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HEki · Aug 29, 2005, 10:02 AM

HI,

i have searched the web for this, send a lot of emails, but noone replied back

i have heliopan715 ir filter, but it seems i cant get the right settings to get usefull images to work with in photoshop ... i cant get that clear white color! i have tried with pentax IstDS and nikon d70 ...

so if anyone can give me some tips ... thanks

best regards,
Heki

KCan · Sep 2, 2005, 11:47 AM

If you search "IR photography" with google or yahoo, you will get many information pages, may be it will help

KCan · Sep 2, 2005, 11:47 AM

If you search "IR photography" with google or yahoo, you will get many information pages, may be it will help

LesGirrior · Sep 12, 2005, 1:25 PM

http://dpfwiw.com/ir.htm

Post some shots with your settings and results.

calr · Sep 20, 2005, 6:35 PM

I don't have the Heliopan filter. I use the Cokin P007 IR which is equivalent to Wratten 89B. I have gotten the best results as follows: (there is probably a better way.)
I mount the camera on a sturdy tripod and fram the image. I use manual focus and autoexposure. I shoot one color shot as a reference. I then mount the filter and without changing anything, I shoot the same image.

Back on the computer, I have gotten the best results by splitting the IR image into RGB channels. I discard the blue and green channels. The red channel image seems to be closest to pictures I have seen on the web. I usually adjust the contrast and brightness a bit and do an unsharp mask.

FYI, splitting to RGB generates three monochrome images, one for each color, with the brightness representing the level of the respective color.

I have tried desaturating the IR image or converting to grayscale the the results in both cases were very poor.

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HEki · Sep 24, 2005, 4:05 AM

thx guys, well i found out that cwb is a must be ... got preaty good pictures, but i am still in a progress of learning. i will post some when i am happy with it.

thank you all!

xdeltax.com · Sep 27, 2005, 8:53 AM

i wrote a small tutorial about whitebalancing and channel shifting color ir photos.

http://xdeltax.com/infrared/index.html

(but it's in german language)

HEki · Sep 27, 2005, 9:09 AM

wao, that is a good tutorial. my german isnt that good ...

ill try it anyways

thx

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Aug 29, 2005, 10:02 AM	#1
HEki Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	HI, i have searched the web for this, send a lot of emails, but noone replied back i have heliopan715 ir filter, but it seems i cant get the right settings to get usefull images to work with in photoshop ... i cant get that clear white color! i have tried with pentax IstDS and nikon d70 ... so if anyone can give me some tips ... thanks best regards, Heki

Sep 2, 2005, 11:47 AM	#2
KCan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,625	If you search "IR photography" with google or yahoo, you will get many information pages, may be it will help

Sep 12, 2005, 1:25 PM	#4
LesGirrior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 36	http://dpfwiw.com/ir.htm Post some shots with your settings and results.

Sep 20, 2005, 6:35 PM	#5
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	I don't have the Heliopan filter. I use the Cokin P007 IR which is equivalent to Wratten 89B. I have gotten the best results as follows: (there is probably a better way.) I mount the camera on a sturdy tripod and fram the image. I use manual focus and autoexposure. I shoot one color shot as a reference. I then mount the filter and without changing anything, I shoot the same image. Back on the computer, I have gotten the best results by splitting the IR image into RGB channels. I discard the blue and green channels. The red channel image seems to be closest to pictures I have seen on the web. I usually adjust the contrast and brightness a bit and do an unsharp mask. FYI, splitting to RGB generates three monochrome images, one for each color, with the brightness representing the level of the respective color. I have tried desaturating the IR image or converting to grayscale the the results in both cases were very poor. Cal Rasmussen Hawaii Cruise Links: Pride of America Cruise Ship Hawaii Vacation 2005

Sep 24, 2005, 4:05 AM	#6
HEki Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	thx guys, well i found out that cwb is a must be ... got preaty good pictures, but i am still in a progress of learning. i will post some when i am happy with it. thank you all!

Sep 27, 2005, 8:53 AM	#7
xdeltax.com Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1	i wrote a small tutorial about whitebalancing and channel shifting color ir photos. http://xdeltax.com/infrared/index.html (but it's in german language)

Sep 27, 2005, 9:09 AM	#8
HEki Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	wao, that is a good tutorial. my german isnt that good ... ill try it anyways thx