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From: davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,rec.photo
Subject: Re: Photographing PC Screens
Keywords: VGA 35mm Poloroid Photo hood
Message-ID: <13278@steinmetz.ge.com>
Date: 1 Mar 89 19:57:11 GMT
References: <3779@peora.ccur.com>
Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen)
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In article <3779@peora.ccur.com> joel@peora.UUCP writes:
| I just got a VGA compatible board for my PC and I was looking for
| some advice on how to photograph the screen either with a 35mm
| or a Poloroid camera. [...]

  Here are some ideas which I got from a professional (he was taking my
picture, not offering advice) and which has worked reasonably well for
me.

  Camera on a tripod, cable release, dark room, long exposure (i use 1/2
sec). If you have telephoto and room, back the camera away from the
tube. This seems to help make the curvature of the tube invisible,
although if you have one of the fancy Zenith FTM monitors you may not
care.

  To take a picture of a room with a screen: Dark room, camera as
before, use a flash and leave the shutter open. The flash illuminates
the room, and then the long exposure fills in the screen. I have a neat
picture of a group of us around a PC taken that way.

  Play with f-stops and monitor brightness until you're satisfied. Your
milage may vary. I use Kodak ASA100 color film and a Cannon w/ 70-150mm
zoom, if you think it matters (I have also used a 200mm telephoto).
-- 
	bill davidsen		(wedu@ge-crd.arpa)
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me