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Infrared Photography July Update

Published almost 3 years ago • 2 min read

Rob Shea Photography

  • Upcoming Live Stream
  • Recent Videos
  • Used Infrared Gear
  • Upcoming Videos and Projects

590nm infrared image with 5-stop and 10-stop Kolari ND filters, 30-second exposure
590nm infrared image with 5-stop and 10-stop Kolari ND filters, 30-second exposure

Upcoming Live Stream

My next Live Stream is scheduled for Sunday, July 18th at 1pm EDT (UTC -4). I’ll be answering your questions about Infrared Photography live. If you have questions, join the stream or send them in advance. If your question involved an image, send it to me in advance.

Recent Videos

How to Edit Infrared Photos with Photoshop
How to edit color infrared images with Adobe Photoshop for shots taken with a 590nm to 720nm filter on a converted camera or with a 720nm filter on an unconverted camera.


REVISED Photoshop Actions for Color Infrared
Download free Color Infrared Photoshop Actions v2


Free Infrared Profile Pack
Free infrared Lightroom and Photoshop profiles for a variety of cameras. Send me a raw or DNG file from your camera, so that I can increase the number of cameras supported.


Deep Infrared Shooting & Editing with Your Unconverted Camera using Photoshop and Camera Raw
You can create Deep Infrared images with your existing, unconverted camera. Deep infrared images are shot with a 750nm or greater filter, typically greater than 800nm. This covers the equipment you'll need, settings for shooting, and editing in Photoshop and Camera Raw. Shooting deep infrared with an unconverted camera is ideal for those seeking very long exposures in broad daylight.

Infrared on iPhone or Any Mobile Phone
How to shoot and edit infrared images on your iPhone or any mobile phone with Lightroom Mobile.


Kolari ND Filters in Infrared Photography
Using Neutral Density (ND) filters within infrared photography, including a look at the Kolari IRND filters and use cases for ND in IR.


Color Space in Lightroom and Photoshop
Which color space should you use? What is color space and how can it impact the colors of your image? How to use the correct color space in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Used Infrared Gear from KEH

I've purchased a number of infrared filters and lenses from KEH. Here is a selection of currently available used infrared gear.

Upcoming Videos and Projects

Here are some of the ideas that I'm batting around for future videos. These may or may not happen. They could come in any order. This is just a glimpse into a potential future. Your mileage may vary. Subject to change. Feel free to send your feedback on these or other ideas you'd like to see covered.

  • 12 ways to color swap color infrared or a deep dive into the Channel Mixer
  • Color fringing and how to avoid it
  • darktable update, where did the Channel Mixer go? Changes in v3.6
  • White Foliage and Traditional Infrared
  • Review of Hoya RM90 900nm filter
  • Review of IRChrome filter
  • Shooting Full Spectrum images
  • Shooting UV
  • Testing a variety of vintage lenses in Infrared
  • Shooting Infrared with the “Worst Lens Ever”

LifePixel Infrared Camera Conversions - I’ve had multiple cameras converted by LifePixel.

SmugMug - Used for my portfolio since 2014. Save 15% off any new account with this link.

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Rob Shea

Infrared Photography

Rob wrote the book on infrared photography, the definitive guide for photographers new to and experienced with infrared photography. Improve your photography with tutorials, photo shooting and editing guides, tips, tricks, raw editor reviews, and product reviews. Free downloads to help you to process infrared images. New techniques to simplify the complex editing workflow for color infrared images in Adobe Lightroom. Sign up for my newsletter! You can see the prior newsletters below.

Read more from Rob Shea

Visible Diffraction Calculator I've built a new website that calculates diffraction for your camera and infrared filter! Select your camera and filter. The calculator will tell you which ƒ-stops you can use to avoid diffraction. You can view this at diffraction.cAm. That's diffraction dot cAm, as in "camera," not dot com. This video explains how this came to be and how you can use it. Enjoy! Chrome Profile Pack Thanks to your contributions, I've created the FREE Chrome Profile Pack. This pack...

about 23 hours ago • 1 min read

Best Raw Editor for Infrared This latest video introduces my new summary of raw editors for infrared photography. This blog page lists the licensing, platforms, white balance, color swapping, and my recommendations for popular raw editors. Raw Editors for Infrared Photography Visible Diffraction Calculator (Sneak Peek)! I've built a new website that calculates diffraction for your camera and infrared filter! Select your camera and filter. The calculator will let you know which f-stops you can...

18 days ago • 1 min read

Color Doesn't Exist Audiobook The audiobook edition of Color Doesn't Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography is now available. You can hear a sample chapter in this video. You can also listen to the sample chapter at colordoesntexist.com. $17.95 Color Doesn’t Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography (Audiobook) Even for experienced photographers, infrared presents many challenges. The path to great images is filled with twists,... Read more Get it now! Now accepting PayPal...

25 days ago • 2 min read
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