1633 (v.4) Scientific Photography 101
| Area: | Department of Imaging and Applied Physics |
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| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Science Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to the overall philosophy of photography and cameras, particularly 35mm SLR. Safety and care. Camera principles and the interdependency of exposure on film speed, aperture and shutter speed. Camera accessories, tripods, flash units and theirpractical application. Accessory and supplementary lenses, lens speed, focal length, depth of field, macro lenses and field of view. Microscopes, Kohler illumination, darkfield, phase contrast and oblique illumination. Photographic principals. The nature and manipulation of light. Spectral power distribution curves, colour temperature and properties of various light sources. Filter theory and practice with respect to both colour and monochrome films. Linear polarisation and its application to nature and strain relationship of materials. Film structure. Monochrome film, grain structure and film speed. Photographic paper emulsions. Colour films. Basic colour chemistry and processing. Ultraviolet and infrared reflectance and fluorescence photography. The use of professional Polaroid film. Underwater photography. Equipment requirements and the techniques. Principles of the Scanning Electron Microscope with demonstration of actual techniques. Digital photography: equipment and techniques. |
| Field of Education: | 010301 Physics |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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