Ultraviolet light

You can make tons of things glow in the dark using a black light or ultraviolet lamp. Discover 15 science projects that you can attempt.

Ultraviolet photography is something that relatively few photographers explore, but it’s a fascinating realm to explore with less of an investment in equipment than most people think.

In what is becoming a spring/summer series for me, this is a photograph of Bleeding Hearts shot in ultraviolet light and the camera capturing the fluorescence that results. Regular camera + pure UV light can create magic! This shot was also made on the new Panasonic GH5. I’ve been evaluating the camera over the past couple of weeks and while I don’t have a full review, it has exceeded expectations in many ways. For a high ISO image (3200) on a MFT sensor I expected more trouble, and with an…

In this landscape photography tutorial, learn how to use ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence to create otherworldly images.

Albert Einstein's stimulated emission theory has been validated by large amounts of light, but never before by individual photons—until now.

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In Between Art and Science, Debora Lombardi harnesses the creative potential of ultraviolet light. The Italy-based designer and photographer splashes single flowers with the radiation, unveiling an entire spectrum of colors otherwise invisible to the human eye: saturated purple and blue tones delineate the veins in a leaf and yellows add a neon-like glow to stamen rich with pollen, transforming the blooms into otherworldly specimens. “I started experimenting with this technique in the…

The lighting of a photograph is one of the most important factors that determines the atmosphere and mood of the picture. Natural light can give an image a warm feeling, whereas low-key lighting results in a dramatic looking image. Photographers can also go to the extreme with their lighting setups to create surreal images by […]

Lily under ultraviolet light

New research may finally be answering the question of why scorpions glow in ultraviolet light, like that emitted by black lights and the moon.