A Glow trick...

Timer without Glow

Recently I had a client from CA requesting to photograph some timers. One of the picture he wanted was to show the glow on the timer during night time. But the glow button wouldn't stay glowing for more than 3 seconds. To add to this problem, any light that falls on the timer screen would deactivate the glow. Here is the picture of the timer ( without glow)....

Tried a couple shots in dark, in light, in night mode, in all possible Av, Tv, Manual modes...all possible that my Canon T4i can provide me with. Finally...the NOT GIVING UP attitude gets me going.....What to do??
SIMPLE.....Photoshop...- The Glow Trick

Select the area of the screen. Add the glow color to the selection on top of another layer. Blend the color layer with overlay or darken or which ever suits the picture. Play a bit with the transparency of the color layer.. Bingo!!!!    The timer finally glowed :))  

Timer with the GLOW...

Not to mention, this successful glowing gave a glow to my smile!!!!! Client Happy....Me Happy!!!