The best time to create infrared images is in brought daylight. In this image the sun was directly above the Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento, CA. As you can see the clouds were moving fast.
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Infrared is known for dramatic skies and interesting foliage but what about buildings? I walked in between two tall buildings and decided to photograph pretty much straight into the skies. Interestingly there was a cloud moving through the image during my two minute or so exposure time.
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This week I have a special challenge for you. I ask you to purchase an infrared filter or if you have multiple camera bodies, have one converted to infrared and start taking images. If you use the filter you will get an image like this one.
Don’t worry, this is normal. Now you have to convert it to monochrome and take the red cast out. Look on youtube.com or use other resources to see how it can be done. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMP3C3y8o_E for how to take infrared images using a filter and go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3zR2ceOZWU how to edit your images.
Of course, there are other ways to edit your infrared images. I prefer tinkering with the channel mixer in Photoshop. My preferred setting is
Red Channel: Red 0, Green 0, Blue 100
Blue Channel: Red 100, Green 100, Blue 100
Green Channel: Red 0, Green 0, Blue 100
This exercise is a lot of fun and you can learn a lot practicing infrared photography. Here is my final image!
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I challenge you to photographs shoes that people are wearing while they are are walking or standing in the streets. This exercise requires you to go out and have your camera ready at all times. What kind of f-stop are you using, what exposure time and ISO setting? Try different setting and study the results.
I started out photographing at crossings. People were standing and waiting for the green light. that gave me plenty of time to compose my shot.
Enjoy and keep on photographing!