Finally found the B&H IR flash photos from 2018!

[invisibleflash]

Been downsizing and cleaning up things. I finally found the lost SD card from a 2018 IR flash shoot at B&H in NYC. It got lost a short time after I shot it. As in...lost so fast I didn't have time to put it on the computer.

It was Christmas time and I was out doing some street photography on a Sunday afternoon in Manhattan. It started to rain. I was in the area, so I thought I'd step into B&H to give them some infrared radiation. I spent about 20 minutes looking around. Took 109 IR flash photos then left. All candid stuff.

I was in a rush to get back to Jersey City as I was leaving that night for Ohio. Being is a rush, the card got misplaced when I packed up. Glad I finally found it. My worst nightmare was finding the card after the data had degraded. You can't keep SD card data forever and not plug it is every few years to keep the data fresh. I was told they hold data for 10 years without a plug in. The longest I've gone is 5 -6 years without a plug in and data was still good on the SD card.

Nothing spectacular from the shoot. But it was interesting to do and sure beats standing in the rain!

Zir can also go in 'Burkas & Hijabs of New York' project. I like it when I get photos that are useful in other projects. More bang for the buck so to speak.

IR flash does not go too far. It is not the best thing for long distance shots. You benefit very little from available light unless you are getting tons of it. But if you were doing staged work you could set up a bunch of IR flashes for distance.

They got a room when leaving B&H for people to unbox and fondle their new gear. If it was a gun store people would want to unbox and start loading up! 

Still doing post work going through the photos. Lots of post work. These are all shot from the hip with zone focus and zone exposure. Consequently...lots and lots of PP!

[Sanford]

What camera, lens?

[Ricochetrider]

Cool sociological "cultural statement" shots from NYC, always entertaining.

AND informative too for those who were never there, and aren't likely to visit The City. It's definitely a whole other world.

 

Meanwhile, I'm not sure I understand the IR flash concept... does that mean the infrared flash isn't a giant beam of light lighting up a space, but is ..... surreptitious?     

[conrad_hoffman]

Long ago I took some party pictures on IR film with a Wratten filter (#87?) taped over the Vivitar flash. It was very effective at close distances and you could barely see a glow when the flash fired. Not sure if I could find any of them today.

[glen_h]

I have some 5R flashbulbs that I got from a Goodwill auction.

Now, to find a use for them.

[JDMvW]

There is something both stimulating and frustrating about finding things thought lost. Good for you and thanks for posting.

 

Maybe someday I'll find that missing roll of GAF 500 slide pictures of a live Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Baily performance.

Edited April 8, 2023 by JDMvW