dedicated Infrared workflow?

[Dani]

I got my 300D back from maxmax today :barb

I took a couple of test shots... but the sun was down already so they don't tell me much other than the camera works at least.

I searched the forum but didn't seem to find much.

What's the best white balance to use in camera?

and afterwards what white balance do I use in the raw conversion? Whats the best way to convert these to B&W? I always did channel mixer at 50/25/25 with the green sony nightshot IRs.. but that either doesn't work well with the canon or perhaps the fact that it was practically dark out is the problem. :scratch

[Mr. 2H2O]

Dani,
Start here for RAW and customize to your liking.

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1111417

Late afternoon the sun has to punch through a LOT of atmosphere so I would expect very little IR to register well.

For jpg, you can try setting white balance to green grass in full sun - that will give you some pretty nice looking results to play with. You can also cut the soft plastic covers off 3-ring binders to make targets - I use a blue and a green one for setting custom white balance for jpg shots on my converted Sony F717 to get some nice color IR.

- Mike

[Dani]

ah ha! I knew I'd seen that somewhere but then I couldn't find it again and didn't pull up anything in a forum search.

Thank you for the link!

Dani,
Start here for RAW and customize to your liking.

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1111417

Late afternoon the sun has to punch through a LOT of atmosphere so I would expect very little IR to register well.

For jpg, you can try setting white balance to green grass in full sun - that will give you some pretty nice looking results to play with. You can also cut the soft plastic covers off 3-ring binders to make targets - I use a blue and a green one for setting custom white balance for jpg shots on my converted Sony F717 to get some nice color IR.

- Mike

[Andy]

ah ha! I knew I'd seen that somewhere but then I couldn't find it again and didn't pull up anything in a forum search.

Thank you for the link!
Dani, holler at me next week with some examples, post 'em in Finishing School and I'd love to work one up for you with some tips etc :thumb

[Dani]

Will do. I'll see if I can get out after work sunday cause my days off next week are already filled up. :huh

Dani, holler at me next week with some examples, post 'em in Finishing School and I'd love to work one up for you with some tips etc :thumb

[BeachBill]

There are some good links at the IR Buzz Blog:
http://irbuzz.blogspot.com/2007/02/links-related-to-ir-photography-visit.html

Also if you are serious about IR, join us at the IR group at Yahoo:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Infrared_Photography/

Finally, I know you mentioned B&W, but if you want to try false color IR, there is some good info at the following site, including a Photoshop action (2nd link) that does most of the PP for you.

Infrared Photography Techniques
http://www.outdooreyes.com/photo94.php3

Brad's Adobe Photoshop IR Channel Action
http://www.outdooreyes.com/photo95.php3