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Hi,

I would like to see some instructions on how to do infrared photos. I have a IR720 filter for my Nikon D40 camera.

Thanks Lucile

tonebytone

1. Shoot in your camera's color mode, not B&W, as you'll get more pixel info to play with in post processing. Your images should turn out looking mostly magenta with low contrast.

2. Shoot on a bright sunny day for best results. Shooting on a cloudy dull day will result in flatter images.

3. You'll need to use a post processing software program like Photoshop to convert to B&W, increase contrast, sharpen, etc. Or you can play around with color settings with some amazing results.

Best of all, have fun. Hope this helps. Flo

RocketScientist Loc: Littleton, Colorado

Thanks guys. Y'all just made me go out and order a cheap IR filter. :)

mooseeyes Loc: Sonora, California

If you are serious about shooting infrared, you might want to check out this site:


http://www.lifepixel.com/