ordinary boudoir session {New Braunfels and San Antonio Boudoir Photography}

This is the fifth in my series on infrared photography.

When Jayme started his infrared projects, we didn't envision its use in boudoir photography. At that time it was hard to get a decent exposure without a lot of light. Infrared was mainly an outdoor kind of photography. The sun needed to be high and we needed to photograph inanimate objects because of the long exposure times involved.

But Jayme's skills improved drastically over the next couple of years and we began adding off camera lighting and were finally able to bring the infrared camera indoors -- into the boudoir bedroom so to speak.

These images are a perfect demonstration of the beautiful, creamy appearance to skin that infrared can create. It almost makes these women appear like marble statues, goddesses if you will.

These are some of the lovely models we've worked with over the years to create these unique infrared boudoir images.























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A Study in Infrared Levatation {New Braunfels and San Antonio Infrared Photography}

This is the fourth in my series on infrared photography.

Jayme took on this series a couple of years ago to hone in on his infrared photography. He worked with several amazingly talented models who were able to sell the imagery of floating on air. My favorites of course are those that feature my own children. They were the cutest models of course and I intend to print those up on canvas and decorate my entryway in the near future.

Instead of trying to describe the steps he took to create these images I'll let Jayme tell you the steps he took:

To create the illusion of levitation, you need two things--a sturdy tripod and a ladder or stool. Set the camera up on the tripod, framing the scene. The place the ladder or stool(s) and pose the subject upon it. After double-checking focus, take the shot (I normally take several with the subject trying different poses to evoke floating, etc.). Once you are satisfied with the assortment of photos taken, remove the subject and ladder/stool from the scene. Without moving or adjusting the camera or tripod take additional photos of the now-empty scene. Once you've downloaded the images into the computer, use Photoshop or Gimp or whatever software you favor to layer a scene with the subject over one without. If the camera remained stationary, both images should overlap perfectly. At this point, use masking to paint over the stool/ladder to make it appear the subject is floating weightless. It takes a bit practice to get all the details right.

Infrared is simply an additional element to increase the surreal, otherworldly nature of the photo. The road less traveled and all that.

First of all here are the images that feature my children (actually I guess you could say "our" children say they are).

And these are the image Jayme created with volunteers. A special thanks to the models who were so patient with this project.

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A Walk in an Alternate Reality with Infrared {New Braunfels and San Antonio Infrared Photography}

Some animals can see in the ultraviolet and infrared spectrum. That's amazing to imagine. Our eyes are made to see only the colors of the rainbow -- red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. But on one end of that spectrum is ultraviolet and on the other end is infrared.

It's true that some flowers have much more complex detail in them than we can see with our eyes. But the creatures that feed on those plants or fertilize those plants see them totally different than our eyes see them. I found a cool demonstration here. There are some photos with a slider so you can see how humans see these object versus how certain animals see them.

The infrared camera can pick up subtle difference in fabrics and objects that appear to us as the same color. I see it usually in clothing. But it can also be seen seen in the environment. Foliage can appear in varying shades of white and flowers can reflect different patterns.

Today I wanted to showcase some of our infrared landscape images.

These first four images were taken at the old Aquarena Springs. It was once one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state. In these images it appears ghostly and dreamy. Sadly, the old Sky Spiral was torn down a few years ago and these images were probably one of the last ever taken of it. Students had a nasty habit of sneaking to the top and falling to their death so it was a danger.

The replica of the San Xavier mission is still there on the hillside. Hopefully, those hiking trails will be reopened some day.

This is an image of the Red Brick Inn in Gruene.





This is probably my most favorite infrared image. It hangs on the wall outside my bedroom so I pass it every day. This was taken at the Very Large Array in New Mexico. on one of our cross country road trips. Jayme outdid himself on this one.





And this Monument Valley image is Jayme's favorite infrared image, which was taken on that very same road trip during a sandstorm. You can read more about that road trip on my previous blogs here and here, where I'll show you some visible light images that I took of these same locations.





This image was taken on another road trip, this time through D'Hanis, Texas. It's an amazing abandoned church that we love to stop at for photos from time to time. Here's my blog with some images in visible light.





This one is the back side of the Gruene Mansion Inn, a popular spot for photos.





The next five images were taken at Paradisus Punta Cana Resort in the Dominican Republic. We were there for a destination wedding -- which was amazing, I must add.

This is an image of the J.C. Kellam building on the campus of Texas State University.





And last, but certainly not least is an image of the famous Chicken Ranch in La Grange. This place is special to us because Jayme has been in the midst of writing a book about this place. You'll see me blog about this quite a bit more in the future because he has a contract in his hands as I write this to publish the book through a major publishing house. If you can't wait, we self-published Ghosts of the Chicken Ranch a couple of years ago to showcase our photography of the ruins. Both mine and Jayme's photography is featured in there, including some more infrared.



Next I'm going to share some infrared images of weddings we've captured through the years.

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