The Art and Science of Depiction -- Frédo Durand

Limitations of the Medium:
Compensation and accentuation

The Contrast is Limited

Monday, April 9. 2001

 

Overview
The contrast of the image is typically limited to 2 orders of magnitude. This causes two problems: intensities on the picture and in the image do not match, and the large dynamic range of intensities of some scenes has to be contracted. Photo exposure, CG tone mapping, photo processing, lighting, addition of flare and halo, etc.

Slides of the lecture

PDF (1 per page)

PDF (2 per page)

PDF (6 per page)

PDF (6 per page, black and white with white background, better for printing)

Assignments for Wednesday April 18

Reading
Chapters 5 & 6 of Solso's Cognition and the Visual Arts
Write a little summary or comment (1/2 page for each).

Outline of the essay
Picture comment or exploratory subject

Vague project subject

 

Further Reading

Ansel Adams The Camera, Little Brown & Co, 1995 (reprint)
Ansel Adams The Negative, Little Brown & Co, 1995 (reprint)
Ansel Adams The Print, Little Brown & Co, 1995 (reprint)
Gerald Millerson, Lighting for Television and Film, Focal Press; ISBN: 024051582X

Psychology and the Visual Arts, Rudolf Arnheim

 

Related links

Makoto Nakamura's tessellating animations

Mastes of Photography
Photo.net
The Zone System
The (Quick and Dirty) Zone System For Color
Basic Photography Guide
BetterPhoto
Take Better Photos
Digital Darkroom Imaging and Printing Tech Tips