Topic: Taking uranium glass photos - help please!

[Lustrousstone]

PS I would like to point out that Kev is not photographing uranium glass, but that it is a very good example of a non-uranium glow. Manganese I suspect.

Yes use your tripod and do not hold the item; that should eliminate the blur but perhaps not the slight fuzziness.

[angel2]

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Thank you all so very, very much for your interest and advice. I shall try the slightly different methods a few times each till I'm sure which I'm most comfortable with. Hopefully I'll be getting improved results then and it's not only about selling - I just like to present things well if I can.     :thup:

Julie, I love your bulb glass site!   :girlcheer:

angel2

[ju1i3]

thank you

[ipdglasspolishing]

Hi, I find the best solution to reducing the blur is to take from a distance and crop the picture in photo editor, also in the editor you can adjust the glow if it has not shown up well.  :thup:

[angel2]

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Thanks, Ian.     :cheers:
I've been fiddling around to see what works best for me out of all the invaluable advice here and there is an improvement but lots aren't perfect, which is what I'm aiming for. I'll try tonight again but I might have to lower my sights!    :hb1:

angel2

[glassobsessed]

A UV light with more output (brighter just seemed the wrong word....) would probably make all the difference.

Mine is a standard holder for a small 'strip light' or fluorescent tube with a UV bulb instead of an ordinary one. Your local electrical supplier will have or be able to get both.

John

[angel2]

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Thanks, although I'm not sure if that'll make it better. My torch is very powerful (can't remember the power but strong!). I'm aiming for very bright reaction, where possible and clarity of image. I kept getting that double, treble, quadruple image but I've definitely improved with my glass buddies tutorials!   :X:

angel2

[Paul S.]

I think I must have more luck than judgment, as I don't do 'tents - don't 're-touch pictures afterwards, and I run a one man band, so don't have a Debbie to help me - unless you have some very complex photography    Won't confuse you with loads more do's and don't's, other than to comment that there are torches and there are torches (I don't mean physical size) - and better results are obtained with a torch rated at approx. 400 nano metres., often quoted as the 'near region' (nearest to the visible spectrum), and uranium will flouresce best at something near to this figure.    It's possible this might be a source of your problem.   The only other issue, and it's easy to make the mistake, is to hold the uv torch too close to your subject, thereby blurring or multi imaging the resulting picture.     I got the impression from your pictures that this might be the case  -  the flourescence looks a tad over bright.    However, they are quite good pics. and sure you will get better very soon.      Has someone said about setting the camera on close up?

[angel2]

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Ah thanks Paul S, you're all so great I don't know what to say !    :spls2:
Yes, I was advised to use macro mode and was anyway. I think you've hit the nail with another of my mistakes -torch too close.      I'll adjust that and see. Just going to try more so hey ho! 

angel2

[Lustrousstone]

also in the editor you can adjust the glow if it has not shown up well.

I think if you have to do that, then you probably haven't got a uranium glow