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Re: [OM] Shooting the computer screen

Subject: Re: [OM] Shooting the computer screen
From: "Thomas H. Hogan" <flzhgn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 14:05:24 -0800
Dear Javier,

I've had many successful photos (both slides and negatives) from various
computer screens and video monitors.  

It is essential to use a slow shutter speed (I use 1/4 second), a
darkened room to prevent refections, a cable release, a stable tripod.

If you use a light meter to measure light from the screen make sure
you take the readings in a darkened room.

You mentioned Sensia (that is a Fuji slide film w/ ASA 100, right?)

Be sure to have a darkened room and a cable release and a good tripod!
Make sure the exposure is well below 1/30th second to avoid scan lines.
consider using a doubler or a close up lens if you can't fill the frame.
If you have time, then I'd recommend doing a test roll first and
bracketing around an exposure of 1/4 second with the camera set to
manual mode.  Do a series of f5.6, f8, f11, f16.  Keep notes!
Javier Escartin wrote:
> 
> I need to take some slides of figures over my computer
> screen (16' Sun screen) with a tele (100 f2.8) and a tripod.
> The figures are just colour lines and symbols over
> a black background.
> Has anybody in this lest have some experience with these kind of
> shots?  I was going to use Sensia (cheapest), take the
> meter reading of a 18 0ray figure on the screen, and bracket
> at speeds slower than 30.
> 
> --
> Javier Escartin
> U. of Edinburgh, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
> Edinburgh EH9 3JW, Scotland (UK)
> tel: +44 (0) 131 650 8511;       fax: +44 (0) 131 668 3184
> email: javihu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.glg.ed.ac.uk/home/Javier.Escartin
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-- 
Hank Hogan --

BTW,  I'm looking for a job as a biological science research
    technician.  If you know of anyone who might need a technician
    with my skills (see resume on my home page) please let me know.
-- 
Thomas ?Hank? Hogan
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