Some attempts at IR Photography

[tmengyew]

The leave is white out of the camera ? (no photoshop)
you use custom wb shot on green leave?

Hope to learn something from u. As mine is total redish and leave is not white.
even i do channal swap can`t get anything close to your.

I like your photo.

 

[oceanpriest]

The leave is white out of the camera ? (no photoshop)
you use custom wb shot on green leave?

Hope to learn something from u. As mine is total redish and leave is not white.
even i do channal swap can`t get anything close to your.

I like your photo.

Hi bro, what camera and what filter did you use?

I use Pentax k100d modified to IR (perhaps 720nm, can't really sure since i bought it 2nd hand)

I shoot in RAW format, so WB won't be any issue, you can always correct it later

Step 1
Converting RAW to JPEG

Step 2
Select Auto Level

Step 3
Adjust channel Mixer things (swap blue/red channel)

Step 4
Adjust curve to slim S shape to darken the sky and brighten the leaves (adding contrast), and this could bring some noises out or strange color cast, it's up to you how to adjust

Step 5
Select Auto Color and do Color Balance thing (I prefer yellowish, so i move it towards yellow, abit magenta, till i love the result)

 

[oceanpriest]

Step 6
Adjust Level to add more contrast (I move highlight abit to the left, and midtone abit to the right, till i love the result)

Step 7
If i don't like the color result, select Desaturate

 

[tmengyew]

Thank for the detail explanation. Below is my thread. Out from the camera my photo - leave is not white and my colour don't look good as compare to your origin photo above.


http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1409722