Perspectives

Streamline Your Infrared Workflow: From Start to Finish in Lightroom or Camera Raw

with Shelley Vandegrift

March 14, 2026

Saturday; 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Mountain Time)
  • Tuition $195.00

Course Description

Infrared photography opens the door to a dreamlike world of luminous landscapes and otherworldly colors, but for many photographers, the editing process has long been the most daunting part of the journey. Thanks to new tools in Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw, the days of wrestling with complicated workflows or jumping into Photoshop and third-party plug-ins are over. Today, you take your infrared images from capture to completion with surprising ease while shaping your creative vision every step of the way.

Join digital workflow expert Shelley Vandegrift for a new online program that demystifies the editing process for infrared photography. Over the course of four hours, Shelley clearly explains the essential techniques that turn Lightroom and Camera Raw into an all-in-one solution for infrared work. Whether your passion is pure black-and-white, ethereal native color, or surreal false-color (channel-swapped) imagery, this streamlined approach gives you the tools to craft expressive, polished photographs with confidence.

Together, we explore:
• Core adjustments to bring out the unique beauty of infrared files
• Channel swapping for bold effects
• Color and split-toning techniques
• Creating subtle photo filter looks and the signature infrared glow
• Adding texture and depth with grain
• Designing custom presets to speed your workflow and define your style

By the end of this immersive session, you have a complete toolkit for editing infrared images seamlessly, turning technical hurdles into opportunities for creative exploration. Whether you are new to infrared or looking to refine your process, this program offers a fresh, inspiring path to fully realizing your artistic vision.

Additional Information

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Amateurs, Advanced Amateurs
What You Should Know:

Basic computer skills and the ability to edit and download images using editing software are necessary.

Special Notes:

Class will meet 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Mountain Time) on Saturday, March 14.

Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed to registrants.

Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers, and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.

Policies:

View Withdrawal and Transfer Policies for online programs.

For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.

Categories
Creative Vision, Digital Workflow, One-of-a-Kind
about
Shelley Vandegrift

Shelley Vandegrift’s journey into photography began at age 10, mesmerized by the magic of her father’s darkroom. This early exposure sparked a lifelong passion for blending the creative artistry of capturing images with the technical precision of post-production. The emergence of digital photography provided the perfect medium for Shelley to unite her love of photography with her expertise in computer technology. Today, she channels this synergy into her photographic art and teaching imaging software, artistic post-processing, and infrared photography.

Shelley is known for making complex techniques accessible to all. She has lectured for Skylum and DxO software, earned the 23rd Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Digital Manipulation and Collage, and co-authored Infrared Photography: Digital Techniques for Artistic Images, 2nd Edition.

Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including The Beauty of Invisible Light at the Commons Gallery, as well as in B&W Magazine, A. Smith Gallery, the Latino Cultural Center of Dallas, PhotoPlace Gallery, and the Art Travelers Gallery at Dallas Love Field Airport.

Through her evocative art and empowering teaching, Shelley inspires others to discover the magic of photography and craft their own creative stories.

Upcoming programs with Shelley Vandegrift
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