What was really interesting about the Fujifilm IS-1 is that it could shoot in Infra-Red or Normal modes. The camera was sensitive to a broad range of light frequencies (400 – 900nm) covering the full range of visible light as well as the near infra-red range. Specific wavelengths can be isolated and captured from daylight or artificial light sources via filtering.

Even though I tossed around a few caveats here and there, I believe the grass is truly greener on the independent photographer side of the street, but you’ll have to fertilize, mow, and power rake from time to time.

Most remakes are not as successful as the original movies and some, like Lost Horizon (1973) that when compared to the 1937 version is so bad that Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who were long time contributors broke up and Bacharach retired from composing music. (Fortunately for us, he came back sans David, however.)

All photographs are about lighting but infrared photography is about capturing images with invisible light, which is why comparisons to traditional photography can be difficult. If you want to create a dramatic image, few things beat a beautiful sunrise photographed in vibrant colors.

To me, the real adventure of photography is being passionate about creating images that reflect your own personal view of the world, not the repetition of someone else’s ideas. To produce great images, you’ll sometimes have to brave the elements.