photos of HT screen

[kaushik]

Almost everyone has a good camera but taking photos in true glory is real challenge /ART
So far i cound not take real like pics of chronograph watch because it was shiny .. thatz ok

But my HT room deserved a few good shots .... down the line after few years i can smile looking at these.



Want to learn photographing HT screen with movie playback going on ..


we face these issues :

- the pics get blurry
- does not capture the size factor

so photography experts here enlighten us with the tricks so that i can capture the giant size ,
sharpness of picture should be captured as in reality

 

[Flash]

What camera do you have . because a lot is dependent on that as well.
Most P&S cameras suffer in low light situations as well as with moving objects

Anyway you can try this .

1. Set the ISO high 400 to 800 or even higher. However this will introduce noise
2, Play around with the Aperture settings at a high ISO to get it right.

 

[kaushik]

some PS OLYMPUS camera ... dont say buy SLR ,
if we can do with special tricks ? ! will be good ..else drop it

 

[theironhorse]

Almost everyone has a good camera but taking photos in true glory is real challenge /ART
So far i cound not take real like pics of chronograph watch because it was shiny .. thatz ok

But my HT room deserved a few good shots .... down the line after few years i can smile looking at these.



Want to learn photographing HT screen with movie playback going on ..


we face these issues :

- the pics get blurry
- does not capture the size factor

so photography experts here enlighten us with the tricks so that i can capture the giant size ,
sharpness of picture should be captured as in reality

pause the movie on the screen

set the ISO high else in numbers say 400. else p & s suffer quality loss above this ISO due to smaller sensor.

set the camera on the table top and set the shutter to slow if option available if advanced then say 1/10 . this will make sure light gets more time to reach the sensor.

if aperture setting available then set it to max.. say 2.8 or a bit more than that. if all these are getting difficult. then set the camera to firework or night mode set the timer to say 2 seconds and leave it on the table and it will do the trick for you in low light.

 

[anm]

you need to keep camera stable.
So pause the movie
turn the fans off
keep camera on a tabletop or tripod
Use timer or remote to click.

All these will ensure that you do not shake the camera. So longer exposures are possible even in lower light.

Aperture - I assume, if you open too wide (lower number), chances of your subject getting out of focus increase even if there is a slight movement of camera, due to shallow DoF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field

 

[iaudio]

kaushik, Anant has summed it up well. Essentially, you have to keep camera steady for a long exposure shot( slow shutter speed). Tripod(or keeping cam on level surface), setting timer etc will help.
Does your cam have aperture/shutter control? Also your lens may not be wide enough to capture the expanse of the screen at close quarters in your HT room.

 

[kaushik]

thanks all ...
that was real informative , let me grab the camera next time at home and try few shot with long exposure

 

[theironhorse]

did the above help ?? any update....