The Infrared Photography Masterclass

Create Unique and Memorable Photographs with Digital Infrared Photography

4.20 (41 reviews)
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7.5 hours
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May 2023
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What you will learn

This course will prepare you to create unique and memorable photographs in the invisible infrared radiation spectrum.

Develop an appreciation for how digital infrared photography improves and enhances your existing photography skills.

Learn how filters control what portion of the radiation spectrum reaches your camera sensor to achieve creative images.

Learn the instructor's own comprehensive list of hard-earned field checks for optimum field captures.

Get started processing your infrared images with a strong foundational knowledge in digital infrared photography.

Overcome obstacles getting started in digital infrared photography with detailed guidance from an actual practitioner.

Create images that are unique, memorable and that will be lifelong treasures that few others are able to create.

Description

For 2023 The Infrared Photography Masterclass (formally The Skeptic’s Guide to Infrared Photography) has been thoroughly reviewed and updated by its original author. The Infrared Photography Masterclass offers an updated treasure-trove of valuable information for anyone wanting to get started in infrared photography or expand their current photography skills.

This course has been carefully reviewed by its original author to be sure it remains relevant and accurate. New infrared images from the author himself have been added and resources have been checked and updated as needed. The closed captions have also been professionally generated under the careful scrutiny of the author to be sure they are accurate in terminology and precisely follow the author’s presentation. Each lesson video has been professionally prepared using high-end video editing technology to provide infrared photography enthusiasts with crisp and clear visuals for a high-quality learning experience.

The Infrared Photography Masterclass is for photographers of all skill levels who are interested in this exciting branch of creative photography, referred to as digital infrared photography. This course includes over seven hours of digital infrared photography discussion while displaying over a hundred high quality infrared images to illustrate your possibilities with this exciting branch of creative photography.

Patrick C. Cook, your instructor, has 10 years of experience with digital infrared photography and is delighted to have this opportunity to share with you his hard-won knowledge. Patrick is not only an infrared photography enthusiast, but also a life-long photographer spanning many years with both film and digital cameras. In fact, a few years ago Patrick also published a highly successful course on HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography. Patrick applies this depth of photography knowledge to his infrared photography teaching.

In The Infrared Photography Masterclass Patrick explains how a modified consumer digital camera can record radiation that humans can’t see. He explains why infrared photography is really the “mapping” of radiation intensity that humans can’t perceive to tones that humans can perceive - and he explains how that is accomplished. These are foundational topics to success with infrared photography, but are topics seldom touched on in tutorials.

The benefits of infrared photography are discussed to give you an idea of what you have to look forward to as you pursue infrared photography. The science behind infrared radiation is also discussed, and even the variety of filters used to control what portion of the radiation spectrum is allowed to reach the camera’s sensor. Understanding filtering is a key to creating unique and creative images derived from the near-infrared spectrum.

To help you visualize scenes in the amazing radiation of the near-infrared spectrum, Patrick displays many of his own photographs in the infrared spectrum to illustrate how infrared radiation behaves in various settings. Every photograph shown in the course (over 100) was made by the author himself and culled from his thousands of infrared images!

During The Infrared Photography Masterclass Patrick shares his keys to success that he has learned from his own experience in all phases of infrared photography, from camera operation to field capture to image processing. Based on Patrick’s actual and personal experience in infrared photography, the lesson “Achieving Optimum Field Captures” may be the single most important lesson of the course because it comes from actual experience, not theory! The goal is to return home with optimum field captures. Because infrared photography is dependent on image processing, you want the best field shots possible. This is just one topic that Patrick addresses to help you be successful with infrared photography.

Infrared photography requires experience to predict how an infrared image will turn out. While you can learn the basics of infrared photography quickly enough, what Patrick attempts to do in this course is get you beyond the basics found in tutorials (which are sometimes flawed). Patrick's hope is that you get to a point where your infrared photography is successful enough to become more than a passing interest. In this course Patrick also points you to a variety of additional learning resources such as websites, practitioners and books for learning more about infrared photography. The more you know, the more enjoyable infrared photography is.

Of course you will find similar information in books and online tutorials. That's good because it gives you a larger knowledge pool to draw upon. However, the material in this course wasn't simply lifted from tutorials and books. Rather, is a carefully organized coverage of many topics related to infrared photography presented by an actual practitioner and photography enthusiast who has enjoyed a degree of success with this creative branch of photography.

Learning infrared photography only starts with this course, which could be said to be the most complete course on digital infrared photography in existence! But this course is really only a start - infrared photography is unique in that you have to practice it to learn it. Don't rush it. Enjoy the learning process. To get you off to a great start, Patrick put in hundreds of hours developing this course to be a rewarding educational experience with a steady pace, an optimal topic sequence, lots of example images, high-quality visuals, quiz questions, high-accuracy captions and downloadable images to examine closely and practice processing.

If you are a photography enthusiast The Infrared Photography Masterclass may be just what you need to revitalize your photography with an exciting branch of creative photography. Use it to become a better color photographer. Use it to enhance and differentiate your photo portfolio. Use it to put some spark in your photography and have some fun with your photography. All photography skill levels welcome. All digital camera brand preferences welcome. No camera needed to take the course. Just listen, learn and decide for yourself.

Welcome to The Infrared Photography Masterclass and to infrared photography! Let's get started...

Content

Introduction to Digital Infrared Photography

Welcome to the Skeptic’s Guide
What Infrared Photography Really Is
Lecture Quiz Challenge: What Infrared Photography Really Is
Your Success with Infrared Photography
Lecture Quiz Challenge: Your Success with Infrared Photography
The Benefits of Infrared Photography
Lecture Quiz Challenge: The Benefits of Infrared Photography
The Science of Infrared Photography
Lecture Quiz Challenge: The Science of Infrared Photography

How Digital Infrared Photography Works

How the Camera Maps Infrared Radiation
Lecture Quiz Challenge: How the Camera Maps Infrared Radiation
Filters for Infrared Photography - Part 1
Lecture Quiz Challenge: Filters for Infrared Photography, Part 1
Filters for Infrared Photography - Part 2
Lecture Quiz Challenge: Filters for Infrared Photography, Part 2
How Infrared Radiation Behaves - Part 1
Lecture Quiz Challenge: How Infrared Radiation Behaves, Part 1
How Infrared Radiation Behaves - Part 2
Lecture Quiz Challenge: How Infrared Radiation Behaves, Part 2
Infrared Photography with a Color Camera
Lecture Quiz Challenge: Infrared Photography with a Color Camera

Success with Digital Infrared Photography

Keys to Success with Infrared Photography
Learning Infrared Photography
Summary and Send Off
BONUS! Resources for Infrared Photography

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Reviews

Mr
August 19, 2023
A great first introduction to a new challenge,i will refer back regularly as i am just starting on the journey
Serge
January 25, 2023
Very interesting and the only good training video I found for IR photography. The teacher has very good knowledge on the technical aspect of IR
Dan
September 5, 2022
A great introduction to IR photography, consolidating a lot of useful information. The final lesson #38 has lots of resources. I really learned a lot - I recommend it. Pat has a very clear and confident style. However, the first information that I felt I could actually apply only appears at lesson 11 ! I thought the pace of the course could have been faster. In my view some points / messages were repeated a little too often.
Cesare
June 7, 2022
Very good in depth explanations about the principles of infrared photography, thank you Patrick Cook!
Dean
November 24, 2021
The first parts, thus far, are really philosophical which I find very useful. I have been shooting with infrared for about 2 years. For some people it might be better to move some of the more philosophical parts to later in the course, or mix them in with some of the more practical and technical aspects.
Shane
July 31, 2021
Overall it’s probably OK for beginners but is too basic for intermediate or advanced users. I have been shooting digital IR since 2004 and IR long before. I hoped to gain something from modern day processing especially since the course is marked 2020, but it falls way short. The author doesn’t quite understand how the sensor, custom white balance and RAW processor deal with IR CWB and their relationship to Histogram and judging exposure and cause of tint. Sharpening ideas are old and out of date. Doesn’t discuss AI Sharpening & AI Noise techniques The benefit of the transcript for hard of hearing is very poor. The transcript is obviously some kind of (poor) automated voice to text software and has certainly NOT been proof read. Just a minute sample of transcript issues: ”which is not the case with a dedicated diesel conversion for both camera systems.” “This type of camera is called a dedicated conversion because the hot mirror is permanently replaced with a cold beer.” “Well, if you are a Nikon shooter, you might be interested in Aitken's capture, Anex, dash and capture Anex deep software application. The software works with Kinnane, NCF and RW Raw Files.” Without a very good knowledge of IR the transcript is marginally useful. Patrick rightly states in Lesson #36 minute 6.16 “Verify everything you are told about infrared photography, including what I have told you here in this course, the process of verification will help you separate fact from fiction and more firmly in bed.”. I'm just glad I didn't pay full price.

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