Knowing that a lot of site visitors are interested in this topic, this overview should serve as a good starting point for your journey into Infrared Photography. Are you new to Infrared Photography? In this case, I would recommend reading the following articles in order:

  1. The Infrared Photography Tutorial: How to Do It Right From the Start explains the basic concepts and issues
  2. Infrared Camera Conversion Service: The Complete Provider Overview will help you make a choice if you would like to have your camera converted
  3. Proper Infrared White Balance in Lightroom explains how to deal with the strong red cast of infrared pictures in Lightroom
  4. Infrared Blue Sky Effect in Lightroom explains how to create the infrared blue sky effect, even if you don’t use Adobe Photoshop

Here are some articles I am currently working on. My plan is to publish them as soon as my time allows me to finish them:

  • What would an ideal infrared camera look like?
  • What is in my infrared camera bag?

If you would like to see a specific topic covered, please contact me any time – I am always open to new ideas and suggestions.

Infrared Photography articles:

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An In-Depth Infrared Filter Comparison

Would you like to know which IR filters are available and how they differ? This infrared filter comparison provides answers and additional tips.

Olympus Infrared Lens Review

The Olympus MFT Lens Infrared Performance Review

How suitable are Olympus Micro Four Thirds lenses for infrared photography? Here is an IR performance review of 14 Olympus and third-party MFT lenses.

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Why You Should – and How to – Avoid Diffraction in Infrared Photography

Diffraction impacts infrared photography more than in visible light. Calculate the aperture limits for any IR filter, based on your personal requirements.

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Why You Should No Longer Consider Luminar for Infrared Photography

Skylum Luminar 3 was an excellent tool for infrared photography. Here are the reasons why Luminar 4 is no longer recommended.

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Infrared Camera Conversion Service: The Global Provider Overview

Trying to find an infrared camera conversion service provider? Check out this global list of businesses and learn about helpful details.

This infrared photography tutorial will help you understand how to do infrared photography by breaking down and explaining the concepts and the issues.

The Infrared Photography Tutorial: A Guideline for Your Ideal IR Solution

This infrared photography tutorial will guide you to your personal IR solution by identifying and explaining the most relevant and important choices.

A step-by-step guide on how to create the infrared blue sky effect in Lightroom, using only free tools. No Photoshop channel mixer required.

How to Create the Infrared Blue Sky Effect in Lightroom

A step-by-step guide on how to create the infrared blue sky effect in Lightroom, using only the Development module. No external tools required.

A step-by-step guide on how to process infrared photos in Lightroom by creating a custom infrared white balance profile.

How to Set Proper Infrared White Balance in Lightroom

Your infrared pictures are all red? Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set proper white balance for your infrared pictures in Lightroom.