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Old 05-02-2012, 09:38 AM
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Had some interest in the past on how to photograph with a black light:
  1. Find a room that is very dark(when the light is off). I use my garage during the daytime.
  2. Use a tripod
  3. Set the camera to manual mode
  4. Set to auto focus and allow it to focus on the cards
  5. Once focused, switch to manual focus so it will not be confused by the black light, which will be closer to the camera
  6. Lower the F-Stop as low as possible (I think most go down to 3.5 to 4.0 or so)
  7. Set the camera to 2 sec delay (pushing the shutter release can move the camera at this low shutter speed).
  8. Turn the overhead light off; turn the black light on (I hold the black light with my hand and intentionally include it in the photos). The focus is still on the cards because auto focus was turned off.
  9. Lower the shutter speed until the camera's meter is centered (ensures appropriate brightness).
  10. Gently press the shutter release and let go. The two second count down will begin and you will have your photo.
If you're interested and any of this doesn't make sense, such as camera terminology, let me know and I'll explain further.

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Interesting comment regarding the candy issue:

Posted By: dan mckee

From my past experience, I was under the impression from my old man that the brown ones with blank backs were reprints. I have since acquired a wrapper that is of different paper than the usual wrapper so I thought it was a reprint as well. I then noticed that my wrapper says "chocolate coated" and has some different wording on it. I am thinking, guessing, dreaming, that the blank backed brown cards came with the chocolate candy and the normal ad back cards came with the usual white wrappers.

Last edited by Clutch-Hitter; 05-03-2012 at 04:48 PM. Reason: added info
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