How to take infrared photos with a digital camera - Week 67

[drew2pac]

dude, you are the most annoying brilliant guy on youtube!!! thank you so much for sharing your knowledge

[LeConcerto]

...you walk around without a lens cap on your lenses? o.o

[zdazzle14]

@LeConcerto LeConcerto, as do many people. Buy a filter and you don't need the lens cap.

[Realestateman1987]

Fantastic tutorials.

[ThePluckyFish]

Great video - not as easy as it looks though.

I used a Cokin P007 Infrared (89B) filter on a Sony Alpha A350. ISO 400, F8 and varied exposure from 2 seconds all the way up to 2 minutes (Bulb).

All my exposures came out too dark and murky - even at 2 minutes.

[266srm]

@ThePluckyFish The A350 should be OK for IR photos with the 89b filter. I think the problem is the aperture setting. Unfortunately, to get usable shots from exposures 10-30 secs you may need to be looking at settings between f2 - f4 (depending on how bright a day it is). This can affect your depth of field but is usually OK for most subjects. PhotoGavin is just lucky that his camera sensor can get an image at a setting of f8. Have a peek at some of my pics - most were at f3-4.5.

[Raniljayakody]

so.. Basicaly u hav to take off the filter for each picture... :/ thats gonna be annoying..

[mcnamaranicholas]

i have fallen in love with canon..... shame i have a sony!

[nesquikADDICTED]

Hey, i have a 950nm and with F/4, 30 sec exposer, and 3200 iso Still doesnt look that good.. And if it did thats a pretty long exposer and pretty High Iso.. $:

Please repply.

[266srm]

@nesquikADDICTED Its the 950nm filter - it is cutting out the 720-949nm range of infra red light and not enough is hitting your camera's sensor. Get a 720nm filter (its what I use for my photos) and you should be OK.

[hikinguphigh]

I i dont know if youve seen his channel but its called photoextremist. His infrared pictures come out white and blue etc amd other colours is this done in photoshop if so can you do a vid on it

Thanks

Kind regards

[TinkyCata]

I know this may seem a stupid question, but will an infrared filter damage my camera in any way?

[phreak761]

@TinkyCata An infrared filter will not damage your camera all it does is block visible light from entering the image sensor.

[hayesapeterson]

Is it possible to get bad filters? I received a Opteka R-72 filter and nothing is getting through it. Even with a 30 sec. shutter I still got nothing. Any thoughts? Thanks Gavin, love your work and info.

[jae1235]

@hayesapeterson I think it is, I just got a Polaroid 720nm and have taken a lot of photos and have yet to capture any white foliage/dark skies. I'm using 24-105 f4L and 7D--I used the remote control method and determined that the 7D, though not great, can pick up IR light. Now I'm looking into either spending $125 on a new Hoya filter or about $400 on a converted 20D :(

[baldyged]

Gavin, i have a 1000D is this ok for Infrared photo,s

[atyl1972]

gavin you nearly always state in your videos that the pictures never quite match up on the rear lcd screen of the camera as they do on the pc at home, would you advise to get a calibrator for a pc/laptop?

and is this why you state they never look the same?

[peak121design]

if anyone likes to learn how to photoshop, maybe check out my channel :)

I add tutorials every week! as much as i can :), as good as i can!

---peak121design---

[kylekruchok]

For those of you using the darned JPEG mode, consider white balancing on a green subject, such as grass, tree leaves, or other foliage. When you open it up in photoshop, switch the red and blue channels, then desaturate the magenta tones.

Presto - killer IR.

[jamieboyrockon]

Thanks for this. So far, this is the only truly helpful video I've found on IR filters.

Cheers!

[Duchovny13]

Hey

You have great tutorials but i have a question, in my IR experience i always need to have a custom WB of green grass or something like that so it will work out better in IR and i also have to ur Canon Photo professional to convert them because photoshop cant read custom WB. dont you find a better way using the custom WB?

[himefrias]

very cool tutorial.

[ibfisher]

Love the honest advice Gavin..I'm hooked on all your vids.  Now, if I could be a little persnickety...when you say, "larger aperture.." you really mean larger f stop!

[chamo76]

Really cool man, so I just want to know if you used Auto-focus Mode or Manual Mode for this shot...thanks, and once again really helpful your tutorial.

[anyaholla]

i love your enthusiasm! (:

[aguirreruru]

is the filter thing expensive???

[snifnscratch]

if youre going to alter it in photoshop anyway, theres no point in using the UV filter at all - the filter is more likely to make the shot out of focus

[snifnscratch]

if youre going to alter it in photoshop anyway, theres no point in using the UV filter at all - the filter is more likely to make the shot out of focus

[BrazilisPaco]

Hello Gavin. Your Canon is fantastic, but majority of people use compact cameras. What do you think tutos about this? Thank you very very much for your videos.

F. C. Franco, Brazil.

[boomerxxx]

There are cameramen running around in the woods where you live?

[LinusPete]

Many lenses have an IR mark. You can focus under visible light, Attach your filter and then defocus to the IR marking. If your focus is set for 15 meters, Tou would defocus until the 15 is alighed with the IR marker.

[mysticaltwizzler]

can somebody please post a tutorial on infrared FILM photography?!?! this isnt real

[gileco]

loved it ...nice tripod ,im saving to buy one like that

[pomssi1]

I dont want to know how much that lens cost. 900$? 1000$?

[jgomes1992]

i con only find a filter thats 90bucks

[8bennugent]

how the hell did they get the weather channel music

[vaughaag]

Hi there hope you dont mind me saying the camera was not a 40D as at 2min:33sec it clearly shows the rear controls and the set up is prob 400D , exellent videos tho all the same regards Nigel

[Drunknphotographer88]

seriously useful video, i would have been lost with my filter if i hadn't watched this vid before hand! thanks! keep it up

[LeninRajendraSingh]

Hello Gaving, man u rock!...ur chain of videos are really a true reflection of what u actually are, which is ...U R a very humble person.

Anyways could u plz tell me which camera model and also which lens u where using in this video?

[PhotoGavin]

@LeninRajendraSingh Thanks for the kind words. That was A Canon 40D and a Canon 24-105L lens

[82ngt]

very nice videos!one question....what tripod do you use?thank you!

[7677890]

@82ngt looks like a manfrotto aluminium 190XPR0B

[owenrwilliams]

Gimp.

[oxwick]

Hi Gavin, great video, one question - do you re-set white balance or leave it on auto?

[pampasdust]

Certainly not Gavin here... I'm Andrés. From my own experience, it is always advisable to adjust the white balance when you're doing IR or any filtered picture. I am using a 450D with a Marumi filter (I'm not cheap, but I can't afford anything better). With some workaround you'll get very good results. Feel free to share or ask :)

[llamasrage]

@oxwick It doesn't matter, because you can just adjust it afterward anyway when you shoot in RAW.

[zsmile4u]

thnks a lots fr sharing ur skills Gavin ..m gonna get my ir filter m in luv wit it ;)-

[fdh1004]

Nice job, Gavin. Your videos are all very helpful.

[miguelgaio]

Hello Gavin,I love your vids and im new to infrared photography, i bought a IR 950 Filter, to use on my fujifilm finepix fd6500, and i use the same setings you use on your video, but i cant get a good result, i always get and hexagon of light or extreme brightness on the center of the photo, and the picture gets very bad definition. Also, my pictures turn out rather purple than red actually. So i was hoping for some advice from you. Can you help me somehow? Congrats on your work :)

[bucknutdave]

i have been looking into IR photography....i have a canon 50D, would it be enough to buy an IR filter for my lens to get similar results instead of getting a fully dedicated IR camera?

[zombiepm]

Your an ANGEL in DISGUISE....for a beginner like me your video tutorials are all i need to love photography more and more!!! hope u dont get tired thnk u so much

[cdisxm]

Gavin, My wife just found one of your vids. Now I am watching every one you have made. It ios good to see a person who doesn't just mod the pix in PS, but you take them pix as well. Amazing, Thank you for a great series.

[deftoners]

Gavin keep your videos and elevator porn music coming!

[phil21bttm]

love your vids really get a ton out of them keep em coming gavin

[kiko107]

it's also worth noting that newer cameras are less sensitive to IR light (because of a stronger in-built filter) and so longer exposures are needed

[originale72315]

and sorry for my bad english :P lol

[originale72315]

hi there. :)

nice tutor btw :D

have you ever tried using custom white balance with the filter on? I used it to make my shot look like a real IR without using filter. the show was no longer reddish. so you doesn't need to repair the white balance in photosop. :D

just my 2 cents :D

[JamesGreen321]

Nice one Gavin!

[mirulezs]

gavin is the man..

you're probably the best professional photographer on youtube..

[clusty1]

hey,

Nice guide.

You omitted the fact that certain lens have the "IR hotspot" like the stock 18-55

[RickBradRB1]

He uses a Canon 400D with 24-105L lens

[plunkmaster]

what camrea do you use?

[cankarales]

i think it's EOS 40D or maybe EOS 450D something like that

[SweBass]

GoGo Gavin!