08/27/2026
THROUGH THE LENS THURSDAY
Sometimes the photograph is only the final step in a much bigger process.
These are a few of the camera setups I’ve used while creating my black-and-white infrared series. Infrared photography has its own set of challenges and every one of these images requires a tripod. Infrared light focuses at a different wavelength than visible light, so getting everything lined up, focused, and perfectly still is critical.
The finished photograph may look simple, but getting there often means carrying the gear, setting up the tripod, carefully composing the shot, checking focus and sometimes going to pretty extreme lengths to get the image I have in my head.
Here’s a little look behind the scenes—and one example of what all that work can produce.
The photograph is the finished product. The adventure getting there is part of the process.
2026 Finger Photography
