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.
Infrared Photography November Update
Southwest Road Trip
I've just returned from a road trip across the American Southwest. It was an amazing trip with lots of photography opportunities. I'm looking forward to editing and sharing these images.
LEMAG Talks Infrared Masters
On Friday, November 26th, 2021, I’m pleased to be participating in a talk on infrared photography at Long Exposure Photography Magazine, along with esteemed National Geographic photographer Nevada Wier and LEMAG editor Derek Michalski. I'll be discussing some of my favorite images, including some new images that I've yet to publish!
Lightroom Infrared Color Swap Profiles
My Lightroom Infrared Color Swap Profiles allow you to completely edit infrared images in any version of Lightroom, without a roundtrip to Photoshop. Even if you prefer to edit in Photoshop, they makes it possible to preview large numbers of images in Lightroom, saving time culling before you edit. These will be available at their introductory price for a limited time, so order now. Order Lightroom Infrared Color Swap Profiles for your camera or create your own color swap profiles.
Infrared Tips and Tricks
This playlist contains some of my best tips and tricks for infrared photography.
Used Infrared Gear from KEH
I've purchased a number of infrared filters and lenses from KEH. Here is a selection of currently available infrared gear.
- Fujifilm X-T2 Mirrorless Digital Camera Body, with EF-X8 Flash, Black {24.3MP} Infrared (IR) Converted Sensor $716.47
- Nikon D5500 DSLR Camera Body, Black {24.2MP} Infrared (IR) Converted Sensor $447.81
- Nikon D750 DSLR Camera Body {24MP} Infrared (IR) Color Converted $1,163.87
- Nikon D800 DSLR Camera Body {36.3MP} Infrared (IR) Color Converted $944.07
- Hoya 62mm Infrared R72 Filter $37.77
- Singh-Ray 77mm I-Ray (Infrared) Filter $125.75
- Tiffen 62mm Infrared 87 Filter $67.77
Affiliates
- LifePixel Infrared Camera Conversions - USA and Worldwide. I have 3 cameras converted by LifePixel.
- Full Spectrum International Camera Conversions - European Union and Worldwide
- SmugMug - Used for my portfolio since 2014. Save 50% off your new SmugMug account during the Cyber Week Sale. Unlimited storage, customizable photo websites, sell prints & secure sharing.
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.
Diffraction Calculator Updates To make it easier to use, I've made a number of updates to the Visible Diffraction Calculator for Digital Cameras. Recommended ƒ-stops At a glance, for your combination of camera and infrared filter, the calculator now shows: The ƒ-stop that is Safe to avoid diffraction The ƒ-stop that you can use with Caution as it will produce very mild diffraction The ƒ-stop that you should Avoid to steer clear of visible diffraction Camera details The pixel pitch,...
Infrared Lens Database Updates I've made a number of updates the Infrared Lens Database. 169 new lenses have been added! There are now over 330 lenses listed. This is all possible thanks to your submissions! 13 new lens mounts have been added. There are now 31 lens mounts represented, including multiple new medium format mounts such as Bronica PG, Pentax 645, Pentax 67 (15 lenses), and three Mamiya medium format systems. Many mounts now have a large number of lenses listed, such as Fujifilm X...
Infrared Travel Camera I converted a compact fixed-lens camera into an infrared travel camera and built a simple grab-and-go kit around it. In this video, I’ll show what’s in my bag (camera, adapters, filters, grip, and accessories), why I chose the camera, and how I narrowed it down to a small set of filters, including the Kolari IR Chrome, plus one for color infrared and one for monochrome infrared. I’ll also walk through the two biggest quirks, hot spots and distortion, and the quick...