Infrared Photo Effect In Photoshop

Step 10: Change The Blend Mode Of The "Grain" Layer To "Multiply"

Just as we did for the "infrared" layer, we're going to change the blend mode of this "grain" layer, except this time, instead of changing it to "Screen", we're going to change it to "Multiply". With the "grain" layer selected, go back up to the blend mode options at the top of the Layers palette and this time choose Multiply from the list:

As soon as we change the blend mode to Multiply, the image becomes visible once again through the grain, giving us our final effect:

If you find you've added too much grain to the image, simply lower the opacity of the grain layer to reduce the amount.

There's one more thing we could do here with our image, and that's to bring back some of the original color. You can of course leave it as is if you want, but if you want to bring back some color, here's how.

Step 11: Duplicate The Background Layer Once Again

Click on the Background layer in the Layers palette to select it, then once again use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate it. Since you should always be in the habit of naming your layers, I'll rename this layer to "colorize":