For this first try, I experimented with glow-in-the-dark paint and sprayed it on a piece of plastic cover. I used a high iso and a fast shutter speed to capture each detail of the paint drops clearly. This camera setting is essential when taking photos in a completely dark room. I did not put any extra light source, just the paint glowing it self was enough, and the paint won’t glow as bright as it is if there was light around. For my next experiment, I would start trying with flowers.

Inspired by artists Sarah Leal and Paul Lofthouse, I combined the elements of glow-in-the-dark paint and flowers together to create a visually unique scene. For this experiment, I first soaked the flowers into water mixed with green and yellow colored glow-in-the-dark-paint. Then, I placed the flowers in a glass vase and sprayed the paint on the flowers and wall. I used a high iso and a fast shutter speed to capture each detail of the paint drops clearly. However, the set of photos did not work well because the fake flowers that I bought wouldn’t arrive in time, so instead I had to take the photos with real flowers. The problem with real flowers is that it won’t absorb the water with paint as much as fake flowers do, causing the flowers to be not bright enough to be captured clearly. I tried adding a little bit of light source but that makes the glow-in-the-dark-paint dimmer. Next time I would order my props earlier for them to arrive on time.