How do Iphotograph a computer screen?

[Bruja]

Help please

I'm struggling to photograph my laptop screen as I can't get rid of the wavy lines. I've tried all I know but :bang::bang::bang:

Any advice out there?

Thanks

 

[Rob.Marsh]

Get hold of a circular polarising filter and have a play, that should do it.

 

[bbb]

Why would you want to? Can you not use the Print Screen button and paste the image into any JPEG editor, such as paint

 

[Bruja]

Cos I want to have the laptop in the picture bbb

Thanks Rob, I'll give it a go.

 

[jamesoliverstone]

increase your shutter speed and lower your apeture, this should counteract the oscillation of the screens frequency

 

[jamesoliverstone]

I meant as in try using a longer shutter speed not shorter

 

[bbb]

Cos I want to have the laptop in the picture bbb

Aaah, I see

 

[MatW]

Don't sceens update at 50 or 60Hz or something like that?

So if you shoot at 1/125, you would get a line as you capture the screen refresh.

I think you'd need to find out what speed the screen refreshes at, and then use multiples of that number. So if it's say 60Hz, use 1/60 or 1/30 as a shutter speed to capture a full refresh.

I think :shrug:

 

[Jimmy_Lemon]

I thought it was only crt monitors that gave the banding effect. I am not sure if this isnt something else

 

[Dan Leach]

I would try at 1/10 or lower.
As long as the image on the screen isn't moving you should be ok.

 

[Byker28i]

I always have an issue with LCD screens in the studio, the flashes just wipe out what's on the screen, so I photoshop a screen capture on later - much easier.

 

[Eddie1]

i usually shoot at about 1/8 second that does it

 

[snoop69]

Can you not just take a pic of the laptop switched off & then paste a screen
grab onto the screen afterwards :shrug:

 

[swanseamale47]

TV's scan at about 1/25 sec, not sure about laptops, I'd try a few different shutter speeds untill it looks good.

 

[KL755]

Shoot at 1/15 and it will capture it fine!

 

[Tyke Tiler]

Can you not just take a pic of the laptop switched off & then paste a screen
grab onto the screen afterwards :shrug:

That's probably the best bet IMO, I gave a very quick thrash here ('scuse the carp pictures):

and with screen grab pasted and then with a little perspective correction.