Envisioning Science The Design and Craft of the Science Image

Name: Envisioning Science The Design and Craft of the Science Image
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ISBN: 9780262562058

ISBN-10: 0262562057

ISBN-13: 9780262562058

Edition: 2004

Authors: Felice C. Frankel

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Science and engineering research must be communicated within the research community and to the general public, and a crucial element of that communication is visual. In Envisioning Science, science photographer Felice Frankel provides a guide to creating dynamic and compelling photographs for journal submissions and scientific presentations to funding agencies, investors, and the general public. The book is organized from the large to small -- from photographing laboratory equipment to capturing new material and biological structures at the microscopic level. Full-color illustrations including many side-by-side comparisons provide an extensive gallery of fine science photography. The book…

Book details

List price: $41.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 1/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Felice C. Frankel is Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University .




Envisioning Science



How to Use This Book


From the Designer's Perspective




Images in Science: A Gallery of the Past




Basics of Picture Making


Introduction


Understanding the Flatland


Preparing Your Sample


Point of View


Organizing the Image: Composition and Framing


Lighting


Exposure


Depth of Field


Equipment


Digital and Film



Photographing Small Things


Introduction


Equipment


Sample Preparation


Background; Making a Selection


Camera/Sample Angles


Lighting


Composition and Framing


Depth of Field


Scale


Special Cases



Photographing through a Stereomicroscope


Introduction


Equipment


Captured Image/Observed Image


Losing Control


Sample Preparation


Background


Camera/Sample Angle


Lighting


Composition, Framing, and Magnification


Special Cases



Photographing through a Compound Microscope


Introduction


Equipment


Captured Image/Observed Image


Losing More Control


Background


Sample Preparation


Lighting


Composition, Framing, and Magnification


Special Cases


Special Section: Biological Fluorescence Photography




Presenting Your Pictures


Introduction


Archiving


Scanning


Communicating with the Public


Speaking to Your Colleagues


Digitally Altering Images


Exercises


Visual Index


Suggested Readings


Index