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I need to get a good shot of a spider web, but I'm uncertain of how to do it. I want it to be blue, but don't know substance is light enough to color and then spray the web with that won't cause any damage. I'd like to try out different colors, so it is necessary to be able to add color to whatever is used.
I'd appreciate any input on pretty much any aspect of these types of photos!

I can't offer you much help, as I am just a point and shoot amateur but this does sound like it would be a challenge to conquer.

My sister has taken some pics of spider webs.  They turned out ok.  There was a darker background.  She didn't color these, I don't think.

She also used to do some artistic stuff with webs.  She would spray them, white I think, then bring black poster board up behind them and the wet paint and board would stick.  She just lifted the 'guylines" off and captured the web.  They were neat.  Saying all this is to say that spray painting didn't ruin the web for her.  Of course, if you're intending to give it back to the rightful owner, then white paint may not be what he'd want.

I wonder if a blue filter over some studio lights might be blue enough

Quote from: RogueSnapper on June 25, 2005, 12:03:48 AM
I need to get a good shot of a spider web, but I'm uncertain of how to do it. I want it to be blue, but don't know substance is light enough to color and then spray the web with that won't cause any damage. I'd like to try out different colors, so it is necessary to be able to add color to whatever is used.
I'd appreciate any input on pretty much any aspect of these types of photos!

I got a decent web shot but I just used sunlight to highlight the web.  I know some people that shoot web just use a spray bottle of water and spray a mist over the web so that it catches the sun and you can see the web.  It doesn't hurt the web either.  Not sure what you can do to color it.  I'd be interested in what you come up with though.

Mark

I thought that a while back someone had posted a photo of a spiderweb, but I can't find it now to see what they did.

I really think you all are on the right track in your thinking here. Perhaps you could bring the dark background up behind it, light it from below to pump up the contrast, and then take it into Photoshop to color it.....just a thought. One thing though, I would give this image as much contrast as possible so that when you do take it into PS it will be easier to work with.

I do think the idea of using a blue filter will work placed over the light, it might not saturate as much as you want though. What about putting the dark blue filter over the lens using the lighting set up described above. If the background is black, it might not affect it too much. Oh yea, if you put the blue filter over the light, be sure to block the light from hitting the backgraound as black saturates to whatever light is hitting it when gels are thrown on it. Then all you would see it a blue image with no spider web.

Hope this helps.

Were you able to get it?  How did it turn out?