Infrared photography with digital rebel

I'm seeing many photos on the site that are "infrared" photos using

digital slr, but I'm finding NOTHING on the basics of how it's done.

Does anyone know of any good, informative and simple resource for

info on equipment, technique (both on the camera and in ps

afterwards), time of day/lighting, filters, settings... ect, ect...

 

and... is it even possible with the Canon 300D?

 

thanks in advance,

 

Jack Blake

i'm looking for the same thing too (for EOS 20D) which filter ? technic .. ? lens ... ect ...

Heres a start

 

http://www.naturfotograf.com/UV_IR_rev00.html#top_page.

 

have fun

thanks Chris

Jack,<br>

Yes it is possible with the 300D.<br>

First you will need a Hoya R72 filter.<br>

Second you will need a tripod.<br>

I have found that my 28-105 lens is the best of my 58mm lenses for IR shots. When you use the R72 filter you will need long exposures like up to 30 seconds at ISO 100. Many lenses will have a white spot in the center like my 50mm f/1.4 and my 100mm f/2.8 (makes them unusable to my eye for IR).

Try to focus and set your f/stop before putting the filter on.

Then when you put the filter on, your focus has to be corrected for IR light. Ex. with the 28-105 set at 28mm and the focus set at 10ft the focus has to be set to 5ft to get IR photo sharp even though the subject is 10ft away. Some lenses has the red lines for setting IR (28-105 has this). I then in software desaturate the photo to make it B&W (grayscale) otherwise it would be Red and White.<br>

Luckily with DSLR there is no cost in practice :+)<br>

Here is a shot I took with a 10D and 28-105 lens with Hoya R72 filter.<br>

<br><center>Infrared<br><A href="http://photography.firstchurchofthestreets.com/infrared/infrared_2.htm" title="Click to Open Photo Spec page Photo copyright ? 2005 John Bauer" alt="Click to see Photo Specs Photo copyright ? 2005 John Bauer" target="_blank"><img src="http://photography.firstchurchofthestreets.com/infrared/infrared_2.jpg" alt="Click to see Photo Specs Photo copyright ? 2005 John Bauer" style="WIDTH: 500px; HEIGHT: 333px"><br>EF 28-105

click for specs</A></center>

Here are a couple of more links for you to review. I typically swap the red and blue channels with Channel Mixer in Photoshop to get the desired results.

www.wrotniak.net/photo/infrared/index.html

 

www.pibweb.com/ross/IR3.htm

thanks again! VERY helpful... I love this site!

How handy are you with a screwdriver? <a href="http://ghonis2.ho8.com/rebelmodnew.html">Removing the IR filter</a> might be an option.

The above advice is great. I started experimenting a few months ago. The kit lens has a huge bright spot in the middle. The Canon 28 2.8 has been great for IR, though. It is close to the focal length of a normal lens on the 300D and does a great job.

 

I am still mastering the conversion to black and white. I take the lazy route and just do a straight conversion with an editing program.

 

It is fun to play with and slightly addictive. It makes what otherwise would be boring mid-day shots into something interesting, sometimes other worldly.

 

Try http://dpfwiw.com/ir.htm for information. There is lots there to chew on. Have fun!<div></div>

I wanted to take the time to thank those that helped here... Tonight I shot my first infrared photography! And I loaded up a couple... I'm not sure how good they are, but I can already tell I'm going to have fun with it! Thanks again!

Jack

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