A recent study of children in middle schools using UV photographic technology has shown how much sun damage can be inflicted early in life. At the University of Colorado, a team of researchers have ...

Sometimes we need to see to believe. I remember understanding on an intellectual level, from a young age, that smoking was bad, but I didn't really get it on a visceral level until I saw a smoker's ...

When it comes to seeing in strange spectrums, David Prutchi is the guy you want to talk to. He’s taken pictures of rocks under long, medium and short UV light, he’s added thermal imaging to consumer ...

San Diego's sunny season is upon us, which means it's a good time to remind yourself about the danger of skin cancer. News 8's Jeff Zevely takes a look back at the sun damage on his face from five ...

Human eyes see visible light, whose wavelength ranges between 400 and 750 nanometers (nm). To visualize anything lower than 400 nm, one can resort to the assistance of ultraviolet (UV) photography.

Photographers interested in capturing ultraviolet light spectrum photographs revealing hidden details that would not normally be seen by the naked eye may be interested in a new video created during ...

The image shown is the mineral Hackmanite, which fluoresces under ultraviolet lighting. However, not all UV is created equal, and that makes a difference if you’re into UV imaging. The image for this ...

These striking “ultraviolet portraits” reveal the imperfections of people’s skin that are invisible to the human eye. The series of images — titled “RAW” — shows 20 different faces combined with close ...

Lens companies spend a lot of money applying fancy coatings to their lenses for a variety of functions. Most of them do a great job of blocking UV light, which is great for traditional photography, ...

Have you ever heard someone talk about UV filters degrading or ruining image quality on digital cameras? This photo myth has been around for ages in the photography community, with pixel peepers — ...

Back in the film photography era, converting a camera to infrared was pretty straight forward. You put in some infrared film and put on an infrared filter and you were in business. With digital ...