That infrared look

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Again sorry if this is a really dumb Q but what is the easy way to make shots look like they were done using infrared film, i know you can have dslr's converted but I really don't want to mangle my camera.

I'm trying HDR but I'm after the real just black and white look.

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one of these and a tripod to cope with the 2second+ exposure times should work with a 40D.

Take a custom white balance from a piece of sunlit grass with the filter fitted, then run a quick convert to B&W in CS5.
 
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I was wondering about a filter but thought it was just for adapted cameras or film? sorry for my ignorance but how do you do a custom wb ?
 
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I know it's not the done thing in talk basics, but it's all in the manual for your 40D - page 68 if it's the same as the .pdf I just looked at.

For the IR custom wb substitute a well-sunlit piece of lawn for the white object mentioned in the manual :)

Also - to check if the 40D will actually work with IR, take your camera and a telly remote into a darkened room - set the camera to aperture priority - widest aperture, point the telly remote at the lens, then press the shutter release, followed by a couple of keys on the telly remote. If your camera sensor can "see" IR, there'll be a few white blobs in the otherwise dark field. If you get the blobs, you will be able to use a IR-pass filter on the camera.
 
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In my experience Canon 30-40d are not very resposive to ir, your best bet is pick up a cheap nikon d70, it'll work fine with the filter suggested.
 
Thanks for the pdf link I didn't get a manual with my camera, oh well back to the drawing board.
 
You can get a kind of faux-IR look by switching to monochrome in picture styles and using the red filter effect. Maybe tweak the contrast up a bit.

If that doesn't do it for you, then you need an IR filter. And as mentioned, some cameras respond better than others. For true IR, you need a converted camera.
 
PSE 7 & 8 (presumably 9 as well) have an IR effect built in to their B&W conversion options. Not perfect but an option if you want to have a play.
 
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