It has been a very long time since I’ve worked with Ilford SFX 200 film. For those who may not know, Ilford SFX is what many would refer to as a “light infrared” film stock. In other words, it has extended sensitivity to the infrared wave length and depending on how you handle it can produce the same or similar effects as a true infrared film.
In this case I used the film with a deep orange filter, which ultimately produces a very mild infrared effect, which is exactly what I was going for. Darker skies and a soft glow to the model’s skin tones in a nice and subtle manner without going to the extreme. For whatever reason, that just seemed like a fitting way to go.
This image was made right as the sun was peaking out over the horizon in the early morning hours of the day.