IR Portraits

[Netbaby]

Looking back

here is another portrait

I like this.

 

[takeshi.lum]

I like this.

thanks Netbaby

 

[Jemapela]

Beautiful colours.

Out of curiosity, when you shoot IR portraits, I assume you do a preset/custom white balance on your Nikon D70? What do you choose to measure for your preset? Leaves? Sky? White paper? Or do you have to do some special channel swapping?

When I do infrared, I mostly shoot scenery, and have little experience with IR portraits.

I have a full-spectrum modified D70 (which I can attach R72 or others) from my company to play with, but haven't been able to produce images with colour that resemble yours or those I see on the web.

 

[takeshi.lum]

Beautiful colours.

Out of curiosity, when you shoot IR portraits, I assume you do a preset/custom white balance on your Nikon D70? What do you choose to measure for your preset? Leaves? Sky? White paper? Or do you have to do some special channel swapping?

When I do infrared, I mostly shoot scenery, and have little experience with IR portraits.

I have a full-spectrum modified D70 (which I can attach R72 or others) from my company to play with, but haven't been able to produce images with colour that resemble yours or those I see on the web.

thanks Jemapela

I do a custom WB with measuring from the leaves, I set it once and leave it as it is. For channel swapping, it depends on what kind of tone I'm looking for because some looks nicer after swapping and some looks nicer without swapping. so it depends on what kind of feel you are looking for .

Different filters produce different skin tones or colors, R72 will give u lesser colors. I don't think mine is 720nm one because I don't get white leaves, neither do I get goldie leaves. So I assume mine should be 680nm or around there. For the skin tone colors, it is a trial and error method by playing with the Color Balance. You can check out the thread pinned for the steps, I learnt it from there too.

 

[Jemapela]

thanks Jemapela

I do a custom WB with measuring from the leaves, I set it once and leave it as it is. For channel swapping, it depends on what kind of tone I'm looking for because some looks nicer after swapping and some looks nicer without swapping. so it depends on what kind of feel you are looking for .

Different filters produce different skin tones or colors, R72 will give u lesser colors. I don't think mine is 720nm one because I don't get white leaves, neither do I get goldie leaves. So I assume mine should be 680nm or around there. For the skin tone colors, it is a trial and error method by playing with the Color Balance. You can check out the thread pinned for the steps, I learnt it from there too.

Thank you for the information.

Ahh... so you suspect that your filter starts transmission from 680nm? I haven't encountered such a filter. If yes, then that would explain why your D70 images seem to have more colour than R72 (720nm).

Did you mean this thread?
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=471990

 

[takeshi.lum]

Thank you for the information.

Ahh... so you suspect that your filter starts transmission from 680nm? I haven't encountered such a filter. If yes, then that would explain why your D70 images seem to have more colour than R72 (720nm).

Did you mean this thread?
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=471990

Yes, that's the tutorial I meant.

R72 gives a close to white tone on the foilage whereas mine gives a slightly yellow tone. It doesn't give as much color as the 650nm filter so I suspect mine should be something between 650nm to 720nm.

 

[DellSuperman]

Wow.. Like everyone mentioned, the skin-tone looks pretty darn good.
Hope you can remember what you did & share some secrets with us!

Greats series!

 

[takeshi.lum]

Wow.. Like everyone mentioned, the skin-tone looks pretty darn good.
Hope you can remember what you did & share some secrets with us!

Greats series!

thanks DellSuperman

like i mentioned, the method for me to get the skin tone is following this tutorial, http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=471990.

It teaches us how to set the skin tone, hair tone, etc. that is a very good guide.

 

[DellSuperman]

Ahh, thanks for the link. I'll be checking it out soon.
I have always love the effects IR photos gives to the pupils of the eyes.
Give the person a very mysterious / interesting look.

 

[takeshi.lum]

Sherena

Taken during a photoshoot on Saturday. I would like to find out how is the composition over here any C&C are welcomed

 

[Jed]

I like it, and I like your processing too. I've been starting to shoot people in IR and I'm not getting nice tones

One thing to watch though, there's posterisation in the background/outside.

 

[takeshi.lum]

I like it, and I like your processing too. I've been starting to shoot people in IR and I'm not getting nice tones

One thing to watch though, there's posterisation in the background/outside.

Thanks for ur feedback bro, maybe u can follow the pinned guide to get the skin tones?

I've noticed that posterisation in the background. Its actually the bluish part that appears when there is an overexposure. I tried to desaturate and make it disappear but wasn't successful.

The area I was in was shaded and the area outside was brightly lit. So I had to lower my shutter speed to get a well lit subject.

 

[Lx3ChuA]

Wow...So 9s~... :thumbsup:

 

[takeshi.lum]

Wow...So 9s~... :thumbsup:

thanks for the compliment

 

[limwhow]

takeshi.lum. Firstly, your this shot is nice - the downward glance, the side profile, the hand on hip, the hair dangling sideways... I find it appealing.
I have been just wondering... posterisation is not an uncommon problem when I tried to push things too hard.
In this case, can I just ask you, do you thing if we Gaussian blur the background and make the posterised part less obvious, would it make things a little better?
What is your opinion?

 

[Jed]

I have been just wondering... posterisation is not an uncommon problem when I tried to push things too hard.
In this case, can I just ask you, do you thing if we Gaussian blur the background and make the posterised part less obvious, would it make things a little better?
What is your opinion?

IR is particularly susceptible to this because of the already stressed tonal curves on the various channels, particularly blue. I do frequently use various methods including gaussian blue to get rid of posterisation, yes.

 

[limwhow]

IR is particularly susceptible to this because of the already stressed tonal curves on the various channels, particularly blue. I do frequently use various methods including gaussian blue to get rid of posterisation, yes.

Ahhh... Jed.
Very good to have that reassurance from you.
Many thanks.

 

[Jed]

Ahhh... Jed.
Very good to have that reassurance from you.
Many thanks.

Sigh I mean gaussian blur not gaussian blue of course >.<

 

[takeshi.lum]

takeshi.lum. Firstly, your this shot is nice - the downward glance, the side profile, the hand on hip, the hair dangling sideways... I find it appealing.
I have been just wondering... posterisation is not an uncommon problem when I tried to push things too hard.
In this case, can I just ask you, do you thing if we Gaussian blur the background and make the posterised part less obvious, would it make things a little better?
What is your opinion?

thanks for the compliments limwhow

like Jed has explained, yes we can use Gaussian blue to get rid of the posterisation.

i would usually underexpose my picture a little to prevent these blue posterisations. i would increase the exposure or brighten up the dark areas using masking during PP.

IR is particularly susceptible to this because of the already stressed tonal curves on the various channels, particularly blue. I do frequently use various methods including gaussian blue to get rid of posterisation, yes.

thanks for explaining bro

 

[takeshi.lum]

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A shot of florence with the landscape behind her. As usual, I welcome all C&Cs.