Re: photographing a computer monitor or television screen

[P3D Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxx>]

John W Roberts wrote:
> 
> Some of my notes from a 1995 post:
> 
>  - Try for a very slow shutter speed
>  - Use a tripod.
>  - Use a long focal length lens.
>  - Use a very small aperture.
>  - Make sure camera is on line with center of display.
>  - Clean screen, make sure display is adjusted correctly.

I'd add that you have to be mindful of color temperature...
screens/monitors are usually well above 6000 K and need to be red
shifted. Lincoln accomplished this through shifting the display; another
way is the use of filtration.

> More advanced and higher quality techniques are available, which don't
> involve photographing a CRT.

The best method I know of is the use of a film recorder, which in fact
is still essentially photographing a highly specialized high resolution
flat screen monitor.

Eric G.


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