I've posted a textured sepia version of this barn photo before, but I redid it as an infrared image for this theme. Here's the process I used to create the infrared effect, which was based on this tutorial that I found here, How to convert images to Infrared look using Photoshop.
1. Added a Channel Mixer adjustment layer, checked the Monochrome box, and set green channel at 200%, red at -10%, and blue at -90%.
2. Duplicated the Channel Mixer layer, unchecked the Monochrome box, and then played around with the sliders for each channel to give it a bit of a color tone. In this case, I liked this blueish color tone.
3. Added some curves layers to increase contrast and lighten the mid tones.
4. Applied a slight blur overlay by duplicating the background layer, applying Gaussian blur with a radius of 10px, and then reducing the layer's opacity to 38%.
Any comments and suggestions would be most appreciated!
A very believable IR conversion. I liked the sepia, and this is just as nice, so you know it's a strong image on its own. I like the slight blue cast also. Neat reflections in the lower windows.
Christopher, Beautiful! The blue cast looks great. I might tone down the left window just a tiny bit if it were mine. I think this is very believable and thank you for including your workflow.
Thank you for posting the post processing technique. I may try it. Nice composition and lovely effect. Agree with Denise about window. My eye gets drawn to the LLC due to it being light--might darken it a bit. Again, thanks!
The Old Barn in IR
