Taking "Glow IN The Dark" Pictures

[admiralhonshu]

Taking "Glow IN The Dark" Pictures

I am talking about those toys or wall hanging things that glow in the dark that supposedly to decorate your room. I have a hard time taking pictures of these, even though I charge them with light, and then take a picture, its still pure black.

Any suggestions please?

[Rhys]

Taking "Glow IN The Dark" Pictures

I am talking about those toys or wall hanging things that glow in the dark that supposedly to decorate your room. I have a hard time taking pictures of these, even though I charge them with light, and then take a picture, its still pure black.

Any suggestions please?

Ultra Violet lamps are your friends.

[admiralhonshu]

Ultra Violet lamps are your friends.

Ultra Violet Lamps? Please expalin?

[Rhys]

Glow-in-the dark things flouresce under UV light.

[coldrain]

Taking "Glow IN The Dark" Pictures

I am talking about those toys or wall hanging things that glow in the dark that supposedly to decorate your room. I have a hard time taking pictures of these, even though I charge them with light, and then take a picture, its still pure black.

Any suggestions please?
So you see them give light, and on a properly exposed photo the light does not register? Probably the camera filters the wave lenghts of the light... I do not know what camera you have, nor what light comes of the objects, but most digital cameras filter UV light.

[timmciglobal]

The light is extremly faint... your eyes can detect an amazingly low ammount of light in a dark room.

Long shutter times + ISO 100.

Tim

[ReF]

yeah, long/slow shutter speeds are what you need. if you don't have manual settings try the "night scenery" mode or something similar (if you have them). might also want to try increasing the EV as much as you can.

[admiralhonshu]

yeah, long/slow shutter speeds are what you need. if you don't have manual settings try the "night scenery" mode or something similar (if you have them). might also want to try increasing the EV as much as you can.

whats ev stand for?

[BowerR64]

I think EV means exsposure value.

I took this with 2 shots, 1 was a slow shutter lights off, second was with the umbrella lighting. Both were used on a tripod in the same spot. overlay the 2 images in photoshop.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/GlowEye.jpg

What i did was setup the camera and used a clamp light really close to the object and charge it really good with the clamp light really close. Then turn the lights off and set the shutter speed.

I put the camera on a timmer and i would hold the lights on near the subject, just before the timmer kicks off i turn the lights out. This gives the object a nice glow and then i turn them back on and take a normal shot. The normal shot gives the other color not just the green glow.

Its a keychanin toy from sonic, comes in a happymeal thing.

[admiralhonshu]

I think EV means exsposure value.

I took this with 2 shots, 1 was a slow shutter lights off, second was with the umbrella lighting. Both were used on a tripod in the same spot. overlay the 2 images in photoshop.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/GlowEye.jpg

What i did was setup the camera and used a clamp light really close to the object and charge it really good with the clamp light really close. Then turn the lights off and set the shutter speed.

I put the camera on a timmer and i would hold the lights on near the subject, just before the timmer kicks off i turn the lights out. This gives the object a nice glow and then i turn them back on and take a normal shot. The normal shot gives the other color not just the green glow.

Its a keychanin toy from sonic, comes in a happymeal thing.

Umbrella Lighting?

[BowerR64]

Its a reflective umbrella with a 500watt floor light i got at walmart for $10. I pointed the light at the umbrella and it softens and spreads the light out. I also had 2 75watt clamp lights with "daylight" bulbs from lowes. The umbreall is an old photography umbrealla, the other stuff is just walmart specials.

The flash on your camera would also work, just enough to get the non glow colors. Blending the 2 images is what really makes it look neat.

[BowerR64]

I have an idea, try to shoot the glow in the dark items using bracketing. Set it on a tripod or on a beanie bag and set the camera to bracketing mode. It will shoot three different shots you can blend them. This is kinda what i did but i didnt know my camera has this feature.