Section 600: Tuesday/Thursday 2:30PM-4:00PM  1109 FXB 

CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHY FROM A TECHNICAL AND DESIGN POINT OF VIEW

Prof. Bruce Karnopp/ Dr. Robert Sulewski

Technical lecture topics:

1. Fundamental Concepts of Optics
2. Depth of Field and the Hyperfocal Distance
3. Camera Types and Designs
4. Perspective Control with View Cameras: The Scheimpflug Principle
5. Simple and Compound Interest
6. Heat Transfer and the Cooling of an Object
7. Curve Fitting
8. Film Characteristics and the Development Process
9. Filters and the Manipulation of an Image
10. Light Meters - Theory and Practice
11. Development of Film and Paper
12. Artificial Light - Flash Apparatus
13. Units and Dimensional Analysis

During the course of these lectures, various camera designs will be examined and illustrated by a variety of cameras starting from the early 1900s. Many of the design elements from these early cameras are still current, even (and especially) in the world of digital photography. Each assignment in the course will require you to examine the ethical dimension of your work as engineers, and the impact of that work on the environment and society at large.

Each student will be part of a group working on design and building a project related to photographic processes. In this, particular attention will be paid to the ease with which the final result can be used in practice.

There will also be a second project related to heating and cooling in which students will design, build, and test an insulator device (the group lab project).

Course Assignments

• 10 Technical Homework Assignments
• Group Lab Project
• Group Term Projects: Groups of 5-6 members will design and build a project relating to a section of the course. There will be several projects.
• Midterm Examination and a Final Examination
• Grades: 60% Individual Work, 40% Group Work