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Paul Le Comte
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Caffeinated Hypermediated Photographer. Sad devotion to Nikon, typefaces, Everton, Canucks, UK Indie & NZ Roots music. Results may vary depending on caffeine & alcohol intake. paullecomtephoto.nz
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For those who don't know, Aerochrome was developed by Kodak for the war effort to spot fake camouflage in amongst foliage. It's sensitive to infrared light, which is emitted from Chlorophyll in plants. Aerochrome was discontinued by Kodak & now expired film goes for hundreds of dollars a roll.

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Some of my fav photographers use 'fake' Aerochrome film substitutes, others like myself just do it in Lightroom post-production. It was most famously used by Richard Mosse in is incredible book highlighting the hideous conflict going on in the Congo aperture.org/never-on-sal...

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Paul Le Comte
@paullecomte.bsky.social
Caffeinated Hypermediated Photographer. Sad devotion to Nikon, typefaces, Everton, Canucks, UK Indie & NZ Roots music. Results may vary depending on caffeine & alcohol intake. paullecomtephoto.nz
1.5k followers998 following1.8k posts