Interactive

IR editing simulator

Every color infrared photo starts as a wall of red. Two edits turn it into the classic look: a white balance pulled toward neutral foliage, then a red and blue channel swap. Do both here and watch what each one changes.

Illustration of a 720nm capture. The channel swap is a real red/blue matrix swap.

Straight out of camera

White balance As shot

Step 1. In camera you would set this off green grass; in editing you drag toward neutral foliage.

Channel swap Step 2. Red and blue trade places.

The full recipe, including the Lightroom white balance workaround, is in editing infrared.