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Color Infrared Effect For Photos

Here is a style to achieve Infrared Effects in Photoshop that people would think were done with real IR film by (Kodak, who makes a High-Speed Infrared Black-and-White film)

1. Open the photo you want to convert into an infrared image with Photoshop.

2. Next, Click "Ctrl+J" to duplicate the photograph.

3. Click Layer > New Adjust Layer > Selective Color and apply the following settings ...

- Colors = Cyans
- Cyan = 0%
- Magneta = 0%
- Yellow = 0%
- Black = +100%
- Method = Absolute

- Colors = Blues
- Cyan = 0%
- Magneta = 0%
- Yellow = 0%
- Black = +100%
- Method = Absolute

- Colors = Whites
- Cyan = 0%
- Magneta = 0%
- Yellow = 0%
- Black = -100%
- Method = Absolute

- Colors = Blacks
- Cyan = 0%
- Magneta = 0%
- Yellow = 0%
- Black = +100%
- Method = Absolute

4. Click Layer > New Adjust Layer > Channel Mixer and apply the following settings ...

- Output Channel = Red
- Red = +100%
- Green = +200%
- Blue = -200%

Constant = -10%

Check the box "Monochrome"

5. Now on the Layer Palette, click "Lighten" and set the "Opacity" to 100% to bring some of the blue color back.

Your final image will appear as the one below.

Last update: 2007-08-07 20:47
Author: Gary Logsdon
Revision: 1.0

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