Infrared - Photography Contest [7 entries]

Stony Mere Church Picture

Winning entry, with a score of:
63.9%
Contest goal:

Photography is the art of capturing light. Infrared photography on the other hand, is the art of capturing invisible light. Your goal in this contest is to take an infrared picture of anything and show it to us. Post-editing is allowed, but it's important that you capture your photo with an IR-Filter.
For the ones who are not familiar with the concept, you can read about it HERE. Good luck!


Required level: 10+ or higher.
Status: finished. Check out the winners below!
Suggested by: Giulia

smokebigbird: ok i dont have a IR Filter, can anyone give a alternative option ? Thanks ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
jawshoewhah: I am guessing that there is a feature on photoshop that will turn the photo into infrared. Question is, is PS allowed to use. Also did a search and IR len's don't seem to be too expensive online but by the time I get it I don't think I'll have time to enter. ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
kyricom: No IR filter. My guess is that there won't be many entries in this ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
kyricom: I looked at this tutorial, and it's basically take pictures with a special filter, but looking at all the examples, I can't help but think that this isn't really infrared photography. Infrared measures heat. It's where you see people (for example) looking red in contrast to the nonheated surroundings. ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
friiskiwi: There are a lot of tutorials on the net on how to do fake infrared photos, but I guess this is for those who have a filter or an infrared camera. I'm not one of them and don't have enough intrest in the subject to go and buy a filter., ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
adeincyprus: personally, I don't think there will be too many entries in this, and most of those are likely to be fakes....I don't have IR filter, and I don't think I want to go buuy one and then go through all the hassle that the tutorial speaks about........ ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
MaRkSqUiRrEl: Yep, Same here, No IR filter, and defnetly havnt got a converted camera. ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
Contest Moderator: Only pics shot with an actual IR filter are allowed. Simulating the effect in photoshop is not allowed. ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
jawshoewhah: Well HELL! I'm gonna go out of my way an get an IR filter now if none of you are going to enter. I might actually stand a chance. :P ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
jawshoewhah: Apparently most DSLR cameras have an IR setting on them. Is it ok to use the setting on the camera? (if I can find it) Not really finding IR filers locally and only online Apparently IR filters are not too popular with DSLR's because I guess most make a setting. ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
maclu2iaf: i like the way you thinking Joshua, its a good add up for you in experimenting photography!....and sad for me its going to be raining, cloudy and bloody fogging for the whole week here! they should sell weather on ebay too. damn it ! ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
jawshoewhah: This is what one of the employees at the camera store told me. IR FILERS ARE primaily used on traditionl film cameras and I think a lot of filters are, because as soem of you know traditional film cameras do not have the different picture settings. I think in all fairness, and to get some entries, the IR setting on my DSLR 9when I can find it) should be the equivalent as an actual filter. ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
jawshoewhah: ooops... I hate it when that happens. I can't find an IR setting. Besides, it seems IR filer is the only way to go. Also found some info saying DSLRs work just fine with them. Now I just need to find one..... ( 5 years and 3298 days ago )
MaRkSqUiRrEl: Found this tut on turning an old point and push camera into a IR camera. - http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/254/how-to-turn-a-digital-camera-into-an-ir-camera ( 5 years and 3297 days ago )
smokebigbird: i would need more then a week to work it out ( 5 years and 3297 days ago )
MaRkSqUiRrEl: LoL, thats what i was thinking. Interesting tho. ( 5 years and 3297 days ago )
UncleJimmy: mos if not all dslr's have a hi-pass ir "blocking" filter installed underneath the color "bergen" filter placed over the cmos sensor...makes ir very difficult without an IR filter on the lens. Just so happens I shot a lot of IR in my B&W film days on IR sensitive film, but unfortunately I can't seem to find the original negs! I was actually thinking of having an old point and shoot converted, costs about $79 USD and lots of places will do it for you...but won't have one this week either...guess if someone can, we will have a sure winner! ( 5 years and 3296 days ago )
jawshoewhah: I think this contest should be put on a back burner until some of us can aquire an IR filter. I can only find them online. ( 5 years and 3295 days ago )
Nator: They still make infrared film...lol...try a red filter it is far better results IMO. ( 5 years and 3293 days ago )
jawshoewhah: I don't mind getting anIR filter and I actually think it would be fun to try it out on different shots. I just can't seem to find one locally. I can't be the only one who feels this way, after all there's STILL no entries. ( 5 years and 3293 days ago )
dollmommy: There would be entries if this contest wasn't open to just 10+ levels. I would love to enter this one but am only a lowly level 1 in photography. ( 5 years and 3293 days ago )
UncleJimmy: The entries thus far appear off topic...I did some research on light frequency and IR filters on wikipedia and found that IR filters are tuned to allow in ONLY light at the 720+ nanometer range, all other color blue(400nm) orange (600nm) and so-fourth would be totally blocked by the IR filter...in other words...there would be no color as we know it...IR images result in "false color" which has to be correced (purple-ish tint throught the photo) and result in a strange B&W type image... ( 5 years and 3293 days ago )
UncleJimmy: Well...after days of struggling with hue, saturation and color channels...I finally had a "DUH" moment and figured out the whole color problem and an easy soultion. If you have a camera that is capable of shooting in RAW, it's quite easy! upon raw conversion, just like in studio shots...simply go to click white balance and click the dropper on something that's supposed to be white and "presto" problem solved. All the magenta hue disappears like magic and now process like any other photo! ( 5 years and 3291 days ago )
jawshoewhah: This sucks, only reason I couldn't enter was because I didn't have the right equipment...... ( 5 years and 3289 days ago )

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Stony Mere Church - created by maclu2iaf


Stony Mere Church
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The Pond - created by UncleJimmy


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Backyard - created by maclu2iaf


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Empty Path - created by UncleJimmy


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Purple Sky - created by maclu2iaf


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whatever on that ground, they are not what you were thinking. they are mole holes. (5 years and 3292 days ago)