IR or Infrared Photography

Fujifilm has announced a new camera that is sensitive to the infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) spectrum of light. The new Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro UVIR as it takes the original design of the FinePix S3 Pro DSLR and makes modifications that allow the new DSLR camera to capture light at the UV and IR wavelengths beyond that which is visible to the naked human eye. Fujifilm removed the previous filter from the design and replaced it with a new glass protection filter. The new UV/IR sensitive camera can allow one to view light at ultraviolet and infrared optical wavelength spectrums.

Some wedding photographers are starting to use infrared photography for the brides as something different and new.

I know a forensic police photographer that uses a film camera sensitive to the infrared and ultraviolet spectrum. The police use these cameras to "see" things at crime scenes that the human eye can not see in the normal spectrum of light. Blood that is not visible to the naked eye in visible light shows up very well under the ultraviolet spectrum. So for a crime scene the ultraviolet camera will spot blood more easily that a normal color spectrum camera. Law enforcement agencies have long used ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) photography for many years to uncover evidence not easily seen by the human eye, such as gun powder residue and blood stains.

This is also useful for recovering altered, burned or obliterated writing. IR photography is also used in nighttime police and military surveillance. This IR/UV system is also useful for uncovering forged documents. An ability to reveal the formerly unseen is why technical professionals in many fields ranging from law enforcement, military surveillance, medical research, art history, and biology have long used UV and IR photography to observe and discover crucial facts that would normally be hidden for the normal human eye. The new Fuji camera will make this so much more simple to use instead of having to develop film.
For more information and some pictures that the camera can take you can see them here: http://www.imaging-resource.com/EVENTS/PKNA06/1155139201.html

Digital cameras are being used for forensic police procedures such as collecting fingerprint evidence has gained acceptance. Digital cameras operate much like the traditional cameras except that instead of images being transferred to film, they are stored on a PC hard drive. Lasers and forensic UV/IR light sources allows the camera to capture a fluorescent fingerprint image. Finger prints can then be sent to the FBI or a statewide criminal fingerprint database - in an hour or so instead of the eight hours required using conventional means. "You get a better quality fingerprint image and get it into the system quickly to catch suspects faster, cutting crime and making citizens happy," Reis a police photographer in Southern California says.

Reis primarily uses his camera to take pictures of fingerprints collected by traditional lifting methods. With conventional black powder lifts, the camera provides clarity and detail allowing print enhancement capabilities and enlargement. Crime scene pictures have been taken directly of fingerprints. The police department uses a scanner to input fingerprint images lifted from objects with tape. "The lift tape picks up a lot of stray powder, surface texture and other background material," Reis says. "Photographing the print with the camera before making the lift often provides a cleaner print to work with."The camera brings images directly into the computer for immediate viewing, networking from one person to another and digital enhancement. Distracting backgrounds can be virtually eliminated in the computer, making fingerprints easier to view.The camera is connected to the computer and prepares fingerprint evidence using Adobe Photoshop software. Source: Duenow.com

Technology can be wonderful and a useful servant.

Why hire a professional wedding photographer?

So why hire a professional wedding photographer?
Photo by Christina


Many people have decent digital SLR camera's now and many fancy themselves as photographers. I have found that for outside photography, when the lighting is favorable, most anyone with a decent camera can take a nice picture. Indoor photography is much more challenging with the use of a flash or speed light.

As a professional wedding photographer I have professional Nikon camera equipment and lenses with flash speed lights. I have not just one or two camera's either. I actually have four Nikon camera's. One must have redundant equipment in case of camera failure. Can you ask the minister to stop the ceremony while you get another camera or change batteries?

Professional wedding photographers must have a eye for lighting and angles that most people just do not have that take pictures as a hobby. We can pose you to take the most flattering angle for a picture that makes you look your best.

If you family member is taking your wedding pictures and they have a problem with the camera and the pictures turn out bad or dark, what will you do?

Will you be angry with your family member?
Remember they are not professional wedding photographers.

Do you want your family to be working while everyone else has fun at your wedding?

Do you want your family to enjoy the wedding also or will they be stuck taking pictures?

Think about what the wedding pictures will look like after a few drinks?

I have seen people spend a grand on flowers and then skimp when it came to the pictures.

What do you do with the flowers after the wedding?
Most people throw the flowers in the garbage.

Yet for the pictures that you keep, the families try to get by on the cheap. Does this make sense to you?

Please take a look at our photo gallery and think about why you should hire a professional with a great deal of experience.

I have had my pictures published professionally in a magazine and newspaper. I have years of experience and have taken around 50,000 pictures. I actually wore out a camera that I purchased as I used it so much that I had to replace it. please come to my office and see my photogallery. Call for an appointment.

Prices for photography

Our prices for photography

Wedding photography is our specialty.

We have two packages: the formal and a budget photography plan.

Call us at 561-964-5036

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Formal package:

We charge $250 an hour for larger functions with a mix of indoor and/or outdoor photography with 2 photographers working. I will give you a cd of your pictures and a copyright release to make unlimited copies of prints for your family and wedding guests. We will do a mix of posed and candid photography.

The main photographer covers the bridal party and immediate family. The 2nd shooter or second photographer covers the guests and the pictures are edited for quality. You can expect 50 edited pictures or images per hour booked.

Saturday afternoon / evenings this is the standard package that normally applies.


Budget package:

I can do minor editing and/or unedited budget photography for small informal outside beach weddings for $150 an hour for one photographer and you keep the disc or cd of the digital images or pictures.

If you only have a couple of people and you want to get married on a off-day (not saturday) ask me about about a discounted rate.

Please do not ask for this budget package for an indoor wedding at a church, hotel or country club for a Saturday evening. Inside photography pictures require color correction and editing.

Please check our online photography portfolio for our quality work in Palm Beach, Martin or Broward County. Click the links to the right to see our work.

We do photography work and travel from Stuart, Jupiter, West Palm Beach, Boynton, Del Ray, Boca Raton and Ft. Lauderdale to Hollywood, Florida. We generally do not travel to Miami for work.

Come to visit our office and see our extensive picture gallery in Boynton Beach.

Children's photography

This is the daughter of my niece at the restaurant on Father's day 2010. I prefer the studio with a nice backdrop and controlled lighting. I have no control over the background in a public setting.