Realistic Camera - Lens Flares
The original project proposal can be found at JulienChaumond/FinalProjectProposal.
My idea was to extend the realistic camera model in order to simulate some of the lens-internals related phenomenas in real cameras: lens flares and glass scattering.
Final Image
Motivations
Sources of inspiration for this project included:
References
A Realistic Camera Model for Computer Graphics - http://www.graphics.stanford.edu/papers/camera/
Understanding Lens Flare in Photography - http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm