Take the plunge into digital infrared photography and create otherworldly images Karen Dorame teaches you what you need to know to get started in colour and black & white IR capture, showing you how to test your camera for its suitability to IR conversion, detailing the process, and discussing the costs involved. You’ll learn to select and use filters for enhanced effects and will discover the way that various lenses will impact the way your IR images are rendered. Next, you’ll delve into the heart of the matter you’ll learn how to anticipate the way the light will impact your imagery, how various surfaces will be rendered in IR, and you will discover special post-processing strategies designed to maximize the impact of your IR images. Finally, Dorame treats you to a look at the boundary-pushing work being done by other IR practitioners in the field, providing tips and inspiration that will help you take your work to the next level. SELLING POINTS:
Methods of capturing infrared images
from altered cameras to specialised filters

Exposure and metering techniques

Light sources to maximise infrared techniques

Predicting how various scenes and subjects will be transformed by infrared

Postproduction refinements for infrared captures Illustrated