UFMMTBP024 Physics in Digital Photography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Hynek Sekanina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Hynek Sekanina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Stanislav Hledík, Ph.D.
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Thu 12:15–13:00 PU-UF
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UFMMTBP024/A: Thu 13:05–13:50 PU-UF, H. Sekanina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the physical aspects of (not only) digital photography with emphasis on computer processing. The course is divided into two parts. In the first part (syllabus points 1-4) the student is introduced to the physical principles of light, its sources, propagation and detection, especially using CCD and CMOS sensors. In the second part (syllabus points 5-10), the student will learn the basic technical and optical concepts of digital photography, computer processing, color management, scanning, and selected programs for editing digital photographs.
Learning outcomes
Theoretical knowledge of the following concepts: image resolution, pixels, DPI, light, exposure, aperture, aperture number, shutter speed, ISO, chip sensitivity, compression Practical knowledge of scanning: image resolution, pixels, DPI, optical density, CMYK, RGB colour models, principles of correct scanning, histogram and curve settings, image restoration using digital ICE, choosing the correct size of the scanned image Advanced photo editing and effects application
Syllabus
  • - Sources of light: wave and quantum properties of light, electromagnetic spectrum, characteristics of light, radiometry and photometry, spectra of various natural and artificial sources. - Light propagation and interaction with objects: geometrical optics, wave optics, polarization, applications in photography. - Light detection I - human eye: properties, color vision theory, trichromasia, tristimulation, metamerism, additive and subtractive color folding, optical illusions. - Light detection II - photographic film, CCD, CMOS chips: physical principles, applications, properties, sampling in space and time (video), aliasing. - Digital photography: image resolution, pixels, DPI, light, exposure, aperture, aperture number, shutter speed, ISO, chip sensitivity, compression. - Scanning: image resolution, pixels, DPI, optical densities, CMYK, RGB colour models, principles of correct scanning, histogram and curve settings, image restoration using digital ICE, choosing the correct scan size. The student will gradually edit photographs according to the acquired knowledge and apply various techniques and effects to them.
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation, practical exercises
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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