UV Studio Light Set-up?

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I have a fashion portrait idea in mind where UV make-up is used. Therefore UV lighting shall be used.

This has to be a studio shot.

How would you find a good balance between studio and UV lighting as im guessing both has to be used as UV light itself is rather dull .

I therefore would like a mix of both studio and UV light.

What would you suggest i do to get a nice balance between both lighting sources?
 
cameras have uv filters on them so the uv light won't upset anything.

the UV will make anything white (or anything that is meant to - make up) flouresce (glow) I'd light that then bring in other lights to look good as there won't really be an exposure without
 
The UV light causes certain materials and fabrics to glow with visible light. If you put more visible light on it you will dilute the effect.

Normal flash will blitz it completely. You will need a very low level of light, very low indeed, in a blacked out studio.
 
AnnaV said:
But if you have the UV filter on then the UV stuff won't show up, will it? :thinking:
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yep the UV won't show but the flouresceing it makes other stuff do will as that emits light in the visible spectrum


Hoppy, surely by using fairly long shutter speeds (1/50 say) and a UV cantata there'd be enough light there for it to show up?
 
david1701 said:
yep the UV won't show but the flouresceing it makes other stuff do will as that emits light in the visible spectrum


Hoppy, surely by using fairly long shutter speeds (1/50 say) and a UV cantata there'd be enough light there for it to show up?
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UV cantata...? :thinking: What is one of those? It sounds wonderful.

I think the best way to light it might be to resrict the normal light to just one side, with the other side (of the face/model) in shaded. Otherwise you'll never see the effect.

Yes, long shutter speed. Probably very long. And the light from a torch should be plenty :eek:

Kerioak said:
Just a thought - doesn't UV light damage eyes - I assume as you will be using make up you will be aiming the lighting at the model's face
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Tiny fraction of the UV in daylight, if we're talking black light.
 
HoppyUK said:
UV cantata...? :thinking: What is one of those? It sounds wonderful.
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similar to this but UV
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I play HARD with hot lights :D 1kw bulbs are quite small for them if no one needs to be near (burns a possibility) it I've seen them with 12 but follows can be 3k and thats quite nice
 
Oh, just recieved from my photography tutor ...

"this sounds like a job for a double exposure blend. any normal light would eradicate the effectiveness of uv so you would have to do a double image thing with no movement between shots to ensure you could blend them together

tricky but possible"
 
or rape the iso, methinks he's playing safe I'll see what I can source to do a demo as it kinda depends how much power your uv light has

if you know any djs some have proper juicy uv lights some have tarty ones
 
it's normally the clubs/lighting techs that have the juicy lights but i get what you mean :)

and part of the reason i think gig photography can be a bit of a swizz (photographers getting "great" pics when someone else is setting up the lighting :P )
 
Lucecul said:
Oh, just recieved from my photography tutor ...

"this sounds like a job for a double exposure blend. any normal light would eradicate the effectiveness of uv so you would have to do a double image thing with no movement between shots to ensure you could blend them together

tricky but possible"
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I think your tutor is thinking along the same lines as I was above, but their idea is rather better.

You shooting this on film? Good luck with the exposures then! And getting them both right, in a single double-exposure, will be real fun (think trial and error). Actually, if you have to shoot film I would use digital to get the exposures sorted and transfer settings to the film camera or you'll be at it forever.

You will get more scope shooting the two on digital and merging in post, or scanning two film exposures and merging those. Or is that cheating?
 
Im shooting on digital.
However I have high hopes for it working quite straight forward ....(maybe) .... if not PHOTOSHOP to the rescure!
 
what about faking it in PS and lieing to your lecturer? make sure you only give print or email small jpegs :D
 
Haha! I wish, well im not that great at PS so maybe thats a no go...i was just thinking major levels/curves adjustment if needed. :P
 
david1701 said:
what about faking it in PS and lieing to your lecturer? make sure you only give print or email small jpegs :D
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If I had £1 for every hour I spent looking for a lazy way to do college work, I'd have been retired age 20.

Have you finished that report yet David?
 
HoppyUK said:
If I had £1 for every hour I spent looking for a lazy way to do college work, I'd have been retired age 20.

Have you finished that report yet David?
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maybe, i seem to get a lot of reports through, though I'm pretty sure we get extra marks for less effort if we do it imaginatively :D
 
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