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Kibo informs me that Hugh Nagle stated
that: Now, I know I could do a screen capture, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how best to photograph a computer screen. It's easy. You'll need a tripod, positioned with the camera as parallel as possible with the screen, & a shutter speed that's an *exact* multiple of the displays refresh rate to prevent dark bars appearing in the photo. Eg: to photograph an American TV screen (60Hz field rate, 30Hz refresh rate), you'd use a shutter speed of 1/30th, 1/15th, etc. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Kibo informs me that Hugh Nagle stated
that: I should have elaborated. I'm using a Nikon d70 to photograph the flat, LCD screen of a Mac PowerBook G4. If it's an LCD, you don't have to worry about the refresh rate. If you have *very* steady hands, you won't even need a tripod. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Kibo informs me that Hugh Nagle stated
that: I should have elaborated. I'm using a Nikon d70 to photograph the flat, LCD screen of a Mac PowerBook G4. If it's an LCD, you don't have to worry about the refresh rate. If you have *very* steady hands, you won't even need a tripod. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Kibo informs me that Hugh Nagle stated
that: I should have elaborated. I'm using a Nikon d70 to photograph the flat, LCD screen of a Mac PowerBook G4. If it's an LCD, you don't have to worry about the refresh rate. If you have *very* steady hands, you won't even need a tripod. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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In addition to the slow shutter, as others mentioned (for a CRT
monitor) here are some other tips. Room must be completely dark. If your camera has chrome or any high reflectance surfaces, cover them with black. Either use a timer or wear black clothes. Timer is better- get everything ready, set timer, and get way back. Also, clean screen before you begin- easy to forget this step. Light from monitor can bounce off of any surface close to it, and go back and hit screen, reducing contrast. ANY ambient light is detrimental. Hugh Nagle wrote in message m... Now, I know I could do a screen capture, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how best to photograph a computer screen. Saw a very nice pic on a newspaper today. Shallow depth of field - far greater "feel" than could be generated with software from the contents of a screen capture. Any ideas? Hugh |
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In addition to the slow shutter, as others mentioned (for a CRT
monitor) here are some other tips. Room must be completely dark. If your camera has chrome or any high reflectance surfaces, cover them with black. Either use a timer or wear black clothes. Timer is better- get everything ready, set timer, and get way back. Also, clean screen before you begin- easy to forget this step. Light from monitor can bounce off of any surface close to it, and go back and hit screen, reducing contrast. ANY ambient light is detrimental. Hugh Nagle wrote in message m... Now, I know I could do a screen capture, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how best to photograph a computer screen. Saw a very nice pic on a newspaper today. Shallow depth of field - far greater "feel" than could be generated with software from the contents of a screen capture. Any ideas? Hugh |
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In addition to the slow shutter, as others mentioned (for a CRT
monitor) here are some other tips. Room must be completely dark. If your camera has chrome or any high reflectance surfaces, cover them with black. Either use a timer or wear black clothes. Timer is better- get everything ready, set timer, and get way back. Also, clean screen before you begin- easy to forget this step. Light from monitor can bounce off of any surface close to it, and go back and hit screen, reducing contrast. ANY ambient light is detrimental. Hugh Nagle wrote in message m... Now, I know I could do a screen capture, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how best to photograph a computer screen. Saw a very nice pic on a newspaper today. Shallow depth of field - far greater "feel" than could be generated with software from the contents of a screen capture. Any ideas? Hugh |
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"Don Stauffer in Minneapolis" wrote in message m... In addition to the slow shutter, as others mentioned (for a CRT monitor) here are some other tips. Room must be completely dark. If your camera has chrome or any high reflectance surfaces, cover them with black. Either use a timer or wear black clothes. Timer is better- get everything ready, set timer, and get way back. Also, clean screen before you begin- easy to forget this step. Light from monitor can bounce off of any surface close to it, and go back and hit screen, reducing contrast. ANY ambient light is detrimental. One must also turn around three times, say "Boogula boogula boogula" and then don the foil beanie. |
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"Don Stauffer in Minneapolis" wrote in message m... In addition to the slow shutter, as others mentioned (for a CRT monitor) here are some other tips. Room must be completely dark. If your camera has chrome or any high reflectance surfaces, cover them with black. Either use a timer or wear black clothes. Timer is better- get everything ready, set timer, and get way back. Also, clean screen before you begin- easy to forget this step. Light from monitor can bounce off of any surface close to it, and go back and hit screen, reducing contrast. ANY ambient light is detrimental. One must also turn around three times, say "Boogula boogula boogula" and then don the foil beanie. |
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"Don Stauffer in Minneapolis" wrote in message m... In addition to the slow shutter, as others mentioned (for a CRT monitor) here are some other tips. Room must be completely dark. If your camera has chrome or any high reflectance surfaces, cover them with black. Either use a timer or wear black clothes. Timer is better- get everything ready, set timer, and get way back. Also, clean screen before you begin- easy to forget this step. Light from monitor can bounce off of any surface close to it, and go back and hit screen, reducing contrast. ANY ambient light is detrimental. One must also turn around three times, say "Boogula boogula boogula" and then don the foil beanie. |
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