Taking photos of displays...

[Bryan Pope]

And thusly Jules Richardson spake:
> 
> 
> Recent discussion about photographing machines prompted this one.
> 
> Has anyone got any useful tips for photographing (with a digital camera)
> running machines such that whatever's on the screen is captured with
> some kind of decent quality?
> 
> I've been playing around with all the manual settings on my camera and
> just experimenting (using any kind of auto mode results in banding on
> the computer's display, and of course use of flash is no use for a shot
> of a glass screen). So far results have been mixed though...
> 
> Any useful hints much appreciated!
> 
> cheers
> 
> Jules

This is what I remember from reading old computer magazines...  The room 
must be dark, with the only light coming from your monitor.  You also need 
you camera on a tripod because you need to have the shutter stay open for 
a longer period of time.  

Cheers,

Bryan Pope