Sometimes the simplest DIY projects interest me the most, and the latest from Instructables is an improved guide for building a DIY infrared filter for a digital camera or camcorder. The new and the old filter both work best if your camera supports control of the ISO, exposure, and white balance to produce the best results. However, it will work with any point and click camera.
As you can see above the filter produces some AMAZING looking photo’s but where it shines most as you see above is in foliage shots, the reason for this is chlorophyll is transparent at IR wavelengths. The result are dark skies and white landscapes, what’s also interesting is that the IR filter also cuts through the dust and haze in the atmosphere better than visible light allowing for better space shots as well.
The filter as you can see above is pretty darn simple, it consists of a bottle of medicine, an old floppy disk and a piece of unexposed film processed by somebody. That’s it put together and get ready to shoot, for the in-depth how to then check out the source:
Source: Instructables
