Department of Physics, University of
Utah
Course Number: Physics 3129 (3)
Course Title: Physics of Digital and
Analog Photography
- REPRESENTATIVE TEXTBOOK
- Seeing the Light, Falk, Erill, and Stork (Wiley, 1986)
- COURSE DESCRIPTION
- General Description of Course: The entire photographic process is studied in this course in
terms of the underlying physics principles: The lenses used for image formation, the camera that
controls the light, the properties of light itself, the variety of photosesitized media, developing,
filtering, digitization, etc. The course involves both lecture and laboratory sessions. Algebra is
used in this course.
- PRE- AND/OR CO-REQUISITE
- Algebra
- OTHER COMMENTS
- None
- MANDATORY TOPICS
- Topic 1:
- Light: Properties, Sources (1 week)
- Topic 2:
- Image Formation: Mirrors, Lenses, Reflection, Refraction (2 weeks)
- Topic 3:
- Cameras: Lenses, Aperture, Exposure, Lightmeters (1 week)
- Topic 4:
- Photosensitized Media: Films and Electronic Devices (2 weeks)
- Topic 5:
- Sensitometry: Negatives, Positive Prints, Filters (3 weeks)
- Topic 6:
- Digital Photography: CCD Cameras, Resolution, Data Processing (2 weeks)
- Topic 7:
- Flash and Subjects in Motion (1 week)
- Links to exisiting web page for this course:
- Currently no link.
Prepared by Gernot Laicher (2/19/99)