infrared photography

British

noun

photography using film with an emulsion that is sensitive to infrared light, enabling it to be used in misty weather, in darkened interiors, or at night. It has applications in aerial surveys, the detection of forgeries, etc

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All this pink is an effect of Haber’s infrared photography, which suggests the effects of pollution—nature gone wrong—without feeling overly literal.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 7, 2018

The Ancient Ink Laboratory, a collaboration between Columbia University and New York University, is using nondestructive techniques like micro Raman spectroscopy, microscopy and infrared photography to scrutinize inks on documents.

From New York Times • May 5, 2016

Further studies, including infrared photography and X-rays, conducted last year inside the Florentine laboratory Opificio delle Pietre Dure, unearthed clear proof.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2010

The mystery deepened in 2005, when x-ray and infrared photography revealed not one, but two, very different underdrawings.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2010

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