The Manual of Photography, 10th Edition

Description

This comprehensive guide takes you from capture to output in both digital and film media, with sections on lens use, darkroom techniques, digital cameras and scanners, image editing techniques and processes, workflow, digital file formats and image archiving.
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Elizabeth Allen, principal lecturer in Imaging Science at the University of Westminster and Sophie Triantaphillidou, principal lecturer in Imaging, the Leader of the University’s Imaging Technology Research Group and the Course Leader of the BSc (Hons) Clinical Photography at the University of Westminster.

Market: Professional and committed amateurs in the fields of photography, digital imaging and art and design. Lab technicians and studio managers.

Key Features:

* The authoritative text on virtually every technical aspect of photography and digital imaging
* 10e completely reworked to include the latest research on digital imaging
* The essential book for anyone serious about photography

The tenth edition of The Manual of Photography is an indispensable textbook for anyone who is serious about photography. It is ideal if you want to gain insight into the underlying scientific principles of photography and digital imaging, whether you are a professional photographer, lab technician, researcher or student in the field, or simply an enthusiastic amateur. This comprehensive guide takes you from capture to output in both digital and film media, with sections on lens use, darkroom techniques, digital cameras and scanners, image editing techniques and processes, workflow, digital file formats and image archiving.

This iconic text was first published in 1890 and has aided many thousands of photographers in developing their own techniques and understanding of the medium. Now in full colour, The Manual of Photography still retains its clear, reader-friendly style and is filled with images and illustrations demonstrating the key principles. Not only giving you the skills and know-how to take stunning photographs, but will also allowing you to fully understand the science behind the creation of great images.

Contents:

Introduction to the Imaging Process; Light Theory; Light Sources; Human Visual System; Intro to Colour; Geometric Optics; Images & Image Formation; Sensitometry; Image Sensors; Lenses; Photographic Camera Systems; Exposure & image control; Image formation and the photographic Process; Digital cameras and scanners; Displays; Digital Printing and Print Materials; File Formats; Storage Media and Archiving; Image Quality & System Performance; Speed & sensitivity; Tone reproduction; Photographic colour reproduction; Characterisation and Colour reproduction in digital devices; Resolution; sharpness and noise; Digital Image workflow; Colour management systems; Spatial image processing; Digital Image processing in the frequency domain; Image compression