Photographer Pascal Schaeffer exploring a natural landscape while searching for new photographic perspectives.

Hey, I'm Pascal

I'm a photographer based in the beautiful country of Luxembourg.

Infrared photography reveals a hidden world beyond human sight—where glowing light, dark skies, and surreal tones transform reality into something dreamlike. Each image captures what cannot be seen, turning the invisible into quiet visual poetry.

My goal with photography is to capture that feeling of exploring a new place for the very first time — freezing it to be shared and re-lived over and over again.

My Story

False-color infrared landscape photograph with golden trees reflected in a peaceful lake beneath a dramatic cloud-filled sky

Infrared Color Photography

Infrared color photography reveals a world beyond what the human eye can see. For my work, I use two Full Spectrum converted Nikon cameras — a D5200 and a D5300 — combined with different infrared filters. Each filter captures light in its own way and gives me a unique starting point for the final image.

Kolari Vision 550nm

My choice for vibrant false-color photography. It preserves more visible light and offers a wide range of creative colors, from intense reds and oranges to striking blues.

Heliopan RG 695

A balance between color and classic infrared. Bright foliage, deeper skies and stronger contrasts create a more atmospheric and distinctly infrared appearance.

Hoya R72

A classic infrared filter around 720nm. It produces luminous vegetation and dramatic dark skies, with less color information and a stronger emphasis on infrared light itself.

Kolari IR Chrome

One of my favorites for its distinctive look. Vegetation can appear in vivid reds, oranges and pinks while skies retain beautiful blue tones — creating an almost surreal interpretation of the landscape.

For me, these filters are more than technical tools. Each one is a different palette of light, allowing me to transform familiar landscapes into something unexpected.

It is not about photographing the world as we see it.

It is about revealing how it might look if we could see more.

Black and white infrared landscape photograph of a quiet dock surrounded by luminous foliage, reflected in calm water beneath a dramatic sky

Black and white infrared landscape with bright trees reflected in still water beneath a dark and dramatic sky.

Infrared Black & White Photography

Infrared black & white photography reveals a quieter and more dramatic side of the invisible spectrum. Using my Full Spectrum converted Nikon D5200 and D5300, I work with filters that block most or nearly all visible light, allowing infrared light to shape the image.

Hoya R72 – 720nm

A classic infrared filter that creates luminous foliage, deep skies and striking contrasts. In black and white, it produces the characteristic ethereal look of traditional infrared photography while still preserving a beautiful range of tonal detail.

B+W 093 – 950nm

At 950nm, almost all visible light is blocked. The resulting images are dominated by infrared radiation, creating very bright vegetation, exceptionally dark skies and powerful contrasts. Color becomes almost irrelevant — leaving light, form and texture to define the photograph.

For me, monochrome infrared photography is about reduction. Without color, the invisible light itself becomes the subject, transforming familiar landscapes into quiet, timeless and sometimes almost otherworldly scenes.

Beyond color, only light remains.

Original false-color infrared RAW photograph showing a lake and trees in intense orange, red and pink tones before the final infrared

RAW / Straight Out of Camera

B/W infrared photograph showing a calm lake surrounded by luminous trees reflected in the water processed by Pascal Schaeffer

Final Infrared Edit

From RAW to Final Image

Infrared photography does not come straight out of the camera looking like the finished image.

The RAW file often appears dominated by intense reds, pinks or other unusual colors. This is simply how a Full Spectrum camera records the combination of visible and infrared light passing through the selected filter.

The development process begins with a custom white balance, followed by adjustments to exposure, contrast and tonal range. Depending on the filter and the desired result, I may also use channel swapping, exchanging or modifying individual color channels to create the characteristic blue skies and unusual foliage colors associated with false-color infrared photography.

Further adjustments to color, luminosity and contrast allow me to refine the atmosphere of the photograph while preserving the original composition and photographic content.

For monochrome infrared images, the process is different. Color information is removed and the emphasis shifts towards light, contrast, texture and tonal separation, revealing the distinctive luminous foliage and dramatic skies created by infrared light.

Photography, not AI

Every image begins as a photograph captured by me with one of my Full Spectrum converted Nikon cameras.

No AI-generated imagery or AI-assisted image creation is used in my photographs. The transformation from the original RAW file to the finished image is achieved through traditional digital photographic processing — including white balance, channel adjustments, color grading, contrast and tonal work.