Capturing and Editing Infrared Images

Magnolia Gardens in South Carolina is filled with beautiful green oak trees. In this video, professional shooter Tony Sweet photographs those trees and shows you why green works wonderfully for infrared images. You will learn framing techniques, camera settings, and how to edit infrared images with a digital sandwich.

Tony sets up his tripod and frames a canopy of hanging oaks. He shoots two long exposures at f-22, the second with a soft focus filter to create that delightful infrared glow. In the editing suite, he goes into Aperture and Photoshop software and shows you how to use adjustment tools including exposure, saturation, contrast, and photomerging.

See all of the videos in our Visual Artistry Course:

• Visual Artistry—Course Preview
• Using Long Exposure to Photograph Water
• HDR Photography: Capturing a Water Scene
• Close-Up Photography: Capturing the Details of Shells
• Photographing Scenery with Multiple Exposures
• Black and White Conversion
• Capturing the Beauty of Downtown Charleston
• Infrared Photography: Tips on Shooting and Editing
• How to Mirror an Image Using Photoshop
• How to Photomerge to Create a Panoramic Image
• Creating a Digital Sandwich
• Capturing Unique Shots in Drayton Cellar
• Capturing HDR Images at Drayton
• Capturing and Editing Infrared Images
• Mirroring Images at Magnolia Gardens
• Photographing Charleston Gallery
• Drayton Hall: Stitching and Merging Photos
• Assembling a Digital Sandwich at Magnolia Gardens
• Photographing Trees with Multiple Exposures