Category Archives: Infrared – IR

How To fix Infrared Hotspots using Adobe Lightroom

Infrared hotspots are a known problem with converted cameras. Some lenses are more prone to it than others (See a relevant discussion here, and a list of lenses with their relative performance here). Certainly in smaller converted cameras, it’s a … Continue reading

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Lifting the fog

I read somewhere that Infrared film was used in WW2, and later, for aerial and reconnaissance photography. A recent experiment I did, shows clearly why: These two shots are taken at the same time from the same spot using the … Continue reading

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Colour IR – How I did it…

Before I start, let me say: Color IR is hit-and-miss for me. Sometimes it produces spectacular results, and sumetimes it’s just rubbish! Also, what works here wont work for every image, so experiment! I’m just going to walk through one … Continue reading

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