Related Resources

Computational Photography Links

Raskar, R. "Computational Photography: Epsilon to Coded Imaging." Video of presentation at Emerging Trends in Visual Computing (ETVC '08), Paris, France.

Greene, K. "Photo Future." Technology Review (May/June 2009).

Hayes, B. "Computational Photography." American Scientist 96, no. 2 (March-April 2008): 94.

Raskar, R., and J. Tumblin. Notes for SIGGRAPH 2008 course: Computational Photography.

Advance and supporting material for the forthcoming book by Raskar and Tumblin. Computational Photography: Mastering New Techniques for Lenses, Lighting, and Sensors. Wellesley, MA: A. K. Peters, Ltd., 2009. ISBN: 9781568813134.

Symposium on Computational Photography and Video, Cambridge, MA, May 2005.

What is a Computational Camera? by Shree Nayar

Computational Cameras Projects, by Shree Nayar

Stanford Lightfield Projects, by Marc Levoy and collaborators

Community Photo Collections at University of Washington

CSAIL - MIT work on Computational Photography and Video

Jack Tumblin's 'Current Research Questions' for the field

General Appearance Acquisition Group. Max Plank Institute, Germany.

Additional Useful Resources (From Prof. Fredo Durand)

The following is based on a list compiled by Prof. Fredo Durand for his class 6.088/6.882 Digital and Computational Photography, Spring 2007. (Courtesy of Fredo Durand. Used with permission).

Related Courses at MIT

Photo classes offered by the MIT Student Art Association
The Edgerton Center
11.309J / 4.215J Sites in Sight: Photography as Inquiry [OCW]
4.341 Introduction to Photography [OCW]
4.343 Photography and Related Media [OCW]
6.163 Strobe Project Laboratory [OCW]
21A.348 Photography and Truth [OCW]
21W.749 Documentary Photography and Photo Journalism: Still Images of A World In Motion [OCW]
MAS.450 Holographic Imaging [OCW]
SP.747 Creative Imaging
SP.757 Digital and Darkroom Imaging

[OCW] = published in MIT OpenCourseWare

Around Boston

Museum of Fine Art

Related Courses Outside MIT

Computational Photography by Alexei (Alyosha) Efros
Computer Vision by Steve Seitz and Rick Szeliski
Computational Photography by Marc Levoy and Bennett Wilburn (2004)
Computational Photography by Irfan Essa (2005)
Introduction to Visual Computing by Kyros Kutulakos (multiple years)
Topics in Image-Based Modeling and Rendering by David Kriegman (2003)
The Art and Science of Photography: Drawing with Light by Brian Barsky (multiple years)
Andrew Davidhazy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Color Vision Imaging Science and Technology by Dr. Hagit Hel-Or

Technical Material

Photoshop Healing Brush and Covariant Derivatives by Todor Georgiev
Szeliski, Rick. "Image Alignment and Stitching: A Tutorial." 2004 ( This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader. PDF)
Autostitch (University of British Columbia)
Ramanath, R., W. E. Snyder, Y. Yoo, and M. S. Drew. "Color Image Processing Pipeline in Digital Still Cameras." 2005 (PDF - 2.0 MB)
Farrel, J. E., F. Xiao, P. B. Catrysse, and B. A. Wandell. "A Simulation Tool for Evaluating Digital Camera Image Quality." 2004 ( This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader. PDF)
Withagen, P. J., F. C. A. Groen, and K. Schutte. "CCD Characterization for a Range of Color Cameras." 2005
(PDF)
Pixim "Digital Pixel System Technology." Whitepaper (PDF)
Young, I. T., J. J. Gerbrands, and L. J. van Vliet. "Noise." From the Web site Image Processing Fundamentals, TU Delft, 2003.