ive been trying to learn the art of infrared photography... one of my shots was recently in the desolation challenge: //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=32923
anyone have any tips on how to make a decent shot great? what are the best conditions? best lighting?
here's another that did well on deviant art: //www.deviantart.com/deviation/2743797/
I prefer to shoot when its mostly sunny out. As the clouds roll in, the light is less intense and usually ends up being longer noisier exposures. I really like shooting IR in sepia mode. They come out really nice. I've used a couple for challenges and they did reasonably well.
I think there are 2 keys to making IR shots good - taking them with enough light and picking the right subject. I think nature and architecture are my 2 favorites for IR.
Don't know if its a bit of help, but that's my experience - Bob
if its a path in the park! its a path in the park with IR or not...
I´m just that kind of guy that doesnt like to use any kind of effects too much and this kind of stuff just doesnt click for me
Interesting IR shot. My Olympus never did shots that looked like that. In fact, I was never happy with the quality of the IR shots done digitally so I turned to traditional film techniques. Your particular shot needs a levels or curves adjustment to improve contrast...its better than autolevels because you get to pick the kind of adjustment you want to do...
Direct sunlight is the best condition for vegetation to glow bright white. Any foliage I took that was in shade did not have that much of an infrared effect. A nice blue sky is good, that renders to a very dark sky in IR. If the sky is a large part of your image, some scattered clouds would stand nicely against the dark sky.
I've taken shots in midday or close to it, where the light is the strongest and they are by far my most succesfull shots, unless you want depth and shadows, where you would need the sun at a lower angle.
Also, the more visible light your filter blocks, the better the effect. With digital though, that translates to longer exposures and more noise.
That's about all I can think of right now - good luck!
Sylandix reminded me of another tip... shooting at sunrise is a great time to work. A lot of very warm light with a lot of shadows just due to the angle of the sun. Shoot with your back to the sun and not into it or the sunflares are wicked, almost overpowering. That's something that I found works really well. Best of luck to you.
