Product Description

An all–new guide that shows photographers how to explore the eerily beautiful world of infrared images

By adding a filter to the camera lens, digital photographers can capture infrared (IR) images featuring brooding skies, dramatic clouds, and bright white instead of green. Illustrated with hundreds of striking IR images taken around the world, this unique guide shows photographers how to get started and get creative with IR. It covers IR basics as well as imaginative techniques that produce eye–catching images–things like long exposures, multiple exposures, and image enhancement with coloring, mirroring, toning, and layering as well as HDR, Photoshop Photomerge, and other Photoshop tools. The book also includes a Gallery of Friends that showcases IR work from top photographers such as Joe Farace and Russell Hart, plus end–of–chapter assignments.

Deborah Sandidge (Orlando, FL) is a director and board member of the Orlando Camera Club and guest instructor at the Harmon School of Photography in Orlando. She is also Creative Director for the League of Infrared Photographers (www.irleague.com). Her photos have appeared in gallery exhibits and in several instructional books and magazines.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65426 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
"As we′ve come to expect from the books in this series, the design is excellent, offering an easy introduction" (Digital SLR Photography, September 2009)

From the Back Cover
Let your motto become "What would happen if. . . ?"

Infrared light offers photographers another artistic avenue to explore. You don′t need years of experience or expensive equipment. Just grab an IR filter or a converted digital camera, and you′re ready to enter the fascinating world of infrared photography. The unique effects you can create with IR photography are limited only by your imagination.

In these pages, you′ll discover the practical information about file formats and composition as well as plenty of creative inspiration.

• Discover whether your camera can detect infrared light and compare different IR filters

• Learn how to see in IR and master IR composition

• Play with effects — extended exposures, shooting through glass, zooming, and painting with light

• Explore HDR and Photomerge options

• Open more creative possibilities with Photoshop

About the Author
Deborah Sandidge is Creative Director for the League of Creative Infrared Photographers, where novice, amateur, and professional photographers come to learn how to enhance their digital IR photography skills. Her award–winning photography has appeared in many galleries, publications, and venues.

Customer Reviews

A comprehensive guide
This book is a wealth of ideas for anyone who wants to shoot more than just trees and grass. I have other books on infrared photography, but this was the most informative by far. It is full of tips on using IR creatively, and also showcases the work of several photographers and includes a useful list of resources in the appendix.

Digital Infrared photography
A superb book.
Packed with inspirational pictures and easy to understand technical information for those that want it.
A book for beginners and experienced photographers alike.
The author was happy to respond to my email questions.