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Tinting Monochrome Images

A slight tint to a monochrome image can add a mood to an image. Most commonly one might see a sepia tint, particularly on vintage photos, or a cyan tint to mimic an old cyanotype.

Method 1: apply a tint over an monochrome image

This method is trivially simple: create a Color Filter layer over the existing monochrome image.

Layer => New Adjustment Layer => Photo Filter

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Diglloyd Infrared Photography covers cameras and lenses for infrared photography.

The coverage explains all the issues involved in shooting for monochrome and in infrared. It is not a review of any particular camera or lens, though many examples are included.

Monochrome vs color cameras.
Post processing for monochrome.
Guidance on workflow for infrared, including black and white and channel swapping for false-color images.
How infrared renders, and why certain spectral cutoffs matter: false color vs black and white.
Image quality issues to be on the lookout for in infrared.
Numerous lens evaluations in infrared.

View an overview of infrared as well as filter spectral transmission plus examples from an optimal lens.