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Program Evening
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"Black and White vs Color Vision in Photography and Life"
by Michael F. Marmor, MD |
| This talk will introduce basic principles of black/white and color vision, showing both similarities and differences, and how they are relevant to the impact of black/white vs. color photography. Our eyes and brain code many aspects of the world into contrasts and edges, that are driven fundamentally by luminance (i.e. black vs. white). Color sensibility is superimposed, but not fully integrated, which accounts for surprising effects and differences in the way we see different images. Many examples from the world of art and photography will be shown. Michael F. Marmor, M.D., is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and a leading scholar at the interface of medicine and the arts. He has been at Stanford University since 1974, where he has done research and clinical work in the field of retinal diseases and retinal physiology. He has written several books and articles about visual aspects of art, history, music and sports. |