blacklight shots

Brobles/Mecha is this the pirate from your pics?

Todd, that pair is a force to be reckoned with... very nice!

 

Ooh really like this one Phil, splatter looks great under blacklight. Plus that Alavaka is beautiful!

 

Both by The incredible Toby/Devilboy!

 

Beams Limited Clear M1 Mantango

 

Wow that Matango is really gorgeous! Blacklights work well with "shrooms"

 

Pheyden said "no photos!"

 

Great shot ! Rob

 

Sorry, just saw this. That's the one!

 

Thanks Brian and Mecha for the reply.
It's cool how the bl pulls out the marble that's very hard to see in natural light.
Almost looks like a completely different toy in contrast...

 

Black light shot of Gigabrain Godzilla.

 

oooohhh pretty

 

I suspect Mockbat likes this kind of light...

 

Beautiful! Love the upwards tongue

 

^ Kevin, you are a gentleman!!! XO

 

Awesome Blopbat pics Anne!

 

Pardon my ignorance but what kind of blacklights are you people using for these amazing pictures?

I tried doing research but it wasn't helpful at all. Tried window shopping amazon and ebay as well but there are so many options and I really don't know what to look for. I see giant classic bulbs for lamps and mini-flashlights and hand held tube lights.

What do I need to take some neat pics of glowing toys?

 

From my experience the long ones work best but honestly everything works, its just a matter of preference. Do you want to light up a room or just a single figure with a small flashlight? I actually keep a long black light in the background and shine a small flashlight onto the figure prior to taking the shot so there's less exposure to ambient light but the toy is 'charged' more.

edit. I use a blacklight flashlight

 

In my experience the round bulbs are kind of a joke. Go with a 12-16" tube fixture (relatively cheap from Spencer's if you have one nearby), that should be plenty of light for pics...

 

Thank you both for the tips!

I think I will only be taking pics of one or two toys at a time so a tube style sounds great. I will try spencers for sure and I'll also try the charging with a normal flashlight first as well.

 

I got this one about a year ago, arrived safely and works well. Also free shipping with Prime
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002F5544/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I found a better deal. $19.99 no tax and free Fed Ex 5 day shipping from:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BlackLight24

Same blacklight as Amazon but without taxes or needing to sign up with Amazon Prime.

Just another option. I just ordered one.

 

Thanks, Rich! So here goes a BLObPUS monkey on the dark side of the moon...