Just picked up a 590nm converted 5D, now what?

Good Morning DP Review,

So I have been eyeing Infrared images for a while now and I got a price on a 5D converted to 590nm that was just too good to be true. Now I have the camera and I am scratching my head. I understand it will take some heavy conversion, but does anyone have any tips for getting the WB the best for the images, when to shoot, when not to shoot, best conversion software etc? I have LR, Gimp, and PSE, I'm probably going to invest in Nik soon and really start upping my post production game. I've have been a shooter for a long time, but now I really want to start to challenge myself and raise to the next level. Any tips or techniques, please lay them on!

I created a camera profile using the DNG Profile Editor, (http://photography.tutsplus.com/tut...o-infrared-photography-processing--photo-9540) so that I could do some basic processing on infrared photos. Mainly to get the white balance in the general ballpark.

If you want blue skies you'll need to do channel swapping (red and blue) in photoshop or some other program.

A) Leave house.

B) Take various shots.

C) Repeat as necessary.

I just converted an old Panasonic TZ5 to "full spectrum" and that's what I intend to do as soon as several different IR filters arrive so I can explore several different IR wavelength variations.







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Here are a few sites to check. Be prepared some are like taking a drink of water from a fire hose.


Lifepixel.com

Good luck with your new camera.

I've been watching tutorials and playing around all weekend! Here is what I've come up with so far: http://mjfphotostudio.com/2014/11/09/experiments-in-590nm-infrared/.