This infrared work I've been doing recently has been very consuming. In some instances it's like learning photography all over again. I've commented before about slowing down and being more deliberate with my compositions, but there's a lot more stuff that happens before I press the shutter button. For instance, I now have to focus twice. Autofocus is awesome, but infrared light focuses at a different point than the normal visible spectrum. That means, after finding a composition, you need to focus once for visible light, then make a manual adjustment for the IR light. Not too difficult a task, but easily messed up or forgotten. That's one of plenty of extra steps before making an exposure. I have a list in my notebook so I don't forget them all. Then there's a lot of decision making back in the studio. That's what I'm going to show today.
