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Transparent Monitor Camera Trick

Transparent Monitor Camera Trick
Introduction

Hello Everyone,

First, I would like to thank you for viewing my instructable.
And, if you enjoyed it, please give me a vote!
Thanks....

Have you seen the pictures floating around the internet with the
transparent monitors, ipods, iphones, etc...

Some, have there hands in the monitor.

Well, I'm going to show you how to do them.
These have NO photo-shop involved.
(as in, cut and paste)




We will have to crop the photo, though....
(using Gimp or other image editing software)

This technique will work, with both - the hand in the monitor and transparent monitor!
I did this on a PC running Windows XP, but I am sure it will work on a Mac.

Now onto the instructable...


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Step 1Items needed and Taking First Picture

Items needed and Taking First Picture
Items needed for the Instructable

Camera (mine is a Canon Powershot A650 IS, nice camera)
Tripod (really don't need one, but helps)
Knowledge of Gimp (it's free) or other image editing software (resize or edit pictures)
http://www.gimp.org/
Patience

1st Step

Take a picture of your hand in front of the monitor.
Make you hand like your holding something.
(suppose you could use your foot/feet too!)

I found out, using the tripod help to stabilize the camera, that way, I did not have to use the flash.
Then, you don't get the glare. (2nd picture above)

Now onto the next step...
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8 comments
Feb 8, 2012. 1:57 AMcurious youth says:
instead of taking a picture of your monitor a second time i recommend using print screen. (shown as prt scr on most keyboards). it will ready the image to paste (ctrl+v) into your cropping/ image editing software. although the computer doesnt notify you its done it until you hit paste.
Feb 8, 2012. 12:12 PMcurious youth says:
No worries :) awesome instructable btw!
Dec 5, 2011. 11:57 AMmac user2234 says:
THAT IS SO COOL!!!!!!! Do you know any more tricks like that?
Aug 20, 2011. 12:07 PMMuniosi says:
Clever!
Aug 20, 2011. 9:01 AMzjschafer says:
so gonna try this!
Aug 19, 2011. 7:20 PMpatriots8888 says:
Cool!
Aug 20, 2011. 8:55 AMwillnate says:
thats prety cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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