DAIWA INFEET SLIPPERY DOG 80F TG TUNE MOEBI

DAIWA INFEET SLIPPERY DOG 80F TG TUNE MOEBI UVBefore and After UV Project

Back at the start of 2020 I was asked the task of creating UV images of lures that have a UV spectrum, most others use a UV reactive i.e. they glow in the dark. As far as I could research no one was really doing what I was asked to do.

So before I delved into this project I did a lot of research, there was little if no information on this type of imagery but I did get some good information via emails from a university in the USA. From their information, I had a better understanding but needed further information from the manufacturer on the UV spectrum rating of the paints/dyes. After getting all of this then it was sourcing strong enough UV lights to suit and ones with the correct UV rating. The issue was I needed to photograph the lures with twin studio lights and at the same time take the next image with UV lights so the lure could be flipped for web display and be in the same position.

After a lot of practice, I built a set that I could swap the lights at a touch of a button and swap the background from white to black without moving the set. To get the full impact of UV it needs to be shot on black.

Since the first round of product images, I found an even better lighting system from overseas. So the first images taken with these lights are the new Daiwa Infeet range, to many the difference isn’t quite noticeable but the new lighting system are perfect colour balanced at 3000K, so colours are correct when you set the WB in the camera at that. The only unfortunate thing is that Adobe ACR tries to change it in Raw.