If you know Photoshop and Photo Post Production Techniques I have a Question

The other thing I don't understand is if he did actually have an IR camera, why didn't he have his assistant shooting regular images at the time he was using it?

These are the only IR images in your book, right? Or did he do this your entire wedding?

from this post on his site, I would have expected images like this.

"Even today, a lot of the work I will present to you will be in B&W, because that's the way I sometimes prefer to see my subjects. You will rarely see a straightforward, ordinary, color photograph from me. When you do see color, it will be muted. Or saturated. Or tweaked and twisted around... "

There is some of that funky mint green stuff on the site too. Nothing as off the wall as what he did with your stuff.

I'm getting into this discussion a bit late - but here my 2¢

Yes, some photographers use an IR camera

No - hardly anyone uses those on the lens filters anymore

Most of those images looked like they have been heavily Photoshopped using TRA actions.

But...

When shooting outdoors, in full sun, on the beach, traditional Photojournalistic techniques don't always work. What I'm talking about is that magazine style look where the background is blurry, and the subjects are sharp and in focus. That is accomplished using a big aperture (f1.2, f1.8, f2.. What this does is lets in a ton of light to the camera. In bright conditions - like a beach this means the sky and surf are blown out, or at least the colors are washed out. Many photographers turn to the actions to hide these defects (and make the image more dramatic).

If this is the case, the colors aren't recorded in the camera, and even the original digital negatives won't be much help - as I suspect is the case.

Feel free to PM me and PLEASE keep us posted! Hope it all works out for you.

Just to clarify what eric just posted. TRA= totally rad actions. It's a set of popular photoshop actions. You press play & you modify your image. You can get a vintage look, infrared look, etc. They can be nice used tastefully, but tacky in the wrong hands

He very likely used the action to make IR. But, just from what he is saying about you only having two choices, it makes me think he possibly had an IR camera.

I sent him an email and asked if the IR photos are done in Photoshop or were a lens on his camera. Hopefully he will answer me back so I can see how and if the pictures can be changed.

Thanks again for your help! I promise to update everyone once I hear back from him.

I'm thankful he gave me a response but so incredibly disappointed to find out it was his camera.

Here is what he wrote:

"To answer your question, one of my cameras was modified to be sensitive only to the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is blind to light as we know it. I brought it with me to Cancun because the bright sun is very IR rich and produced a nice alternative to the look of the other photos. Between that, my "normal" camera and the underwater camera, I covered a lot of ground! It was the reason I nearly got in trouble with Customs in Cancun.

You can learn a bit more about IR photography here, if you're interested:

Infrared photography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That article isn't entirely accurate, but it give a good general background. "

This is the first time I hear about using IR converted camera for weddings! It's mostly used for landscapes. I doubt he really did this as that would be a bit insane. He probably just used photoshop to do it. A few Photoshop plug-ins can achieve similar effect.

On the other hand, you should have looked at his portfolio if he has similar images in there, then that's his style and he was under impression this is what you hired him for. All of us have different styles and are known for it.

If he doesn't anything similar on his website, you can approach him and tell them that what he gave you is different from the examples on his website. The more experience the photographer, the more consistent are the images. When photographers first start out, they tend to try many things to see what works for them. Sometimes this can be dangerous because weddings are not the best time to try new things.

Good luck!