IR Problems - DPChallenge Forums

Carl Zeiss 35mm f2.4 Jena/Flektogon MC

09/20/2005 01:00:11 AM · #1

I bought an IR lens a few weeks ago and I'm struggling with it. Can anyone tell me if this is what they are suppose to look like out of the camera and perhaps show me options of post processing? This is the process I used to shoot my pictures.

First I set my white balance with filter on.
Removed filter, set focus, then locked it.
Attached filter, set camera to -1.3 ev then set the aperture and speed according to my meter.

Also, I'm wondering what type of things should I be shooting with an IR lens that could possibly make a difference with the results I'm getting?

Following are a couple pictures that I shot today. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Please pay no attention to composition once again. I'm just practicing. Thank you.

Manually set white balance

Set white balance to Sun and shifted it to blue.

Set white balance to auto.

Uusilehto

Canon EOS-1D

09/20/2005 01:04:58 AM · #2

Can you select the ISO rating in your camera? Try selecting the lowest possible ISO. The pictures will appear less noisy, but the exposure takes longer.

Oh, and yeah.. that's pretty much what they're supposed to look like. The weird colors you probably have seen in some IR photos, are the result of tweaking the white balance in a RAW converter and possibly switching color channels.

Btw. you could set the EV compensation a little higher. The photos seem a bit dark

tcmartin

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/20/2005 01:27:59 AM · #3

Try these:
//www.bythom.com/infrared.htm
//www.wrotniak.net/photo/infrared/
//www.apogeephoto.com/may2003/odell52003.shtml
//infrareddreams.com/infrared_links.htm

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

09/20/2005 01:28:51 AM · #4

I gotta ask, why did you set the camera to -1.3 EV? They look too dark, about 1.3 EV too dark.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

09/20/2005 01:31:02 AM · #5

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

I gotta ask, why did you set the camera to -1.3 EV? They look too dark, about 1.3 EV too dark.

Probably for a longer exposure

09/20/2005 09:17:28 AM · #6

Thank you everyone. I'll keep practicing.

09/20/2005 09:19:30 AM · #7

I gotta ask, why did you set the camera to -1.3 EV? They look too dark, about 1.3 EV too dark

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Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

09/22/2005 12:24:18 AM · #8

This may be a never ending post for me.

Anywho, I went back out today and shot more IR pictures after reading the advice given to me yesterday. Am I improving? Do they look overexposed now? How about my post processing? (my ps skills are lacking) Please feel free to be as brutal and honest as you want. I'm here to learn and improve. Thank you.

Straight out of camera: F stop: 7.1, ISO 64, 13 sec exposure.

F stop 6.3
ISO 64
15 Sec exposure

faidoi

Pentax K10D

09/22/2005 12:38:27 AM · #9

Those new shots are amazing. Only thing now is working on composition, but definitely on the right track.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/22/2005 10:46:52 AM · #10

Thank you Welland. I'm glad to hear that I'm on the right track. Now I'll be able to work on my composition a little more. Any suggestions?

tcmartin

Canon EOS-40D

09/22/2005 10:49:26 AM · #11

Wow! You have come a long way in a very short time. These are beautiful. Nice job.

fulgent

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

09/22/2005 12:01:11 PM · #12

I recently started shooting IR photos and learned that in IR photography the dramatic lighting effect (green to white) comes from the IR rays being reflected off the green foliage.

So you'll want to adjust your point of view and timing for the sun to give your scene better lighting for your composition.