Explore the Hidden World of Infrared Photography

Infrared is an amazing medium for self expression! Join Rain Hayes as she takes you through everything you need to know to get started photographing with infrared light. In this class you’ll learn the fundamentals of what infrared photography is all about, the types of gear you’ll need to capture infrared photographs, how to set up your camera to start taking infrared photos, various post processing techniques for Photoshop and Lightroom, and so much more. Come get inspired to explore a stunning alternative method for seeing and photographing the world around you!

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Rain Hayes

Release Date: 2023-06-08

Lessons

Introduction

The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.

Duration: 5 mins 16 seconds

What is Infrared Light?

Rain explains what infrared light is to better understand the way it works in photography.

Duration: 2 mins 2 seconds

Infrared Photography Equipment

Learn about the various tools available to you for getting into infrared photography.

Duration: 6 mins 10 seconds

Preparing for Taking Photos

Now that you know the basics, it is time to prepare for capturing photos.

Duration: 5 mins 54 seconds

Capturing the Scene in Infrared

With the camera set, Rain walks through her process for capturing infrared landscape photos.

Duration: 5 mins 33 seconds

Focus on the Details

Infrared has the ability to pull out details that we might otherwise not see or notice.

Duration: 2 mins 14 seconds

Turn Your Mobile Device into Infrared

You can put a filter on your mobile device’s camera and shoot mobile infrared.

Duration: 3 mins 4 seconds

Creating Custom Camera Profile

Back in the studio, Rain steps through her workflow to create a custom camera profile for use in post processing.

Duration: 8 mins 9 seconds

Editing in B&W

With her profile created, Rain walks through her process for editing a B&W image.

Duration: 20 mins 5 seconds

Editing in Color

Using a 590 filter image, Rain steps through her process for editing in color.

Duration: 22 mins 28 seconds

Post Processing in Lightroom Classic

Switching to Lightroom Classic, Rain demonstrates how to create a dreamy glowing image.

Duration: 7 mins 19 seconds

Enhance Natural Qualities of Infrared

Learn how to bring out the natural qualities of infrared in your post processing.

Duration: 12 mins 3 seconds