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SK2380 Technical Photography 8.0 credits

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Headings with content from the Course syllabus SK2380 (Autumn 2007–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

Optical imaging. Photographic lenses. Photometry. The camera. Photographic film. Digital cameras. Electronic imaging sensors. Tone reproduction. Color photography. Photographic prints. X-ray, ultraviolet and infrared photography. High speed photography. Imaging quality.

Intended learning outcomes

After completing the course the student should be able to:

  • practically use both analog and digital cameras for solving a photographic task. This includes choice of suitable lens and settings to obtain the desired perspective, depth of field and exposure.
  • develop black-and-white films and produce prints from both film and digital image files.
  • quantify the quality of photographic systems concerning image sharpness, tone reproduction and noise.
  • understand the basics of color reproduction, color temperature and color coordinates, and be able to use this knowledge in practical photography.
  • estimate the necessary pixel density in digital photography in order to avoid imaging artifacts and loss of quality.
  • practically use high speed video equipment to quantitatively study rapid events.
  • practically use equipment for infrared photography, and understand how X-ray, ultraviolet and thermal radiation can be used for imaging purposes.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Recommended prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of waves: Intensity, refraction, interference and diffraction.
Geometrical optics: Raytracing in thin lenses and lens systems.
Mathematics: Differential and integral calculus in one dimension. Logarithms.

Recommended prerequisites

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Equipment

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Literature

K. Carlsson: Teknisk fotografi, KTH.

Laboratory instructions

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Other requirements for final grade

Written examination (TEN1; 3 credits, grading scale A-F).
Laboratory (LAB1; 5 credits, grading scale P/F).

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Physics

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Linda Lundström (linda.lundstrom@biox.kth.se)