UID:
almahu_9949641598202882
Format:
1 online resource
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781315211169
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1315211165
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9781351811859
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1351811851
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041579322X
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9780415793223
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0415793262
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9780415793261
Content:
"While there are many books that teach the "how-to" of photography, Science for the Curious Photographer is a book for those who also want to understand how photography works. Beginning with an introduction to the history and science of photography, Charles S. Johnson, Jr. addresses questions about the principles of photography, such as why a camera needs a lens, how lenses work, and why modern lenses are so complicated. Addressing the complex aspects of digital photography, the book discusses colour management, resolution, "noise" in images, and the limits of human perception. The creation and appreciation of art in photography is discussed from the standpoint of modern cognitive science. A crucial read for those seeking the scientific context to photographic practice, this second edition has been comprehensively updated, including discussion of DSLRs, mirror-less cameras, and a new chapter on the limits of human vision and perception."--Provided by publisher.
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Permissions; Chapter 1 What Is Photography?; Chapter 2 What Is Light?; Chapter 3 The Camera-An Introduction; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Camera Body; 3.3 The Lens; 3.4 Film and Sensors; 3.5 Digital Camera Design; Chapter 4 Images: What Is Perspective?; Chapter 5 Why Does a Camera Need a Lens?; Chapter 6 Elementary Optics: How Do Lenses Work?; Chapter 7 The Simple Thin Lens and What it Does; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Optical Surfaces; 7.3 Compound Lenses.
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7.4 ConclusionChapter 8 How to Make Lenses that Are Good Enough for Photography; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Aberrations; 8.3 The Petzval Sum; 8.4 Optical Materials; 8.5 Anti-Reflective Coatings; 8.6 Conclusion; Chapter 9 Coming to Terms with Real Camera Lenses; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The Thin Lens; 9.3 The Compound lens; 9.4 Gaussian Optics; 9.5 Entrance Pupil, Stop, and Illumination of the Image; 9.6 Vignetting; 9.7 Metalenses and the New Optics of the 21st Century; 9.8 Conclusion; Chapter 10 Wide-Angle Lenses, Fisheye Lenses, and Panoramas; 10.1 Introduction.
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10.2 Conventional or Rectilinear Lenses10.3 Types of Fisheye Lenses; 10.4 How Fisheye Lenses Accomplish Their Magic; 10.5 Examples and Illustrations; 10.6 Panoramas; 10.7 Conclusions; Chapter 11 What Is an Equivalent Image?; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Determinants of Image Appearance; 11.3 Comments and Conclusions; Chapter 12 How to Get Very High Magnification; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Supplemental Lenses; 12.3 Extension; 12.4 Teleconverters (Tele-Extenders) for Cameras with Interchangeable Lenses; 12.5 Afocal Teleconverters for Fixed Lens Cameras.
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12.6 Combinations of Lenses and Extenders for Real World Macrophotography12.7 Special Problems Resulting from High Magnification; 12.8 Lighting for Close-Up Nature Photography with High Shutter Speeds; 12.9 The Optimum F-Number for Macrophotography; 12.10 Expanding the Depth-of-Field; 12.11 Conclusions; Chapter 13 Do We Need Filters Anymore?; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Absorption Filters; 13.3 Polarization Filters; 13.4 Polarization in Nature; 13.5 UV and IR Photography; Chapter 14 The Limits of Human Vision; 14.1 Introduction; 14.2 Structure of the Eye; 14.3 Operation of the Visual Receptors.
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14.4 Visual Acuity14.5 Sensitivity; 14.6 Conclusions; Chapter 15 How Can Color Be Managed?; 15.1 Introduction; 15.2 Color Theories; 15.3 Colorimetry; 15.4 Color Spaces for Digital Photography; 15.5 Color Management in the Tristimulus World; 15.6 Goethe-Hering Theory; 15.7 Monochrome and Monotone Images; 15.8 Color Constancy and the Land Theory; 15.9 Color Opponent Cells in the Retina and Brain; Chapter 16 Image Capture and Processing; 16.1 Introduction; 16.2 Capturing Photons with Image Sensors; 16.3 CCD and CMOS Image Sensors; 16.4 Encoding of Color.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Johnson, Charles S., Jr. (Charles Sidney), 1936- Science for the curious photographer. New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017] ISBN 9780415793223
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315211169
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