Preface xv Editors Acknowledgements xvii Author Biographies xviii 1 Introduction to the imaging process 1 2 Light theory 19 3 Photographic light sources 43 4 The human visual system 59 5 Introduction to colour science 77 6 Photographic and geometrical optics 103 7 Images and image formation 119 8 Sensitometry 139 9 Image sensors 155 10 Camera lenses 175 11 Photographic camera systems 199 12 Exposure and image control 227 13 Image formation and the photographic process 245 14 Digital cameras and scanners 263 15 Displays 289 16 Digital printing and materials 303 17 Digital image file formats 315 18 Image storage and archiving 329 19 Introduction to image quality and system performance 345 20 Speed and sensitivity 365 21 Tone reproduction 377 22 Photographic colour reproduction 393 23 Digital colour reproduction 411 24 Noise, sharpness, resolution and information 433 25 Digital image workflow 457 26 Colour management systems 275 27 Spatial image processing 501 28 Digital image processing in the frequency domain 521 29 Image compression 535 Appendix A 553 Appendix B 555 Index 557