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Infrared black and white photography from the Big Sur River

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Jun 242010

Mothers and children by river. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.

I recently bought a digital canon, a D60, that has been converted to shoot infrared. Now, you can’t quote me on this, but here is to the best of my knowledge how this thing works. All digital cameras have a filter in them that blocks infrared and allows visible light to pass. In my new IR camera, someone has taken out that filter and placed instead a filter that does the opposite, blocks visible light and allows IR to pass.

If I’ve got that wrong, let me know in comments.

I first took the camera out to the Berkeley hills, and I loved it right away. I could tell immediately that I had to learn to see in a new way to get the most out of this camera, which as a photographer was an exciting prospect.

Then, I took the camera to the Big Sur River with some friends, and here are the results:

All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2010. All rights reserved.
Alex Schoenfeldt Photography.

Wedding Photos from Carmel-By-The-Sea and Highway 1 in Big Sur

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May 112010

Wedding Photo Overlooking Cliffs of Big Sur, Pacific Ocean, Bigsby Bridge

Wedding Photos from Carmel-By-The-Sea and Highway 1 in Big Sur.

Monica and Michael got married at The San Antonio House Inn in Carmel-By-The-Sea. After the wedding, the three of us went down the coast, shooting photos in Big Sur at Bigsby Bridge, and Garrapata Beach, Mission Beach, and Carmel Beach.

: Dad walks bride down Isle

: Groom sees Bride first time

: Dad hugs bride at end of Isle

: Bride during Ceremony

: Groom During Ceremony

: Wedding Ceremony

: First Kiss

: Hand colored portrait of bride and bouquet

: Overlooking Cliffs

: Overlooking Cliffs 2

: Bride and Groom, Bigsby Bridge

: Funny faces

: Dog Waiting in Car

: Bride and Groom Kiss

: Standing In Ocean

Photos of young man breathing fire.

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Mar 242010

Last week I went down to Big Sur, CA to celebrate my friend Kavi’s 18th birthday. We went camping at San Dollar Beach.

Lots of great photos from the trip. I’ll start with these.

It turns out Kavi is into breathing fire. Nothing like some good fire breathing for a good photo.

: Kavi Breathing Fire 1

: Kavi Breathing Fire 2

: Kavi Breathing Fire 3

: Kavi Breathing Fire 4

: Kavi Breathing Fire 5

: Kavi Breathing Fire 6

: Kavi Breathing Fire 7

Shots from my “The Best Camera is the One You Have With You” series

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Mar 102010

“The Best Camera is the One You Have With You”

Who said that? If you know the origin of that quote, please let me know. A few minutes of internet searching could not answer that question. It is a very popular quote. Placed in quotes for an exact search, there are over 55,000 results in a google search.

But I digress. When I was a travel photographer, I had pro gear with me all the time. Now that I’m more domesticated, the one camera I am sure to have at all times is the one on my phone.

The thing is, I get some good photos with it! This one from last week for example.

So, I will periodically use this blog to show some of these photos, in no particular order.

Bret The Redeemer

The Photo above was spontaneous. We did not plan on referencing the Christ The Redeemer statue in Brazil.

All three of these photos were taken on Christmas Day, 2009 at Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur California.

Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur

Not bad for a phone.

Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur 2