Matthew Roderick - W.C.C.


Infrared Worksheet


I. Creating a Traditional Infrared Effect

A. Tone and Color Neutrality

1) Create Channel Mixer adjustment layer. √ Monochrome and adjust tones using Red/Green channels, subtract value from Blue.

Color Balance
menu
 Image>Grayscale


2) Next, create a Curves adjustment layer and refine tonal properties.

Curves
image


3) Create New Stamped Layer and go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur.

* To create a layer stamp, hold Ctrl/alt/Shift/E from the top layer.

Gaussian
Gaussian Blur


4) Go to Filter Noise>Add Noise with Gaussian and √ Monochromatic.

Color Balance
Noise


5) Adjust Layer Opacity/Blend Modes to simulate realistic infrared.

Original
Final
 


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