MICHEL FRANKS

      Infrared and Fine Art Photography

Lingfield Races an infra-red racing photo by Michel Franks        

Sport and Racing Infra-Red Photos

Horse racing in colour infra-red is the sport I like to photograph most. I am not looking for specific riders or their mounts, but rather using the spectacle to create images in infra-red colour photographs which epitomize the sport. The colours that arise are false and magenta rules on the turf. There are vintage images of Prince Charles playing polo on a sea of magenta.

The abstract quality of these infra-red images is what interests me. Infra-red colour film as it was processed on Ektacrome .4 is no longer available but I am working with the new film (E.6) and experimenting with filters to tone down the bright pinks.