Parallax Photography

Photography is the process of making pictures by
literally drawing
with light , albeit in a limited and restricted way.
The recent
digitization of photography offers unprecedented
opportunities to
move beyond the traditional constraints of analog
photography, and
lead to the enhancement and enrichment of visual
media. In this
book, we explore one approach to addressing this
challenge,
namely, parallax photography. Our approach begins by
capturing
multiple digital photographs of a scene from
different viewpoints
exhibiting parallax. We present algorithms that find
dense
correspondences among the captured imagery, as well
as algorithms
for seamless interpolation. The approach also
embodies methods
and interfaces that identify and highlight the
interesting pieces
of the captured data, and data representations for
efficient storing
and rendering. As we show in this book, the results,
which allow re-
experiencing subtle parallax, create a more visceral
sense of
immersion in the scene than traditional photographs.

Autorentext

Ke Colin Zheng received his B.S. from Zhejiang Univ. in 2001, hisPh.D in Computer Science & Engineering from Univ. of Washington in 2008. His areaof research are computer graphics, and computer vision. Specifically, heresearches computational techniques that can help people better capture and re-experiencemoments using cameras.

Klappentext

Photography is the process of making pictures byliterally 'drawing with light', albeit in a limited and restricted way.The recent digitization of photography offers unprecedentedopportunities to move beyond the traditional constraints of analogphotography, and lead to the enhancement and enrichment of visualmedia. In this book, we explore one approach to addressing thischallenge, namely, parallax photography. Our approach begins bycapturing multiple digital photographs of a scene fromdifferent viewpoints exhibiting parallax. We present algorithms that finddense correspondences among the captured imagery, as wellas algorithms for seamless interpolation. The approach alsoembodies methods and interfaces that identify and highlight theinteresting piecesof the captured data, and data representations forefficient storing and rendering. As we show in this book, the results,which allow re-experiencing subtle parallax, create a more visceralsense of immersion in the scene than traditional photographs.