Please give feed back on these pics

[bavasshokie]

http://bavasshokie.smugmug.com/photos/168978662-L.jpgI
http://bavasshokie.smugmug.com/photos/168934403-M.jpg
I am a beginner IR and Photographer just bought my first DSLR but I have always loved IR. I know they need improving and that is what I am looking for in this thread and please give advice as well.

[Skippy]

I am a beginner IR and Photographer just bought my first DSLR but I have always loved IR. I know they need improving and that is what I am looking for in this thread and please give advice as well.

First shot looks okay except that its crooked, your building is leaning heavily to the left ....... gotta watch for that :nod

It could probably use a little more contrast and probably curves too.

2nd shot I don't like the colour of, maybe you meant for it to be this colour, but it doesn't really do anything for the shot.

Not sure why you've processed the second shot the way you have :scratch
It's totally different to your first one.

Your well on the right track with the first shot :thumb .... Skippy
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[Awais Yaqub]

:thumb I agree with skippy
love the 1st one a lot

[pyrtek]

The second picture looks really good in pure B&W. I removed the strange color
and it immediately jumped off the screen. I have to agree with Skippy - not
really sure where you're going with that processing. :)

[bavasshokie]

All I did on the second pic was take the IR shot and do a 90% desaturate

[greenplasticdave]

I won't rehash what the others have said. All I ant to say is that I use this action in Photo Shop to do the processing then fidle with curves as I see fit

http://www.outdooreyes.com/photo95.php3

The major thing it does is swaps the red and blue channels.

Here's a shot I used the action with:
http://www.photoblog.com/photos/1544-1167888424-0-l.jpg
Kedron Brook, Brisbane

Regards

-Dave-

www.mirkwoodcottage.typepad.com/davidjamesphotography

[bavasshokie]

I am trying to get that, I took this one at a friends house today. Any better? I shot it in RAW istead of jpeg!

http://bavasshokie.smugmug.com/photos/170231708-M.jpg

[ShepsMom]

Here are my 2 cents. Good shots, however, 1st one is tilted to the left, second one appears somewhat dark. I think both shots lack contrast and some details. I'm sure you take this as a positive feedback. Thank you for sharing :thumb

[bavasshokie]

Of course I take this as positive its the only way I can learn, I have only been doing IR for 1 week, and have learned a lot. I just don't know what to do with the curves in photo shop I move them and they change the whole pic to more blue or more red. How do some people get a slightly blue sky I want to be able to get pics like the one that was added of the creek. OMG it is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bavasshokie]

I won't rehash what the others have said. All I ant to say is that I use this action in Photo Shop to do the processing then fidle with curves as I see fit

http://www.outdooreyes.com/photo95.php3

The major thing it does is swaps the red and blue channels.

Here's a shot I used the action with:
http://www.photoblog.com/photos/1544-1167888424-0-l.jpg
Kedron Brook, Brisbane

Regards

-Dave-

www.mirkwoodcottage.typepad.com/davidjamesphotography (http://www.mirkwoodcottage.typepad.com/davidjamesphotography)


when I move the curves it just changes the whole picture to a different color. Your pic is so perfect. that is what I want to be able to do.

[bavasshokie]

http://bavasshokie.smugmug.com/photos/170157511-M.jpg

[bavasshokie]

This one I took today and played with the contrast and gamma. Please let me know how this one is? I wish I could figure out how to add the little bit of color with out changing the whole picture. Please give more feed back

http://bavasshokie.smugmug.com/photos/170537231-M.jpg

[USAIR]

Looks like you are getting there.

Lots of ways to add color to IR
One is use tripod shot two shots one IR and the other normal then do some masking and Bam! you have color IR.
Look here (http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1555691)

Another way is to turn IR to grayscale image and then color just like in school...takes a little practice but lots of fun.

Also look at XDP filter might work with the 717 not real sure ??

Also check out Duotone in photoshop...Image--Mode-Dutone
You must change to grayscale first then to Dutone

Have fun

Fred

[bavasshokie]

http://bavasshokie.smugmug.com/photos/170009556-M.jpg

[Piknut]

I really struggled with colored IR and then I found some great actions for Photoshop and some tutorials too.
I haven't figured how to post a pic in this post yet but if you want to check my page and see if thats what you're trying to get I will get you the actions etc.

I love IR!

[bavasshokie]

I really struggled with colored IR and then I found some great actions for Photoshop and some tutorials too.
I haven't figured how to post a pic in this post yet but if you want to check my page and see if thats what you're trying to get I will get you the actions etc.

I love IR!


Yeah I will love to check out your work