The Camera and the Brain: What visual neuroscience can teach the photographer

By Klaus M. Stiefel

The Camera and the Brain follows two photons on their different paths: One flies through the lens of a camera onto a photographic sensor, and is transformed into a part of a photograph. The other one flies through the lens of a human eye, onto the retina, to be converted into a human percept. I discuss the perception of motion, scale and color, the constant scanning movements of our eyes called saccades, and the recognition of objects like faces. I also explain the fundamental difference between perceiving and photographing. The book is illustrated with my own photographs and illustrations by Anna Farrell.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541224221
• ISBN13: 9781541224223
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.4" x 7.0"