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Article: Infrared: a different approach to photography. (black-and-white photography)
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- PSA Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 1993
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Infrared Photography: A true yet totally different approach to presenting a scene or subject in photography. One is never quite sure what he or she has until the final print is made. It will be different, and in some cases, very different!
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