Some photographers have ask me about this - "how you created this images?". Well, it's pretty simple, you just need to give up 1 digital camera & convert it into infra red camera :p
Of cause you can try with infra red film, but it's very hard to get now & you can't check the exposure & results immediately.
Some photographers try to use 'photoshop plug-in', that can be done too but I don't like to do that cause it's just like using a
f4 lens & try to create a
f1.4 effect, it's too artificial, professional photographers shouldn't rely on photoshop plug-in.
I do notice a few points when I'm shooting with infra red camera-
1. Better shoot with smaller apreture (prefer f11 or f16), to avoid soft edge.
2. Try not to shoot close-up on portraits, especially eyes looking at camera, you can see the eye balls look dark grey.
3. Results will be better if you shoot outdoor under a direct sunlight, but sometimes you need to under expose by at least 1 f.stop, to get the best details.
4. For outdoor sunny day shots, you will notice that the leafs-become white instead of dark grey tone & sky-clouds look better from normal camera.
5. You need to set at 'higher contrast' in your camera setting, cause the default setting is too soft.
Here are some samples from Vanessa & Irwin wedding portraiture.
