Behind the Lens

Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Sources and Disclaimers

Author Biography

Foreword

Introduction

1 TECH

1.1 How a Digital Image is Born

1.2 Demystifying Digital: How Digital Cameras Capture a Color Image

1.3 The Film Look—Aspect Ratio

1.4 Death of a Standard… Goodbye to 1.85:1?

1.5 The Film Look—Frame Rates

1.6 The Film Look—Resolution

1.7 The Film Look—Sensor Size: Size Matters

1.8 Bits and Bytes: The Bottleneck of Data Rates

1.9 The “Raw” Deal: What’s Involved in Recording Raw Imagery?

1.10 Digital Cameras and Color: The 411 on 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:2:0

1.11 Maintaining Your Image Integrity: Masterclass on Monitor Calibration

2 OPTICS

2.1 Deeper into Depth of Field: Understanding a “Filmic” Depth of Field

Field Notes: Depth of Field Pull in ...