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title: Glow in the Dark
description: Glow-in-the-dark images are positively shining brightly on several of our clients' websites.  How do we do achieve these special effects?  Take a look on our blog!
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[ Paula Brown](https://www.ec2i.biz/blog/author/paula-brown) 18-Sep-2019 14:10:51

# Glow in the Dark

We do a lot of magic things at ec2i from replacing products or garments in expensive shoots to… making products glow-in-the-dark, sequins sparkle and UV products reflect!  There’s probably nothing our retouchers can’t achieve and we’ve certainly received some strange requests in our time!

![19BSUM_B0721_BLU-ANIMATION](https://www.ec2i.biz/hs-fs/hubfs/Socials%20+%20Blogs/19BSUM_B0721_BLU-ANIMATION.gif?width=305&name=19BSUM_B0721_BLU-ANIMATION.gif)

The current trend for all things shiny and glowing is a great example. It’s easy to pull on a t-shirt say, or pair of pyjamas and watch the excitement on a child’s face when the garment literally glows in the dark.

But how do we emulate that effect for the printed page or website?

Firstly, our studio takes two shots, one as a normal image with the right amount of light and sharpness to capture the product detail followed by another at a much lower exposure to mimic the night time effect.

![19BAUT_B0467_LRD_D02-ANIMATION](https://www.ec2i.biz/hs-fs/hubfs/Socials%20+%20Blogs/19BAUT_B0467_LRD_D02-ANIMATION.gif?width=300&name=19BAUT_B0467_LRD_D02-ANIMATION.gif)Next our retouchers take that second image and place it on a darker background and literally recolour the glow-in-the-dark elements to create a realistic effect.

The same principles apply to UV garments. A second shot is produced at a much higher shutter speed using a special blue UV torch to bring out the detailing before it disappears! It can take several attempts to catch that detail!

Tap the links to view more examples of our [retouching](https://www.ec2i.biz/retouching) and [photography.](https://www.ec2i.biz/photography)

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