Thank you so much for this. I just ordered one of the pocket cams from Kolari, and I have Affinity. This was great. Not sure I would have figured all this out by myself. Appreciate it, Rob!
I’ve just found your channel. I’m getting a full spectrum camera and was looking at your channel. Nearly gave up when I seen photoshop. Then to my delight you do videos on affinity photo. Thanks!
Affinity's problem is white balance, with it's range not being sufficient if you shoot with an unmodified camera resulting in pure red or brownish pictures. In that case, you need Adobe's Camera Raw to create a custom camera profile for Lightroom and do white balance with LR to be able to further process the pictures with Affinity. Never understood why the developers never extended Affinity's white balance range even after receiving countless requests of IR enthusiasts. :/
I subscribed! I currently use a point and shoot Kodak camera that I converted to infrared (does not support RAW) and I’m currently working on a Canon 5D Classic (Mark 1).
Appreciate this tutorial is quite old, but demonstrates well Affinity’s IR capabilities - Will you be updating this tutorial with a newer version of Affinity?
Rob Shea Photography Yeah thanks just did not want to spend again on another program. I like capture one but really have to work hard to make infrared look right. Will convert my camera and get another program when the situation gets better. Got layed off because of the virus, just gotta be smarter with our money for a while, could take months.
Right after buying the program I discovered that Affinity Photo 2 cannot be used as an external editor in Lightroom because the path cannot be accesses by the system, even to the alias. Since Affinity does not have cataloging functions, this is a non starter for me.
@@vladislavtolmachev2767 Filters above 750nm will capture only near-infrared light, resulting in a monochrome image. You will get white foliage, but no color in the sky. If you want blue skies, then shoot with 720nm. You can remove the color saturation of the foliage with your raw editor.
Hi Rob! Thanks for your videos. I am a newbie in Infrared, using Photoshop and a D800 converted to 550nm. Only after the conversion I discovered, that I am not interested in false colors, but rather in B&W. Further, I have problems with white balance - setting it in my camera and afterwards the limitations in PS. Profiling with DNG Editor did not help with the limitation for colortemperature. Which editor is best suited for my needs? RawTherapee, Affinity or is it PS? I would appreciate your recommendation. Thank you in advance! Regards, Robert
I would lean towards PS and Silver EFEX Pro. Silver EFEX Pro is an excellent tool for working with monochrome images. Affinity and RawTherepee are both excellent editors, but I have not used them enough in monochrome to be able to compare.
@@robshea Thank you for the fast answer! Shall try. What about the limitation regarding the balance changes in PS? I made a profile with DNG Editor, but the limitation did not change, at least not much, as far as I remeber. Do you have an idea what I did wrong? Setting the white balance in the camera seems to be difficult to me, often times the camera seems not to be able to acquire the measuring. Should I care?
@@robertsuffak813 White balance adjustments don't greatly impact monochrome results. You get better results by tweaking other tone settings. If you want to set a WB and experiment, you can try the profiles in the Infrared Profile Pack. 590.red/infrared-profile-pack
@@robshea Oh, thanks! Must try. I already have your books, but could not read them yet. My bad. But in winter IR did not have absolute priority… Thank you again, wish you well!
DCP support is on their roadmap, but not supported in the product yet. forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/17617-cameraprofiles-i-want-to-use-dcp-camera-profile-how-do-i-instal-then-into-ap/
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Thank you so much for this. I just ordered one of the pocket cams from Kolari, and I have Affinity. This was great. Not sure I would have figured all this out by myself. Appreciate it, Rob!
I’ve just found your channel. I’m getting a full spectrum camera and was looking at your channel. Nearly gave up when I seen photoshop. Then to my delight you do videos on affinity photo. Thanks!
Notice the tool tip on the bottom of the window for WB tool. Alt + drag to select an area or shit to add multiple points. Very handy.
Nice tip, Thanks!
Excellent video. You're obviously well versed in IR photography and wiling to share your expertise.
Affinity's problem is white balance, with it's range not being sufficient if you shoot with an unmodified camera resulting in pure red or brownish pictures.
In that case, you need Adobe's Camera Raw to create a custom camera profile for Lightroom and do white balance with LR to be able to further process the pictures with Affinity.
Never understood why the developers never extended Affinity's white balance range even after receiving countless requests of IR enthusiasts. :/
Excellent video, well presented.
I subscribed! I currently use a point and shoot Kodak camera that I converted to infrared (does not support RAW) and I’m currently working on a Canon 5D Classic (Mark 1).
Appreciate this tutorial is quite old, but demonstrates well Affinity’s IR capabilities - Will you be updating this tutorial with a newer version of Affinity?
I'll plan to take another look at Affinity.
@@robshea Thanks
I should have waited for this because I have capture one and it does not have channel mixer.
Capture One is a great program but does not have good support for Infrared. Affinity Photo or RawTherapee could fill that gap for you.
Rob Shea Photography Yeah thanks just did not want to spend again on another program. I like capture one but really have to work hard to make infrared look right. Will convert my camera and get another program when the situation gets better. Got layed off because of the virus, just gotta be smarter with our money for a while, could take months.
@@silencenhikes6692 RawTherapee is free and great for IR. Give it a try. rawtherapee.com This is certainly a rough time. Hang in there!
Right after buying the program I discovered that Affinity Photo 2 cannot be used as an external editor in Lightroom because the path cannot be accesses by the system, even to the alias. Since Affinity does not have cataloging functions, this is a non starter for me.
Good to know for others who are interested. Thanks for sharing!
Good video. I’m just wondering if IR look should have whiteish colors in foliage?
720nm will give you the least color saturation in foliage.
@@robshea Thank you. So if I need more whiter, shall I use 850 then?
@@vladislavtolmachev2767 Filters above 750nm will capture only near-infrared light, resulting in a monochrome image. You will get white foliage, but no color in the sky. If you want blue skies, then shoot with 720nm. You can remove the color saturation of the foliage with your raw editor.
Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. Just learning how to do it using IR filter!
Hi Rob! Thanks for your videos. I am a newbie in Infrared, using Photoshop and a D800 converted to 550nm. Only after the conversion I discovered, that I am not interested in false colors, but rather in B&W. Further, I have problems with white balance - setting it in my camera and afterwards the limitations in PS. Profiling with DNG Editor did not help with the limitation for colortemperature. Which editor is best suited for my needs? RawTherapee, Affinity or is it PS? I would appreciate your recommendation. Thank you in advance! Regards, Robert
I would lean towards PS and Silver EFEX Pro. Silver EFEX Pro is an excellent tool for working with monochrome images. Affinity and RawTherepee are both excellent editors, but I have not used them enough in monochrome to be able to compare.
@@robshea Thank you for the fast answer! Shall try. What about the limitation regarding the balance changes in PS? I made a profile with DNG Editor, but the limitation did not change, at least not much, as far as I remeber. Do you have an idea what I did wrong? Setting the white balance in the camera seems to be difficult to me, often times the camera seems not to be able to acquire the measuring. Should I care?
@@robertsuffak813 White balance adjustments don't greatly impact monochrome results. You get better results by tweaking other tone settings. If you want to set a WB and experiment, you can try the profiles in the Infrared Profile Pack. 590.red/infrared-profile-pack
@@robshea Oh, thanks! Must try. I already have your books, but could not read them yet. My bad. But in winter IR did not have absolute priority… Thank you again, wish you well!
How do I import .dcp files into Affinity Photo?
DCP support is on their roadmap, but not supported in the product yet. forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/17617-cameraprofiles-i-want-to-use-dcp-camera-profile-how-do-i-instal-then-into-ap/