The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic EraContinuing William Mitchell's investigations of how we understand, reason about, and use images, The Reconfigured Eye provides the first systematic, critical analysis of the digital imaging revolution. "An intelligent and readable approach to the digitization of images.... A useful overview of a critical subject."—New York Times Book Review Enhanced? Or faked? Today the very idea of photographic veracity is being radically challenged by the emerging technology of digital image manipulation and synthesis: photographs can now be altered at will in ways that are virtually undetectable, and photorealistic synthesized images are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from actual photographs. Continuing William Mitchell's investigations of how we understand, reason about, and use images, The Reconfigured Eye provides the first systematic, critical analysis of the digital imaging revolution. It describes the technology of the digital image in detail and looks closely at how it is changing the way we explore ideas, at its aesthetic potential, and at the ethical questions it raises. |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix | 9 |
Digital Image Creation | 9 |
News Photography Goes Digital 16 | 26 |
3 | 26 |
Coherence 31 | 10 |
Relationship to Visual Discourses 37 | 10 |
Provenance 43 | 10 |
Originals and Copies 49 | 10 |
Devaluation 56 | 10 |
VIRTUAL CAMERAS | |
Projecting and Shading 124 | |
Hidden Lines and Surfaces 132 | |
SYNTHETIC SHADING | |
Ray Tracing 153 | |
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The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era William J. Mitchell No preview available - 1994 |
The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era William J. Mitchell No preview available - 1994 |