Comments on: Get Trippy with Black-Light Photography http://rising.blackstar.com/get-trippy-with-black-light-photography.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeff Wignall http://rising.blackstar.com/get-trippy-with-black-light-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-13156 Jeff Wignall Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:19:17 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=10660#comment-13156 Yes, Robert, you could be correct: the color shift might just be (in fact, probably is) a white-balance issue. But even shooting in RAW when I've tried to bring the "orange" reflective paint back to the more reddish tone that it appears to my eyes, it's tough. I keep finding more reactive things to shoot, it's really fun, here's one: vaseline marbles. Go look them up online! Yes, Robert, you could be correct: the color shift might just be (in fact, probably is) a white-balance issue. But even shooting in RAW when I've tried to bring the "orange" reflective paint back to the more reddish tone that it appears to my eyes, it's tough. I keep finding more reactive things to shoot, it's really fun, here's one: vaseline marbles. Go look them up online!

]]> By: Jayde http://rising.blackstar.com/get-trippy-with-black-light-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-13013 Jayde Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:58:26 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=10660#comment-13013 That sounds like some fun...I may have to check into this. And no, I am not old enough to have expierienced the 60s, but I do know a little about black lights and how much fun they can be! That sounds like some fun...I may have to check into this. And no, I am not old enough to have expierienced the 60s, but I do know a little about black lights and how much fun they can be!

]]> By: Robert http://rising.blackstar.com/get-trippy-with-black-light-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-13012 Robert Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:48:50 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=10660#comment-13012 It doesn't seem like you'd need to remove your UV filter. You're not seeing reflected UV light when you look at something that glows under black light (our eyes don't see in that spectrum). You're seeing light emitted in visible wavelengths from black-light reactive material. The sensors used in most digital cameras are not as UV sensitive as color film, so AFAIK they only use IR filters over the sensors. Perhaps with the extra UV output from the black light there's enough to change the color slightly (or maybe it's just a funky white balance issue). It doesn't seem like you'd need to remove your UV filter. You're not seeing reflected UV light when you look at something that glows under black light (our eyes don't see in that spectrum). You're seeing light emitted in visible wavelengths from black-light reactive material.

The sensors used in most digital cameras are not as UV sensitive as color film, so AFAIK they only use IR filters over the sensors. Perhaps with the extra UV output from the black light there's enough to change the color slightly (or maybe it's just a funky white balance issue).

]]> By: Jeff Wignall http://rising.blackstar.com/get-trippy-with-black-light-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-13011 Jeff Wignall Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:30:19 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=10660#comment-13011 B, I have noticed a slight color shift of the UV-reactive paints, pink becomes more of an orange tone, for example, and that may be because of a UV filter, I'm not sure. I'd love to ask someone at Nikon, etc. And yes, it's the quinine and in detergents its the brightening agents. If you mix tonic and certain powdered detergents, you get a bright frothy glowy liquid to photograph. B, I have noticed a slight color shift of the UV-reactive paints, pink becomes more of an orange tone, for example, and that may be because of a UV filter, I'm not sure. I'd love to ask someone at Nikon, etc. And yes, it's the quinine and in detergents its the brightening agents. If you mix tonic and certain powdered detergents, you get a bright frothy glowy liquid to photograph.

]]> By: B http://rising.blackstar.com/get-trippy-with-black-light-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-13007 B Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:39:57 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=10660#comment-13007 Fun fact: it's the quinine in tonic that reacts to the blacklight, hence why selzter normally doesn't. Don't most digital sensors have a UV filter built in? That would make me think this is a bit trickier. But your example seems to work, maybe I'll give it a shot. Fun fact: it's the quinine in tonic that reacts to the blacklight, hence why selzter normally doesn't.

Don't most digital sensors have a UV filter built in? That would make me think this is a bit trickier. But your example seems to work, maybe I'll give it a shot.

]]> By: Slimeface http://rising.blackstar.com/get-trippy-with-black-light-photography.html/comment-page-1#comment-13006 Slimeface Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:43:57 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=10660#comment-13006 Groovy idea and thanks for the flashback : ) Groovy idea and thanks for the flashback : )

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