Infrared Insights - Focus Peaking, eBook Update


Focus Peaking for Infrared Photography

How to use manual focus assist focus peaking to set a focus manually in infrared photography.

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eBook Update

I've published a new version of my eBook, Color Doesn't Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography. Here is the complete list of changes for each version. You can get more information about the book at colordoesntexist.com. You should have a separate email with a download link if you have already purchased the eBook. Contact me if you don't see it.

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Color Doesn’t Exist: A Practical Guide to Infrared Photography (eBook)

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Gear

Camera Conversions & Infrared Filters

Raw Editors

  • ON1 Photo RAW Get 20% off with code ROBSHEA20
  • DxO PhotoLab Easy-to-use infrared raw editor; recommend Elite Edition.
  • Nik Collection Plugin suite for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and more.

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Rob Shea

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

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