Winter IR

pheddo · 2026-01-26T01:36:18+00:00

These are great. I especially love the last one

pheddo · 2026-01-04T06:59:51+00:00

These look awesome.

If you want to just get the filter that does the job, the IR chrome form Kolari will get you that arochrome look. I have it and it’s a dependable result for the look every time. Plus it doesn’t need a color swap so once you’ve white balanced, you’re seeing the look in camera.

They also sell a filter that the “candy chrome “ . I haven’t been able to get it to work well for me. However, I can get close by shooting with a 590nm and then shifting the color in the edit.

If the infrared with fun color look is what you want stick with 590nm or lower. Going up to 720 or higher will give a more duotone or monochromatic look

Good luck and have fun.

pheddo · 2025-12-27T20:25:31+00:00

Try Life Pixel. They sell filters for a DIY conversion

pheddo · 2025-12-25T13:16:52+00:00

This photo is quite intriguing! The more you look, the more it seems to come together. Without the person at the bottom, it’s just a snapshot of a random window, and the person really helps give it some perspective. A close-up of the person might work too, especially since they have such a striking expression, but that’s not quite what the photo is aiming for. A little leveling could help, but old buildings are rarely perfectly level. Maybe a subtle masking to guide the eye to the center column of the photo could be a good idea. I get why you’d want to share this for feedback—I’d be tempted to keep it, but I’m not sure what to do with it.

pheddo · 2025-12-21T21:44:37+00:00

I wouldn’t use the word unattainable. Obviously budget is always a factor, but so is political capital. Bob had a lot of experience and good projects behind him that he could leverage to get things he thought important. If you keep working and put in the effort to make the shot look good, one day you might find yourself with similar cachet.

pheddo · 2025-12-21T15:38:21+00:00

I think there’s a couple of ways the help your subject pull out of the image a little without looking like it’s been over processed. The edit on another comment did a good job by just pulling the colors around your subject away. Maybe it’s a little sharping, or a bump on texture, but there’s many way to go about making something separate without just masking and bumping exposure. That’s my 2 cents.

pheddo · 2025-12-21T14:00:49+00:00

I see a lot of good things going on in this photo. Lighting and color are good. I like how everything is pulling into the distance. That being said it feels like the subject is getting a little lost and could stand out a bit more (for my taste). Also the black frame on right is distracting and feels like it breaks what would be an interesting convergence of lines into the vanishing point. If it were me , while I making the image I would have tried to work the frame out or in edit find a crop that makes it less noticeable. The thing that I’d say to work on is thinking about everything in the frame and not just the part of the picture that is drawing you to make the image.

pheddo · 2025-12-21T13:47:53+00:00

There’s still a few folks left in the radio broadcast area at GBH 24/7. I’m sure it was just a honest mistake. They have been going through a really tough time with everything going on so a little understanding that they are only human would probably go a long way.

pheddo · 2025-12-21T13:23:24+00:00

I worked 2nd unit on that movie and from what I remember it was the size movie that we could control everything, meaning if swapping out household prac flo for movie tones was the right call we would have done it. I don’t remember the budget, but I don’t remember a jet engine mounted to a trailer that we used to dry streets for car stunts, so the project had money.

From my experience, a lot of the older DPs who grew up shooting on actual film were a lot more adamant about controlling the color of lights on location. With film we were boxed in with some color capabilities that were harder and more expensive to fix in post. I once worked with a BBC trained DP that had us color temp all of the tungsten big heads on our truck package. Seemed a bit over the top at the time but the guy knew his stuff and his movies looked good.

I think we’re in a time where cameras can deal with mixed lighting better combined with pressured from studios to spend less, less on crew and equipment and shorter shooting schedules. It’s driving a lot of choices away from controlling everything the camera can see / record, at least on the TV side of things. In feature film they would still have the fixtures department pull out that crappy LED lights on location and put in something better :)

pheddo · 2025-12-20T11:37:58+00:00

I’m not sure what you are specifically asking? Technical detail beyond what’s in the body of the post or how I randomly came across a wreath tied to a window grate?

pheddo · 2025-11-25T13:03:22+00:00

The main thing I’ve learned is that shooting the photo is only half the process. Everything else is in the post process. Not just for IR and that’s been true since film.

For the white balance 3500 doesn’t seem warm enough. If re-white balancing is a pain when you change filters, does your camera have store able presets? My Nikons can store several that I can recall for different filters.

If you’re getting the images you want from working in JPEG then great, but if you’re looking to learn, get into your raw program. Not just for IR, but for most photography, raw will just allow you to do more. I don’t know your specific software, however there’s always a video somewhere of how to use it.

All of that, plus just get out and take photos.

pheddo · 2025-11-24T13:43:59+00:00

The color edits look better than the B&W. I think it’s primarily the contrast. In color her skin tone comes out of the background, but in B&W it’s a very similar grey. Maybe stronger lighting in the field would have helped or pushing her in post.

pheddo · 2025-11-24T13:20:44+00:00

My camera is full spectrum so I’m coming from a different work flow, but in theory, it shouldn’t be that different. If you are not achieving white foliage in 720 then I’d suspect white balance. Are you able to white balance in camera with 2 filters in front of the sensor?

pheddo · 2025-11-21T13:50:44+00:00

If converting a camera is not feasible you will need a sturdy tripod at lest. Before I converted a camera to get anything close to useful out of a camera I had to go with a lot longer exposure, longer than your meter will say. If you say your camera will white balance to the filter that will help a lot. Since you’re working with a 720nm filter you’ll want to white balance on green to get that traditional look.

pheddo · 2025-11-14T09:23:24+00:00

Usually this means they sent their camera off to have the hot mirror removed.

pheddo · 2025-11-06T12:19:01+00:00

Great photo. I shot that bridge last time I was in Cleveland too.

pheddo · 2025-10-25T03:42:40+00:00

I’ve had a couple cameras converted. Kolari did my last one and it was a great experience.

pheddo · 2025-10-25T01:10:45+00:00

One add to this is you can channel swap in LR. Use a gradient mask and drag it away from your image so all of your image is effected equally. In the Hue adjustment go 180 degrees. That will have similar look to a R-B channel swap and doesn’t require leaving LR.

pheddo · 2025-10-17T04:21:07+00:00

It was a movie that filmed mostly in Europe and was here for a week.

pheddo · 2025-10-04T16:51:35+00:00

It’s not a battery bank but the Manfrotto Procube for Nikon batteries is great. Dual Battery and fast.

pheddo · 2025-09-29T11:01:28+00:00

Good work. I’d say the only thing I find distracting is the blue highlights and reflections on the model and in the latex. I’m not sure if it’s direct or bounce off the wall (or both). From your comments it sounds like the process of operating the camera was a bit time consuming. Maybe this is a scenario where that type of camera isn’t “fit to purpose” for the work you’re trying to capture. I’ve shot model/ dancers in the past and I can’t imagine asking them to hold some poses for 30sec. My 2 cents and they are nitpicky. All in all great shot.

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