VSCO - ACR/Lightroom 2022 Infrared 4 - 7 Profiles *P-V.Club Exclusive*

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What is Infrared Photography?
Infrared, or IR, refers to light that is beyond the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that we can see. We can however feel it as heat, and the warmer something is, the more infrared radiation it emits. For this reason, infrared has many interesting uses in science, astronomy, archeology, forensics, medicine, military surveillance, and many more.

Color infrared film was originally developed by Kodak for military surveillance use in the 1940s to detect camouflaged enemy forces on the ground. Since plants full of chlorophyll emit far more infrared light than camouflaged military vehicles, it made once hidden enemies easy to spot. The film worked by converting invisible infrared light into a pink or red color that was visible in an image, allowing this invisible spectrum to be seen. The results are bubble-gum pink forests and crimson red plants layered into an otherwise typical-looking landscape.

Infrared film was later released as a consumer product in the 1960s where it found fertile soil in the emerging psychedelic movement. A few iconic album covers from Jimmy Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Donovan famously used infrared film to create their psychedelic colors.

Perhaps the most famous use of infrared photography is Richard Mosse’s documentation of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Seeking to show the devastation of a civil war that is invisible to most of the world, he used recently discontinued Aerochrome film to create arresting images of war in pink jungles for his book “Infra” in 2012, and later with video film. (More here and here)

Nowadays, color infrared film is discontinued, but infrared photography is very much alive. By removing the infrared blocking filter in digital cameras, modern photographers are still creating beautiful, other-worldly infrared images.

NEW 2022 VSCO Infrared Photography Presets
VSCO, or Visual Supply Company, first announced a set of infrared presets in 2021 (found here https://p-v.club/threads/vsco-acr-lightroom-infrared-profiles-p-v-club-exclusive.32392/#post-140550). These are meant to emulate traditional infrared photography. In this genre, the film or sensor is sensitive to the infrared spectrum, and this can lead to the “Wood Effect” which means foliage such as leaves and grass (green objects) is represented by red and pink hues. Images of this type can also be represented in black and white.

Here are the new presets:

• IR4 – Infrared Pink Landscape. With this preset you can adjust the Strength slider to move pinks towards whites to make colors even more muted
• IR5 – Infrared Pink Portrait. With this preset you can adjust the Strength slider to move pinks towards whites to make colors even more muted.
• IR6 – Infrared Blue Landscape. Create a winter wonderland filled with cool blue tones with IR6. Soften the effect from blue hues to white by adjusting the strength slider
• IR7 – Infrared Blue Portrait. Try IR7 to make a moody blue portrait that surrounds your subject in blue without affecting their skin tones

These infrared presets are available to VSCO members. VSCO membership is the company’s yearly/monthly subscription that provides access to advanced photo and video editing tools.

You no longer need the app for these to work. Includes IR4, IR5, IR 6, and IR7!!

Enjoy them natively in ACR or Lightroom!!!

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