Microphotography and Picture Analysis in Biology (LRR / MIKAN)

Course objectives:
Photographic equipment and accessories, film, TV and digital cameras.
Requirements on student
80% passing in colloquium
Content
Photographic equipment and accessories, film, TV and digital cameras. Scientific close-up, macrophotography and microphotography for professional biologists. Computer graphics, software and hardware. Acquisition and archivation of data. Image analysis. Object classification, measurements. Light, fluorescence and electron microscopy.
Activities
Guarantors and lecturers
Literature
  • Recommended: Harnischmacher, C. Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop and Macro Photography. Rocky Nook, 2007.
  • Recommended: Georges, G. Digitální fotografie: 100 praktických návodů a tipů. Computer Press, 2005.
  • Recommended: Thompson, R. Naučte se fotografovat dobře makro a detail. Zoner Press, 2006.
  • Recommended: John C. Russ. The Image Processing Handbook, CRC Press, 2010..
  • On-line library catalogues
Prerequisites – other information about course preconditions
To get a knowledge on techniques of image acquisition in biology and image analysis.
Competences acquired
Student should be able to (after attending the course) describe and explain: Photographic equipment and accessories, film, TV and digital cameras. Scientific close-up, macrophotography and microphotography for professional biologists. Computer graphics, software and hardware. Acquisition and archivation of data. Image analysis. Object classification, measurements. Light, fluorescence and electron microscopy.
Teaching methods
  • Lecture
  • Demonstration
Assessment methods
  • Analysis of Activities ( Technical works)