Tutorials

Make Your Infrared Portraits Look Better

  Here’s a few steps to help improve your work SharePinTweetEmailShare34 Shares

Atypical Realisms

  The world in one image SharePinTweetEmailShare25 Shares

White Balance ……. White Balance

      Okay, ……………..Let’s talk SharePinTweetEmailShare33 Shares

Protecting Your Infrared Images

I heard it once said that you haven’t arrived as an artist until someone steals your work.  Unfortunately the internet makes it easier everyday for someone to just take that perfect image you worked so hard to create. SharePinTweetEmailShare16 Shares

How to Capture Beautiful Eyes in Infrared Portraits

One of the biggest challenges  a photographer faces when taking Infrared portraits is the “Dead Eyes”  Because the eyes absorb light to create mental images, less is reflected back to the sensor, making the area of the eyes appear darker.  SharePinTweetEmailShare36 Shares

Adding Texture to Your IR Images

I want to show you a relatively simple way to jazz up your images and give them an artsy look. This involves blending layers. Simply put, we are going to stack two images, one on top of the other and then blend the two. Watch this short video. For this video, I am using Photoshop […]

Making post production easier – Color Channel swapping

Often when processing Infrared images, the decision is made to swap color channels to create the stunning blue skies we love to see. While the process is not difficult, I have found a way to swap color channels quickly. If you are using Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop, there is a free plugin from a […]

Photography on the Fly

How many times have you had a quick opportunity for that great shot, but when you grab your camera something just isn’t right? Here’s a couple of simple ideas SharePinTweetEmailShare15 Shares

How To Shoot Infrared

  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. SharePinTweetEmailShare14 Shares

Infrared Photography Issues & Solutions

  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. SharePinTweetEmailShare5 Shares

Getting started basics – White balance and Shooting RAW

Since this is my first posting, I wanted to explain a few things. My intention is show you ways to become a better Infrared Photographer, and enjoy the experience of capturing IR images. The important thing to keep in mind is this is an art form, and as such there many ways to create stunning Infrared images. What […]

The Wall Of Shame

  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 […]

Life Pixel Modified Camera Quick Start Guide

  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 […]

Basic Infrared Photoshop Techniques Tutorial

  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 […]

Infrared Photoshop Tutorials & Videos

  What we do A short explainer video on what we do to convert your camera. SharePinTweetEmailShare235 Shares