Hope this helps a little!! Check back and please let us know how it's going .
Also, Here's a little ditty I found for the 20D, not sure how it will work for your 30D
Setting Custom White Balance (Preset) for Canon 20D.
1. Fix the IR filter onto your lens.
2. Take the shot with the filter on AWB (Try initial setting of ISO 1600, 2s F4~5.6)
3. With the shot, you should get a reddish image.
4. Press Menu -> Custom WB.
5. Using the scroll dial, select the photos that you just took. Press set to accept image.
6. Screen will show [Set WB to "Custom WB"]
7. Press the AF.WB button (button is located above the LED screen).
8. Using the scroll dial, select CWB (it is the 3rd icon on the left).
9. You are ready to take your first IR images.
Capturing a shot.
1. unscrew filter from lens.
2. Compose your shots. (you will need a tripod for sure!!)
3. screw filter back.
4. Try initial setting of ISO 100, f8, 30s.
5. Half press the shutter button. it is able to AF.
6. Capture your first IR shot!!
Shoot RAW, on tripod, M Mode, get the histogram to lean the right side
In Canon DPP: Click for WB, select something with leaves (grass, trees, etc)
Boost contrast to your liking
Save as JPG
Open in PaintShop Pro, Photoshop, GIMP, etc.
Go to the channel mixer, make the red channel blue and the blue channel red
Crop and resize to your liking
Save!
Edit: And to state the obvious: I use a 52 mm Hoya R72 filter in combination with a Canon 10D and EF 50mm f/1.8 Mk II. Use of a near IR low-pass filter was only implied before this edit.
Edited by Tentacle on Mar 24, 2008 at 12:32 AM GMT
Hey Tentacle, I have been looking for a way to get good infrared without modifying a camera, your method sounds fairly simple. I use Lightroom and Photoshop CS3. How in CS3/Channel Mixer to I make the red channel blue and blue channel red?
Any other ways to get infrared look without converting a camera?
Jo Dilbeck wrote:
Hey Tentacle, I have been looking for a way to get good infrared without modifying a camera, your method sounds fairly simple. I use Lightroom and Photoshop CS3. How in CS3/Channel Mixer to I make the red channel blue and blue channel red?
Any other ways to get infrared look without converting a camera?
Find the channel mixer window. Set the Output Channel to Red. It should show red at 100%. Set it to 0% and slide Blue to 100%. Change the Output Channel to Blue and do the opposite, set blue to 0% and red to 100%.
Hadware-wise... I use a Hoya R72 52 mm filter, it screws onto the "plastic fantastic" 50/1.8 but I don't consider that a modified camera, since it sits on the lens and it easily screws off. (Though I tend to leave it on and aim by guesstimation instead of looking through the viewfinder.)
Otherwise ... Google for photoshop fake infrared. You can get quite far by careful layering and processing normal photos.
Informative thread. I'll be shooting Kodak HIE soon (we're at 32 degrees right now so it's only a dream), but that won't be an option much longer since they've discontinued the film.
I thought about converting a camera, but I'm not sure if it's worth it yet... I may try the filter route first so I'm wondering, has anyone compared different filters? It appears that the Singh-Ray IR filter is a little better deal...
Here's the first of Adoram's new IR links in case anyone is interested...
Ok guys thanks for all the help.