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by Charles S. Johnson Jr.
Science for the Curious Photographer, 2nd Edition
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
7.4 Conclusion
Chapter 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
10.2 Conventional or Rectilinear Lenses
10.3 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
12.6 Combinations of Lenses and Extenders for Real World Macrophotography
12.7 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
14.4 Visual Acuity
14.5 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
16.5 How Film/Sensor Speed (ISO) Is Defined
16.6 How the Dynamic Range Is Determined
16.7 Exposure Settings for High Image Quality
16.8 Saving and Storing the Image
16.9 Image Processing and Manipulation
16.10 Artifacts Resulting from Inadequate Periodic Sampling
16.11 Gamma Correction
16.12 Capturing the LightField
16.13 Does the Sensor Really Determine the Resolution of My Digital Camera?
Chapter 17 What Is Perceived Image Quality?
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Image Blurring and Softness
17.3 Focus
17.4 Camera Motion
17.5 Signal-to-Noise Ratios
17.6 Diffraction
17.7 Lens Performance
17.8 Sensor Resolution
17.9 Perceived Image Quality
17.10 Sharpening by Means of Image Processing
17.11 Contrast Sensitivity Function
17.12 Subjective Quality Factor
17.13 A Caveat
Chapter 18 The Creation and Appreciation of Art in Photography
18.1 What Is a Good Photograph?
18.2 Art and Consciousness
18.3 How Images Are Perceived
18.4 Why Do Images Attract or Repel?
18.5 How Knowledge of the Visual System Can Enhance the Artist’s Bag of Tricks
18.6 Reflections on Art in Photography
Chapter 19 What We See and How We Photograph It
Appendices
A Historical Note on Enlargers
B What Is Behind the Rules of Optics?
C Derivation of the Lens Maker’s Equation
D Gaussian Optics and the Principal Planes
E A Macro Lens with Attachments
F Observing and Managing Color: Dealing with Color Vision Anomalies
G Capturing Photons with Photographic Film
H Microelectronics and the Path to Digital Sensors
I Irradiance and Illuminance Units
J All about Depth-of-Field and Hyperfocal Distance
Index
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