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"Capturing Infrared"

f6cvalkyrie

Well-known member
A 9-shot (vertically shot) panorama from the terrace of our Chateau.
Panasonic G1, FS modified, with 650 nm external filter
The original stitch is 52 Mpx



C U,
Rafael
 

scho

Well-known member
I posted earlier in this thread about using a neutral/warm icc profile for soft proofing and toning IR images. I've created a few more profiles for neutral, warm, cool, and selenium tones. They are available for download as a zip archive for those that want to experiment. You can use them for soft proofing in either LR or CS6 by putting the profiles in your Colorsync>Profiles folder where they can be accessed. To create a toned image just open the image in CS6 and use Convert to profile with the absolute color rendering option. You can also create blends by stacking toned images in layers and adjusting layer opacity to get the tone blend you want. Sample images below using the pure tone profiles. Here is a dropbox image stack psd file created from an IR image and toned variants (warning LARGE file download).

Original RGB



Neutral



Cool



Selenium



Warm

 

Cindy Flood

Super Moderator
Thank you, Carl. That is very generous of you to share.

This is a photo from Downtown Charleston using Carl's Selenium tone.
Panasonic G1 665nm and Panasonic 14-42mm
 
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scho

Well-known member
Thank you, Carl. That is very generous of you to share.

This is a photo from Downtown Charleston using Carl's Selenium tone.
Panasonic G1 665nm and Panasonic 14-42mm
You are welcome Cindy. I made these profiles primarily for soft proofing when processing images for printing with QTR, but they also work well for toning.
 
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Cindy Flood

Super Moderator
I usually do toning with the Split Toning panel in LR, but Carl's profiles are a quick way to get a nice toned look. This photo is toned with his warm profile.

Panasonic G1 665nm, Panasonic 14-42mm

 

f6cvalkyrie

Well-known member
This spooky image was processed in LR and in NIK COLOR EFEX (midnight preset) and then again in LR for split toning ...
Shot with FS G1 with external 850 nm filter



C U,
Rafael​
 
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Deleted member 7792

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I posted earlier in this thread about using a neutral/warm icc profile for soft proofing and toning IR images. I've created a few more profiles for neutral, warm, cool, and selenium tones. They are available for download as a zip archive for those that want to experiment. You can use them for soft proofing in either LR or CS6 by putting the profiles in your Colorsync>Profiles folder where they can be accessed. To create a toned image just open the image in CS6 and use Convert to profile with the absolute color rendering option. You can also create blends by stacking toned images in layers and adjusting layer opacity to get the tone blend you want. Sample images below using the pure tone profiles. Here is a dropbox image stack psd file created from an IR image and toned variants (warning LARGE file download).
Thanks a lot Carl. I'll give the profiles a try.

Joe
 

scho

Well-known member
Just a final example of how the curves used to generate the soft proofing icc profiles I posted are actually employed when making split tone prints via QuadTone RIP. You can use up to three different printing curves to make split tones and more importantly, you can vary the blend of tones in highlights, mid tones, and shadows. This screen grab shows the QTR driver in LR set up for a print I was making on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Satin where I wanted selenium toned deep shadows, warm mid tones, and neutral/warm highlights. Tonal transitions are blended by the QTR driver and are very smooth in the print.

 
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Deleted member 7792

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Carl, thanks for the info on Quad Tone RIP. I am not currently using a RIP, and the QTR option appears to offer everything I'd need at an unbeatable price.

Joe
 

scho

Well-known member
Carl, thanks for the info on Quad Tone RIP. I am not currently using a RIP, and the QTR option appears to offer everything I'd need at an unbeatable price.

Joe
You are welcome Joe. If you use a Mac, I have a nice QTR tutorial that Lou Dina wrote up when we were making profiles for the Epson 1400 a couple of years ago.
 

scho

Well-known member
A few NEX5N-IR (720) shots taken with the Touit 12 today at Cornell's Newman Arboretum.







 
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You are welcome Joe. If you use a Mac, I have a nice QTR tutorial that Lou Dina wrote up when we were making profiles for the Epson 1400 a couple of years ago.
I am a Mac user and would love to read your tutorial.

Joe
 
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