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The manual of photography / edited by Elizabeth Allen, Sophie Triantaphillidou; with contricbutions by Geoffrey Attridge.....(et al.). - 10th ed. / - New York : Focal Press, c2009. - xviii, 566 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction to the imaging process -- Light theory -- Photographic light sources -- The human visual system -- Introduction to colour science -- Photographic and geometrical optics -- Images and image formation -- Sensitometry -- Image sensors -- Camera lenses -- Photographic camera systems -- Exposure and image control -- Image formation and the photographic process -- Digital cameras and scanners -- Displays -- Digital printing and materials -- Digital image file formats -- Image storage media and archiving -- Introduction to image quality and system performance -- Speed and sensitivity -- Tone reproduction -- Photographic colour reproduction -- Digital colour reproduction -- Noise, sharpness, resolution and information -- Digital image workflow -- Colour management systems -- Spatial image processing -- Digital image processing in the frequency domain -- Image compression.

ISBN: 9780240520377 (pbk.) 0240520378 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Photography.
Photography--Digital techniques.

Dewey Class. No.: 771 / PHO