A field guide to the spectrum you can’t see
See the world through invisible light withInfrared Photography
Discover glowing foliage, dramatic skies, and a different way to see familiar places. Explore practical guides, real-world camera experience, and infrared photographs by Mike Cimorelli.
Created by Mike Cimorelli, an infrared photographer sharing what he learns through shooting and experimentation.
Start here
What infrared photography actually is.
Infrared photography captures light beyond the visible spectrum, revealing glowing foliage, unusual tones, and striking contrasts in familiar scenes.
The look depends on your camera, filter, lens, and editing approach. Explore the guides below to understand the options and find a starting point that fits what you want to create.
Find your starting point
Selected work
A different light.
“The work you make when nobody’s paying you is the work that eventually pays for everything else — including the person you become while making it.”
From the ebook
About the photographer
The person behind the lens.
I’m Mike Cimorelli — a photographer chasing invisible light, from self-converted Nikon bodies to the Z7II I shoot today. Read how I fell into infrared, what I use, and why this work matters.
First hand
My experience with infrared
Everything here is written by a working photographer who has converted, bought, sold, and shot a decade of infrared bodies — Nikon D70, D40X, D60, D200, D300, D750, Z7II, and a full-spectrum Canon 40D among them.
Camera conversions
How the sensor learns to see infrared.
A plain-English guide to converting a camera for infrared — choosing between 590nm, 665nm, 720nm, and 850nm, deciding on DSLR or mirrorless, and the full-spectrum route with clip-in or lens filters.
590nm
Warm color IR
665nm
Balanced (this site)
720nm
Classic IR / B&W
850nm
Pure black & white
Free ebook
Investing in Creativity That Fuels Your Purpose
A free ebook about making room for creative work, investing in your growth, and building a photography practice with purpose.
- — Why creative capital compounds differently
- — The five investments that never look like investments
- — A weekly practice for staying in your own frequency
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