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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CAPTURE
Digital Photographic Capture
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By
Glenn Rand, Professor in the graduate program at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California.
David Litschel, Provost at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA.
Robert Davis, Teacher of digital imaging techniques. Projects include teaching digital imaging to the FBI and other law enforcement agancies.

Description
The major function of photography is to capture a picture from what is in front of you. Whether a picture of the family pet or advertising spread, the acquisition of the scene is the first step in the digital image process. Digital Photographic Capture takes that first step and it breaks it down in detail so you can understand and better manipulate the mechanics of the process. As we transition from the silver halide base of photography to an electronic enabled future, we can step to the side and look at the intersection of these processes. Today it is not that one is superior in all situations, but that in the imaging world hybrid imaging maintains uses in unique applications and has certain advantages. Digital Photographic Capture explores construction and functions of the various parts and processes used to capture images. Sensors, lenses, creation, storage, and hybrid imaging are all broken down into basic explanations, enabling the photographer to have a basic understanding of the photography today. This is your new introduction to photography.

Audience
Serious photographic and imaging educational programs as well as the advanced amateur.

Contents
Contents Introduction 1. Why Digital 2. Capture Devices Cameras a. Point and Shoot b. Prosumer c. Professional d. Camera Backs i. Area Array ii. Scanning Backs Scanners i. Flatbead ii. Film Scanners Other capture devices 3. Sensors a. Basic of sensor technology i. Manufacture ii. Parts of common sensor i) Silicon Photodiode ii) Doping iii) Micro lenses iv) Filters b. CCD c. CMOS d. Energy requirements e. Effective color range f. Dynamic Range 4. Lenses (modified from 2e) Also i. Lens dynamics ii. Telephoto effect 5. Image Creation a. Electronic sequencing b. Capture c. Getting the charge from the photodiode Quantization e. Sampling f. Interpolation of color i. Color depth g. Interpolation of file size 6. Exposure (modified from 2e) a. 7. Digital Capture Workflow 8. Files and Storage a. Raw files b. File types c. Compression d. Storage media 9. Image Adjustment a. Brightness levels b. Curves c. Color Balance 10. Hybrid Imaging a. Film to digital b. Advantages Glossary

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 232 pages, publication date: MAR-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80632-7
ISBN-10: 0-240-80632-8
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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