When shooting Doa in downtown Austin recently I brought my converted Infrared Camera and tried taking IR Portraits for the first time. I had some great results! A few of the pics I have to save for my up and coming IR Photography book to be published by Focal Press. But here I can show you how beautiful an IR Portrait looks.
Most shots have to be converted to B&W. But you can also go with Sepia..and a slight chance a color version may work! The key to such a shot is that the IR filter makes the skin look silky and smooth. No touch up needed. I had Doa pose in many ways…looking at the camera and not. I found out that a direct view of the eyes is not a good thing in IR. It looks too harsh and zombie like. Above you can see she is looking away…safe! It was a great learning experience!
The next step in my IR portraits is to get a couple pose with foliage in the background. Now that will be sweet! I’ll post a version when I get one here! Enjoy!
peter talke photography 
Very nice Pete, Julie’s daughter is getting married this spring and I want to do some IR shots of her, I have seen some IR wedding shots that look really nice
Mike, you will do great! They will love the pics! I have two weddings to shoot on June 11 and 18th…both set for IR!! Looking forward to seeing your shots!
Wow, I wouldn’t of thought to use IR for portraits. This looks really good Peter!
Scott, it is an awesome option! You should se my good shots…so cool! I did a color version where her hair was blue…so cool and different!!
Looks awesome Pete! Still have to spring for the IR!
Dave, join the IR field when you can! Still planning my trip to the Burgh! Hopefully soon. Been so busy…I’ll get there soon for a Bucs game! Keep ya posted!
Looks great. Didn’t realize it was IR without looking at the description.