Charleston Charm in Infrared

After shooting a small wedding at White Point Garden yesterday, I decided it was too nice an afternoon not to go for a walk around charming downtown Charleston.
We put away the “heavy stuff” and I grabbed my lightweight Coolpix A that I had converted to see infrared light by Kolari Vision. I did a video about this camera and what I had done to it if anyone is interested in converting an old camera to infrared: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FsuIRK90wY&t=21s.

Being the last day of the South Eastern Wildlife Expo, there were a lot of tourists along The Battery. So I threaded my way through Stolls Alley, up to Tradd Street, and down the less-traveled parts of the old historic district.

Magnolia Plantation in Infrared

Work is good. Busy is good. But occasionally when I shoot too many assignments in a row and don’t have enough room to “breathe”, I feel my creativity getting stifled. It’s during those times that taking an afternoon off for a hike around Magnolia Plantation with nothing but my infrared camera can feel like a brilliant breath of fresh air!!!

Exploring Yemassee in Infrared

Had an AMAZING shoot this morning at Cotton Hall Plantation with the incomperable Thomas Malphrus!

I brought my Honda CB500X, named Trinity, with me to the assignment. After I was done, we took the long way home…exploring the southern charm, deep history, and whimsical beauty of that area. Some of our stops included: Cotton Hall Plantation, Tomotley Plantation, Old Sheldon Church, Brewton Plantation, and Bluff Plantation (also known as Forest Gump Drive).

All images shot with Nikon Coolpix A, converted to 720nm infrared by Kolari Vision.

Shem Creek Infrare & Aerial Photography

By commission of a client of mine looking for artwork to go in her new home, I went out to photograph some images of Shem Creek a few weeks ago.

The original request was for some of my fineart infrared photos. For those I use a special camera. It’s a Nikon Coolpix A, which is a compact rangefinder camera with a large DSLR sensor in it! The camera has been converted to see IR light by a company called Kolari Vision. It was a beautiful day and I got some great Infrared shots, which the client ended up hanging as 40×50 Acrylic prints in her home.

If you have an old digital camera you don’t use much and would like to convert it to Infrared, here’s the link:  https://kolarivision.com/?ref=74.  For a $10 OFF discount, use Coupon Code “chrissmith” at checkout.

While I was there, it was just too perfect a day not to fly the drone. I just couldn’t resist!!! 🙂

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Old Abandoned Stono Church in IR

I went for a ride with my friends and fellow photographers, Mark, Daniel, and Kraig last weekend.

I brought my Nikon Coolpix A, which has been converted to see Infrared light by Kolari Vision. It’s an amazing little camera with a super sharp 28mm f2.8 lens and a large 16MP DX sensor.

Here are a few shots from the old abandoned Stono Church off Hwy 165…

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Washinton D.C. Infrared

While on assignment covering a conference in Washington D.C., I had some free time to hang out with an old schoolmate who lives there.

Eric and I rented those little electric scooters you find everywhere in big cities these days, and rode them all over the National Mall. It was great fun!

I brought my little Nikon Coolpix A, which I had Kolari Vision convert to Infrared many years ago. Here are a few of the shots I captured of Washington D.C. in Infrared…