Optical Basics of Photography 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 307EOBP1 | exam | 2 | 13 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 40 to 50 hours of self-study | English |
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The subject provides Department of Photography
Contents
The aim of this course is to familiarize the student both with the physical fundamentals of the field and with practical examples of solving specific problems. At the same time, the student will learn the possibilities and methods of using the technical equipment of the photography department, including the possibility of comparing the results obtained by analogue and digital technology.
Main topics:
1- 2/ Theoretical part: Basic properties of light
- What is light, waves and their properties, units describing periodic waves, electromagnetic radiation, speed of light
3-5/ Theoretical part: Fundamentals of geometrical optics
- Reflection, total reflection, bending, dispersion
Practical part:
Basics of exponometry, photometric units, different types of measuring instruments - advantages and method of measurement and control, brightness range of a scene, exponometric aids
Practical exercise:
2 photographs of compositions of geometric objects with different lighting and perspective for one using restitution (2 enlargements 30x40 cm).
6-7/ Practical and theoretical part:
Basic types of photographic equipment, their construction, advantages and use.
Practical part of working with the Sinar camera: making
1 reproduction under glass with grey and colour wedge - demonstration of colour to black and white conversion, determination of correct exposure and demonstration of methods of developing 6x9 cm. (1 enlargement 24x30 cm)
8-9-10/ Theoretical part:
Mirrors and lenses
Spherical mirrors, spherical and aspherical lenses, defects
Lens construction and defects, resolution
Practical part: extremes of school lenses, field of view, basic tests of resolving power
Practical exercises:
1 photograph of the surface structure of the subject with practical verification of Scheimpflug's condition of developing a 9x12 cm film. (1 enlargement 30x40 cm)
11/ Theoretical part:Wavelength -reflection, total reflection, bending, dispersion
12/ Camera :
Focal length, depth of field, lens types, exposure meter, exposure
Practical part:
Perspective and focal length, perpendicular alignment - restitution, determining the light range of a scene in the studio
Practical exercise: working with Sinar camera and Sinarback 54H digital back, digital cameras, possibilities of use, comparison of results of analogue and digital photography.
Learning outcomes
The listener gains a basic comprehensive understanding of the physical laws of light, the operation and application of the laws of optics to the photographic process and camera design and lens function. The acquired knowledge is immediately verified in practice through demonstrations, practical examples and actual practice.
Prerequisites and other requirements
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Literature
Required:
www.krumpl.cz/famu
David Falk, Dieter Brill, David Stork: Seeing the Light (Update Edition), John Wiley and Sons. Inc., 2021
Rudolf Kingslake, Lenses in Phtotography; the Practical Guide to Optics for Photography, Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2021
Al Judge, Mastering Aperture, ShutterSpeed, ISO and Exposure: How they interact and Affect Each Other, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013
Robert A. The Evolution of Theories of Light and Color, Kluwe Academic Publisher, 2012
Tom Ashe, Color management and Quality Output (part of : The Digital Imaging Masters), Focal Press 2014
Raymond K. Principles and Applications (Series in Optics and Otoelectronics), CRC Press Taylor nad Francis Group, 2019
Hongrui Jiang and Xuefeng Zeng, Microlenses: properties, Fabrication and Liquid Lenses, CRC Press, 2013
Recommended:
Thomas D.Rossing, Christopher J. Chiaverina: Light Science, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1999
Clyde W. Oyster, The Human Eye, Book News, Inc., Portland, 1999
Bruce Watson, Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age, Bloomsbury 2016
Haiyin Sun, Lens Design: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, 2016
www.youtube.com - channel Filmmaker IQ
https://www.waveformlighting.com/tech/what-is-cri-color-rendering-index
https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/en/microscope-resource/primer/lightandcolor/
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm
Evaluation methods and criteria
ZK - a test of theoretical knowledge and evaluation of the submitted exercises, which assesses both the exact observance of the assignment and the quality of processing.
Participation: the prerequisite for the student's evaluation is mandatory attendance at 80% of lectures and timely and continuous submission of practical exercises
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Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Tue | 19:00–20:35 | Vladan KRUMPL | PC Room No. 306 Tržiště 20, Praha 1 (vchod z Rektorátu AMU, Malostranské nám. 12) |
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Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Photography EN - Bachelor - 2022 (Required subjects)