ESP Biography



RICKY ROESLER, Camera! Computer Science Master Student



Major: Computer Science

College/Employer: Stanford University

Year of Graduation: G

Picture of Ricky Roesler

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Lights...Camera...Action! Graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Miami in 2009, now studies Artificial Intelligence at Stanford. He has been an avid photographer for 8 years, working with both film and digital media. Bringing together a love of photography with his computer background Ricky has been doing recent work in the field of Computer Vision. In his free time Ricky enjoys Rock climbing and cooking.



Past Classes

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E1419: The Science of Spectacular Photographs in Splash! Spring 2011 (Apr. 16 - 17, 2011)
Why don’t your vacation photos wind up on the cover of National Geographic? You could blame it on your crummy camera, or you could learn to take better photos with science. Can you make the sky look more blue? Why are night photos so grainy? How can you make a blurry image sharper? In this course, we explore the physical phenomena behind taking a great photo. Students will learn about light, color, digital cameras, and image manipulation with demonstrations and experiments.


S812: The Science of Spectacular Photos in Splash! Spring 2010 (Apr. 17 - 18, 2010)
Why don't your vacation photos wind up on the cover of National Geographic? You could blame it on your crummy camera, or you could learn to take better photos with science. Can you make the sky look more blue? Why are night photos so grainy? How can you make a blurry image sharper? In this course, we explore the physical phenomena behind taking a great photo. Students will learn about light, color, digital cameras, and image manipulation with demonstrations and experiments. **Want your photo used in a demo? Send it to scienceofphotos@gmail.com