White Tree
May, 2017Views
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Location
I shot this photo in a local park.Time
It was close to 3:00P (or 15H00M) and it was a brilliant cloudy day with some sun.Lighting
The sun was bright although there were clouds in the sky and I happened have my infrared camera in my car. The scene look just right for infrared so I decided to take a few shots.Equipment
For this shot, I used a converted Panasonic DMC-G3 camera with a the 14-42mm kit lens on it. No other equipment was needed because it was bright out side. Actually, I had to stop down the aperture for exposure correction.Inspiration
Trees look really nice in infrared and you can work some magic in post by playing with faux colors in Photoshop. I was drawn to the composition too because of the way the trail snaked through the landscape. I decided to use the rule of thirds to draw the viewer's attention to the tree(s) (actually its two) on the right by coloring them white to differentiate them from the rest. I thought by coloring the grass white would balance out the photo. The result is a blue/white sky, orange "forest" trees, which contrast well, and the white trees with the white grass. And of course, the black/blue trail leads the viewer's eye into the scene.Editing
I process all of my infrared shots in Photoshop. In Photoshop, I do channel swapping to get the blue sky and faux colors. I also play with the color channels to eliminate chromo noise. For this one, I used NIK Collection's Efex Pro to do the selective faux coloring of the trees and the grass.In my camera bag
To shoot infrared, I use my converted Panasonic DMC-G3, which is converted to 590nm. I used LifePixel to get this camera converted; they do a very good job with conversion. I recommend them. The other major player in this world is Kolari Vision. I haven't used them but I hear they are good too. I will be converting my Canon 7D to a full spectrum camera, which will allow me to shoot across the entire light spectrum (from UV to Infrared) by just putting on the appropriate filter on my lens.Feedback
Try new things! Don't commit to a certain style, genre, or technology. Nowadays photography is so broad, thanks to digital photography. I was drawn to infrared after seeing some other photographers' work. (Go to https://www.lifepixel.com/galleries to see some awesome work.) I was so inspired I wanted to get an older camera converted. I also had to learn how to "see" in infrared because the results you get are very difference from shooting in the normal visible spectrum. And this is what intrigues me.
