t's a little late, but these situations are often better handled by a
double exposure so the monitors can be exposed properly - they're
usually too dim. The monitors are turned off for the environmental
exposure.
Tom
On Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 13:34, Acer V <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote on "Re: [OM][OT] Shooting monitors," saying..
> 5/23/01 11:31:03 AM, "Kiker, James" <jkiker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Hi list,
> >
> >I have an assignment at work tomorrow to photograph a man at work in
> >front of two computer monitors (under fluorescent lighting). I will be
> >shooting over his shoulder, so part of the shot will be his shoulder and
> >the back of his head, and the rest will be the two monitors. This will
> >be going in a montage of images in a 3 foot by 15 foot banner for a
> >trade show, so I'm using my large format monorail, and some Fuji Provia
> >film, to get the required resolution for such a large image. I know
> >there are issues when shooting monitors, having to do with refresh
> >rates, etc. Can anyone give me a brief overview of this, and possibly
> >some tips? I'm shooting a leaf shutter, of course. Does this negate
> >the effects? Is there a certain speed under or over which I need to
> >shoot? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the off-topic question.
>
> I believe you need a shutter speed NO HIGHER than half the monitor's vertical
> refresh rate, otherwise you'll get banding. Something like 1/15
> would be preferred. That from my limited experience anyway.
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