Infrared Conversions, IR Modifications & Photography Tutorials | Life Pixel IR
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Digital Infrared Color IR Photography Basic Techniques Custom Preset White Balance If you just leave the camera white balance on sunny or use auto white balance you will find your images are predominantly red and look something like the bellow image: What I like to do is create a custom preset white balance by […]
We’ve been working hard behind the scenes for over a year on a 2 part video tutorial series covering infrared photography and post processing topics. Below is a small sample segment on White Balance: ARVE Error: Failed to extract iframe src from this html Each part will have at least 60 minutes of informative […]
Considerations for buying & selling secondhand converted cameras Buying second hand converted cameras may look appealing on paper but in the long run may end up costing you more than you bargained for. Please review the information outlined below as it could save you much money and frustration. Along with the usual pitfalls of used gear like unknown […]
You may have noticed the so called adjustable variable infrared filters that are popping up on Ebay and elsewhere online. Here is one example: So how do these adjustable IR filters work and are the results any good? SharePinTweetEmailShare
Not many people realize that we have an affiliate program or what that even means so I have decided to write a short post to help explain what it’s all about and how you can take advantage of it. Question: What the heck is an affiliate program? SharePinTweetEmailShare
Infrared Behind the Scenes – Stock Camera with External IR Filters This video is about shooting infrared with a stock camera using external IR filters – Infrared modified camera makes this much simpler, about as simple as normal photography. SharePinTweetEmailShare
Infrared focus marks on SLR lenses The video explains how infrared light focuses differently with lenses intended for visible light photography and how the focus shifts a different amount depending on the lens and focal length. SharePinTweetEmailShare
New Site is Now Live After months of hard work the new site is up and running. We’ve added lots of great features, new logo, improved navigation and a new shopping system. Explore the site Awesome new video published The video showcases some great infrared photography and cinematography while explaining how infrared conversion works and […]
Article & Photos by Brad Barr Okay, so at the first thought, wedding photography and Infrared are two things that don’t seem to go together. In some instances, that may be correct, BUT (you knew there was gonna be a but, right?), a close examination might reveal dozens of opportunities to make truly unique wedding […]
As many of you already know Nikon has released a special edition D800E version of its super high 36 megapixel resolution D800 camera body. Essentially the two cameras are identical in every way except the lack of the AA filter or Anti Aliasing filter in the D800E along with a higher price tag. Why the […]
Be sure to watch this film now as it may be taken down soon! The film was shot with a Canon C300 and an infrared converted Canon 5D mk2. “When you find me” is the result of a photo competition were 8 final photographs were selected from almost 100,000 submissions. Those photographs were then used […]
If you’re a Nikon or a Canon user and considering shooting infrared or already are shooting infrared and just looking to upgrade from an older model you’d never normally even consider going to an outside brand camera. Well, you really should! At least open it up as an option as there are some great advantages. […]
We recently added a new page to our website titled “The Wall Of Shame” which showcases infrared conversion work done by our supposed “competitors”. We frequently get cameras in from unsatisifed customers of these “competitors” who are fed up with the poor performance, focus, dust, etc and who are looking to get a good conversion […]
We launched our blog! Watch this section for lots of great advice, tutorials, articles, photos and videos about infrared, ultraviolet, full spectrum and normal, visible light photography as well. We thought the best way we can present the most relevant, fresh, high quality content is to tap into our diverse and talented customer base.We hereby […]
Over the years we have pretty much seen it all as far as bad conversions go. Below is a small sampling of what we see come in from unsatisfied customers of other shops. Folks, do yourselves a favor and do your homework before entrusting your precision digital camera to a conversion/repair shop. Ruined With […]
Congratulations on your IR camera conversion and welcome to the wonderful world of infrared photography! We wrote this guide to help you become familiar with the main differences of shooting infrared light with a modified digital camera. At first glance it may look a bit overwhelming but rest assured the concepts and differences are […]
What we do A short explainer video on what we do to convert your camera. SharePinTweetEmailShare16 Shares
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