Infrared

Shooting in infrared can transform a scene into something magical and otherworldly! A creative way to alter the look of an infrared image is to create the blue sky effect by “channel swapping” colors. This is very easy to do with the Channel Mixer in Photoshop. Images created with converted cameras using the enhanced (665nm) or…

Recently, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by super host of Nik Radio, Scott Sheppard! It was a lot of fun! We had a wonderful discussion about infrared photography, different filter choices that are available for infrared conversion, camera conversion options, compact vs. dSLR, and about my workflow for infrared images. Scott was interested in…

Infrared photography is a wonderful and creative way to tell a photographic story.The timeless look of black and white photography along with infrared creates a surreal look to an image. Light, shadow, texture, tonality, patterns, become more important in a composition without the connotation of color. There is something very enduring about black and white…

We had beautiful weather last week in St. Augustine for Florida’s Birding & Fest. Lots of opportunities to photograph birds, landscapes, and cityscapes at twilight like the ones we did for my two night photography workshops. We worked through some rain issues the first night, however everything turned out great! Special thanks to my wingman…

This beautiful old church is one of my favorite places to photograph in Trinidad, Cuba. It’s fascinating from many angles, aged to perfection, and has a lot of history and character. I could not decide which version I liked best, the HDR image above, or the infrared version below, so I uploaded both! I hope everyone…