Scientific Photography and Applied Imaging

3 Experimental design

3.1 Introduction

The purposes of scientific photography and applied imaging are principally to record phenomena, subjects and experiments by suitable images; to obtain data by suitable instrumentation and to provide measurements for subsequent analysis, all in a cost-effective manner. A schematic of some of the factors to be considered is shown in Figure 3.1. A much simplified and condensed model of the processes and quantities involved in image or data capture is given in Figure 3.2. The terms, acronyms and symbols are detailed in later chapters.

Usefully, photography is normally a non-invasive or non-intrusive technique and commonly used for ‘remote’ recording, sensing and measurement

Figure 3.1 Photographic recording, ...