I was very interested in this infrared style photography and would like to experiment with it myself in the future. To achieve these photographs it is necessary to remove the back of the camera and tamper with the mechanisms, placing a filter over the sensor. I intend to at some point purchase a simple, second hand DSLR to customise it to be able to shoot in this way. I enjoy the super surreal appearance of infrared photographs, for me they hold a Dr Zeus-esque quality to them.
I’m David Keochkerian, I’m 35 and I live in Amiens, Somme, France. I work in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. I have been practicing photography for two years now, although I fell into the cauldron when I was a child: my dad is now a retired photographer. So here’s how I grew up, with the smell of chemicals, the shutter snap or the purr of his roller transport print processor… Though photography has become a passion for only two years. I then felt the need to create, to express myself.
I like to capture the fleeting, the subtle, the beautiful, the rare, the spectacular, the staggering… to reveal how the daily and the ordinary can be filled with enthusiasm. My work is very heterogeneous. I use and associate many photographic techniques (DRI, HDR, panoramic, vertorama, long exposure…), image renditions (color, B&W, infrared…) and different themes (landscape, macro, light-painting, architecture, industry…). What’s common is maybe the visual rendition: I like sharp constrasts (light and colors) and dense outcomes.
My photographic culture is poor in that I am incapable to cite famous photographers (maybe one or two though). But I can tell of an incredible number of talented photographers that I meet on the net via social networks. And it’s really the richness, the diversity and our exchanges that inspire me.
- D700
- D700 modifié pour l’infrarouge avec un filtre interne de 590nm
- D70 modifié pour l’infrarouge avec un filtre interne de 720nm
- Nikon 16-35mm, f/4
- Nikon 105mm macro, f/2,8
- Nikon 50mm, f/1,4
- Nikon 16mm fisheye, f/2,8
- Nikon 70-300mm, f4,5-5,6
- Nikon 24mm, f/2?8
These infrared photographs taken by France-based photographer David Keochkerian look like bizarre, saturated landscapes created from a Dr. Seuss illustration. Seasons seem reversed, with white trees appearing in spring, and bushes are transformed into something that looks like fragile blades of bubble gum. You can see much more onFacebook, and Keochkerian tells me some images are avilable as limited edition prints if you contact him directly. If you liked this, also check out the work of Richard Mosse. (via gaks)
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/12/the-surreal-infrared-photography-of-david-keochkerian/
https://www.facebook.com/dkeochkerian
check out this? http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/02/congo-infrared/
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