Blacklight photography

Lady~S · Nov 28, 2005

I'm not a photographer, but I'm talking with a friend who's thinking about holding an art exhibit. We were thinking we would do an entirely blacklight based art exhibit, and were wondering wheather regular black and white photography would show up nicely, or if there's a special type of paper that could be used.

Thanks so much

darin3200 · Nov 28, 2005

Black and white paper should work fine, maybe you a higher contrast filter to increase the effect

Welcome to TPF!

Lady~S · Nov 29, 2005

Thanks for the welcome.

Do you know anyone who's done anything like this before?

Hertz van Rental · Nov 29, 2005

Not an entire exhibition - but backlit photographs have been done for a long time. The technical term for it is 'contre jour'.

Lady~S · Nov 29, 2005

Hertz van Rental said:
Not an entire exhibition - but backlit photographs have been done for a long time. The technical term for it is 'contre jour'.

"contre jour" I like that.

It's actually going to be a music(many types), breakdancing, and art exhibit. If he can swing it, there will also be food there, and some of the photo's will be auctioned off.

Thank's so much

bace · Nov 29, 2005

Oh god. What have I done.

She's here.

bace · Nov 29, 2005

P.S. I think she's talking about showing the printed pictures under a blacklight. Not taking them with blacklight as the light source.

Lady~S · Nov 29, 2005

bace said:
P.S. I think she's talking about showing the printed pictures under a blacklight. Not taking them with blacklight as the light source.

You are corerct sir!!

btw - lol. I'm here.

p.s. Bace is a tranny

bace · Nov 29, 2005

Nice avatar, who ever took that is a really good photographer.

P.S. Lady~S is a tranny too. That's why she likes me.

Lady~S · Nov 29, 2005

bace said:
Nice avatar, who ever took that is a really good photographer.

P.S. Lady~S is a tranny too. That's why she likes me.

Stop ballwashing yourself. I put the pic in there because I knew you'd see it.

p.s. That photograher screws tranny's

bace · Nov 29, 2005

Be careful around these parts. You have to be nice to people, otherwise you end up banned like me.

Unimaxium · Nov 29, 2005

Hertz van Rental said:
Not an entire exhibition - but backlit photographs have been done for a long time. The technical term for it is 'contre jour'.

Hertz you're confused... the poster is asking about bLacklights, as in ultraviolet light. Contre jour is when you have backlighting (no L), meaning when the main source of light is behind the subject.

As for blacklight photography, I recently took some shots using a blacklight myself.I have yet to develop the film, though. I'll let you know if anything comes out well.

Lady~S · Nov 29, 2005

Unimaxium said:
Hertz you're confused... the poster is asking about bLacklights, as in ultraviolet light. Contre jour is when you have backlighting (no L), meaning when the main source of light is behind the subject.

As for blacklight photography, I recently took some shots using a blacklight myself.I have yet to develop the film, though. I'll let you know if anything comes out well.

Lemmmie clear it up.

We're looking at putting up black and white photographs up under a bLacklight setting.