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Creating an Infrared Effect in Photoshop

Author: Head Nerd Author's URL: www.photoshopnerds.com More by this author
Added:Mar 01, 2006 Rating: Less than 3 votes yet   Level: Beginner Software: Photoshop  

Open the image you would like to make infrared, double click the Background layer to unlock it.

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Press CTRL+Shift+L or go to Image > Adjustments > Auto Levels and let Photoshop correct the levels in your photo.

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Now Go to Image > Mode > Lab Color to make the photo in Lab mode

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Now go to channels, select B Channel, press CTRL+A (to select the entire layer) and press CTRL+C to copy it. Now go back to layers and paste your B channel.

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Now press CTRL+L or go to Image > Adjustments > Levels to bring the levels dialogue.

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Now correct manually the levels by dragging the sliders. In my example I show you the levels before and after.

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You're done:

Creating an Infrared Effect