Archive of class business

CS 178 - Digital Photography
Spring Quarter, 2011
Marc Levoy

Note: these archives are for historical purposes only. Don't try to use them to access lectures or assignments once they have been moved to this file, as the links are liable to be broken. Instead, use the links in the course home page or course schedule.

Enrolling in this course for Spring 2011

What's new March 29?

Handouts:
- Course outline (HO #1)
- Course schedule (HO #2)
Lecture notes:
- Image formation (part I)
Reading for next time:
- London, chapter 2 - camera
- London, chapter 18 - history of photography
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #1 - Bad Photos (due Sunday, April 3, 11:59pm)
Fill out online survey by Wednesday, March 31 at 11:59pm. See explanation above.
Help sessions for camera newbies on Friday, 11-12 and 1-2, Gates B02

What's new March 31

Lecture notes:
- Image formation (full version)
- Flash applet demonstrating the Variables that affect exposure
- Choosing a camera
- History of photography (part 1): invention and age of portraits
- Extreme photography
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 2 - camera
- London, chapter 18 - history of photography
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #1 - Bad Photos (due Sunday, April 4, 11:59pm)
Addendum survey that all students must fill out. See instructions above.

What's new April 5th?

Lecture notes:
- Optics I: Lenses and apertures (first part of lecture)
- Flash applet demonstrating the operation of a thin lens (and that lenses perform a 3D perspective transformation)
- Flash applet demonstrating the Gaussian lens formula (including the relationship between focusing a camera and changing its focal length)
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 3 - lens
- Hecht, Optics, 5.1-5.2 (optional)
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #2 - Sports and Action (due Sunday, April 10, 11:59pm)
Jesse Levinson, our 5th TA, will hold his office hours on Wednesdays, 4-5pm, in Gates 363 (the graphics lab).
His individual email address is jessel@stanford.edu.

What's new April 7?

Lecture notes:
- Optics I: Lenses and apertures (finished)
- Optics II: Practical photographic lenses (begun)
- Flash applet demonstrating Depth of Field (and its dependence on aperture, focal length, subject distance, and circle of confusion)
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 3 - lens
- Hecht, Optics, 5.1-5.2 (optional)
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #2 - Sports & Action (due Sunday, April 19, 11:59pm)

What's new April 12?

Lecture notes:
- History of photography (part 2)
- Composing good photographs
- Optics II: Practical photographic lenses (finished)
- Flash applet demonstrating Telephoto zoom lenses
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 17 - seeing photographs
- Bryan Peterson, Learning to See Creatively
- Ansel Adams, Making of 40 Photographs
- Moller, Real-Time Rendering, 5.6.1 - sampling and reconstruction
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #3 - Macro Photography (due Sunday, April 17, 11:59pm)

What's new April 14?

Lecture notes:
- Sampling and pixels (to be finished 4/19)
- Flash applet demonstrating Spatial convolution
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 17 - seeing photographs
- Bryan Peterson, Learning to See Creatively
- Ansel Adams, Making of 40 Photographs
- Moller, Real-Time Rendering, 5.6.1 - sampling and reconstruction
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #3 - Macro Photography (due Sunday, April 17, 11:59pm)

What's new April 19?

Lecture notes:
- Sampling and pixels (finished)
- Autofocus (AF) (to be finished 4/21)
- Flash applet demonstrating autofocus using phase detection or contrast detection
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 15 - view camera
- Goldberg, Dark Side of the Lens, 1.11-1.20
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #4 - Architecture and Interiors (due Sunday, April 24, 11:59pm)

What's new April 21?

Lecture notes:
- Autofocus (AF) (finished)
- Exposure metering (AE)
- Image stabilization (IS)
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 15 - view camera
- Goldberg, Dark Side of the Lens, 1.11-1.20
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #4 - Architecture and Interiors (due Sunday, April 24, 11:59pm)

What's new April 26?

Lecture notes:
- Photons and sensors
- Light field photography
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 4 - exposure and sensors
- Hamamatsu articles (see schedule for links)
Other Coursework assigned:
- Study for your midterm! (Monday, May 2, 7-9pm, Hewlett 200)
  - 2 hours, closed book
  - on lectures and assigned chapters in London
  - See these slides summarizing what will be on the midterm
    (this PDF file might be slightly Thursday afternoon, after I've given the noise and ISO lecture)

What's new April 28?

Lecture notes:
- Noise and ISO
- Night photography & astrophotography (online soon)
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 4 - exposure and sensors
- Hamamatsu articles (see schedule for links)
Other Coursework assigned:
- Study for your midterm! (Monday, May 2, 7-9pm, Hewlett 200)
  - 2 hours, closed book
  - on lectures and assigned chapters in London
  - See these slides summarizing what will be on the midterm

What's new May 3 and 5?

Lecture notes:
- History of photography (part 3)
- In-camera image processing
- Flash applet: Gamma correction
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 8 - digital darkroom
- London, chapter 9 - image editing
- London, chapter 10 - digital printing
- London, chapter 11 - organizing and storing
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #5 - still life
  (due Sunday, May 8, 11:59pm)
For sections next week, meet at the entrance to the dish that is near Lake Lagunita.
Bring your camera, a hat, sunglasses, and water if it's hot. Don't be late!

What's new May 10

Lecture notes:
- Color I: trichromatic theory
- Flash applets: Introduction to color theory, Color matching, Additive versus subtractive color mixing
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 7 - color
- Stone, A field guide to digital color, chapter 1
- Minneart, Light and Color in the Outdoors, chapter 11
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #6 - Landscape and Nature (due Sunday, May 15, 11:59pm)
For sections this week, meet at the entrance to the dish that is near Lake Lagunita.
Bring your camera, a hat, sunglasses, and water if it's hot. Don't be late!

What's new May 12

Lecture notes:
- Color II: applications in photography (will be finished 5/17)
- Flash applet: Chromaticity diagrams
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 7 - color
- Stone, A field guide to digital color, chapter 1
- Minneart, Light and Color in the Outdoors, chapter 11
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #6 - Landscape and Nature (due Sunday, May 15, 11:59pm)

What's new May 17?

Lecture notes:
- Color II: applications in photography (finished)
- Light and reflection (will be finished on 5/19/11)
- Flash applet: Gamut mapping
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 13 - lighting
- Reinhard, HDR Imaging, 2.1-2.2 - on radiometry
- Dorsey, Digital Modeling of Material Appearance, 3 - on reflectance
- Hunter, Light Science and Magic, 7 - including glass
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #7 - Night and Color (due Sunday, May 22, 11:59pm)

What's new May 19?

Lecture notes:
- Light and reflection (finished)
- Photographic lighting
Reading for this week:
- London, chapter 13 - lighting
- Reinhard, HDR Imaging, 2.1-2.2 - on radiometry
- Dorsey, Digital Modeling of Material Appearance, 3 - on reflectance
- Hunter, Light Science and Magic, 7 - including glass
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #7 - Night and Color (due Sunday, May 22, 11:59pm)

What's new May 24?

Lecture notes:
- History of photography (part 4) - photography as a tool
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #8 - Portraiture and Light

What's new May 26?

Lecture notes:
- Slides summarizing what will be on the final exam
- Animation of assembling a Canon 10D camera
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #8 - Portraiture and Light
Preparation for final exam:
- Final exam practice problems and solutions

What's new May 31?

Lecture notes:
- Panoramas
- The Camera 2.0 Project and the Stanford Frankencamera
- History of photography (part 5)
Other Coursework assigned:
- Assignment #8 - Portraiture and Light (due Wednesday, June 1, 11:59pm)
Preparation for final exam:
- Final exam practice problems and solutions