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Infrared in Portrait, Street and Architecture Photography
I experimented with infrared films (ORWO, later Konica) back in the days of analogue negative film. Certain experiences from that time, for example the angle of sunlight to the desired effect, are still valid today. For me, only the use in black and white photography is interesting, for which I have tried out several cameras.
November 28, 2021
Calendar Wild Rügen 2022
The "Wild Rügen 2022" calendar shows the nature of Germany's largest island in a very special light. From the chalk coast on the Baltic Sea, through the meadows and forests of the central island to the special natural areas on the Bodden coast, the calendar takes you through the year. Special natural areas, natural spectacles and small details are depicted on 12 varied calendar pages.
November 24, 2021
Ep. 38: Lübeck in Infrared: BW using only red channel
Normally, a good white balance is also necessary for a black and white infrared image. However, this always introduces noise into the image. With older cameras, which are quite susceptible to image noise, there is a little trick. You can use only one color channel of the image to create a black and white image. Of course, the red channel...
November 7, 2021
Deep Space and Cygnus Nebula Region
A contribution by David Hajnal Very special images are possible at night thanks to an astro conversion and extended red sensitivity. This does not necessarily require a telescope, as David Hajnal impressively demonstrates. He pointed his astromodified Sony A7 (Astronomik L2 filter) at the constellation Cygnus with 75 mm or 135 mm and took these impressive pictures.
November 4, 2021
Free Astro Webinar on October 12th
The sight of the night sky on a clear night can be absolutely fascinating. But what is the best way to photograph it? Which camera settings make sense and how can you optimize the camera for astrophotography? And what is this H-alpha that everyone is talking about?
October 9, 2021
Ep. 37: Pond Rose Basin in Infrared - Colokey with 700 nm Filter
Colorkey infrared processing, i.e. blue sky and monochrome landscape, simply never loses its appeal. This processing is possible with any infrared filter with which color processing is also possible. The colorkey processing itself is done quickly and easily with darktable. Many thanks to Marion Reibetanz for providing the photo from...
September 5, 2021
Ep. 36: Safiental in Infrared - Black and White Image Processing with 700 nm Filter
With the 700 nm filter you can take both black and white and color infrared pictures. The color information can also be used to have maximum control over a black and white image. You can find out how this works with darktable in this tutorial. Many thanks to Gion-Andri Derungs for this beautiful alpine scenario from the...
August 22, 2021
Free Infrared Beginner Tutorial 2021
If you're thinking about getting into IR photography but are unsure or are unclear about some aspects, you can watch this free tutorial here. The 1.5 hour webinar was recorded at the end of July and takes you through all the important aspects of infrared photography from A to Z. Starting with the conversion options of the camera, filter selection, infrared...
August 4, 2021
Ep. 35: Cochem in Infrared - Image Processing with only a JPEG File
Infrared photos are normally taken in RAW files. However, if JPEG was accidentally set in the camera, you can still make something out of the image with such a file - the prerequisite is a good white balance in the camera. You can find out what works and what doesn't in this tutorial with...
August 1, 2021
Ep. 34: darktable 3.6 for Infrared Image Editing
The new darktable version 3.6 has been released! Another great new version with many improvements and features. I present the new version with a view to infrared image processing and explain the basic settings.
July 18, 2021

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