Learning a practical approach to taking images fit for purpose in any conditions with available resources.

Description

Following the introductory Methods Workshops, held on 24 November 2026, this session will focus on how to adopt the principles to the projects chosen by the participants. This will cover learning a practical approach to taking images fit for purpose in any conditions with available resources.

It may also address any more advanced imaging topics such as:

Image stitching

Optical Character Recognition

Multispectral Imaging

Scene and capture calibration

Image post-processing

Taking usable images in any conditions

or photogrammetry if these are in the interest of the participants.

Visiting the Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory (https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/chil) at Cambridge University Library will also be an opportunity.

Speaker

Maciej Pawlikowski (https://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/about/people/maciej-pawlikowski/?az=P) is Head of the Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory (CHIL) at Cambridge University Library, which main activities are focused around providing digital content to the Cambridge Digital Library (https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/) and to academic researchers. He has led number of digitisation projects, which include, Parker on the Web, Darwin manuscripts and the Friedberg Genizah digitisation project. He is a member of ISO TC/42 JW26 (https://www.imaging.org/IST/IST/Standards/Materials.aspx) workgroup focusing on standards for archival imaging, photography of transparent materials and multispectral imaging. Over the years he has developed and designed equipment and techniques to accommodate specialised imaging and non-invasive analysis of cultural heritage artifacts.

Target Audience

Our CDH Methods workshops have limited places and prioritise students and staff at the University of Cambridge. However, if space is available, we welcome all participants interested in learning about and applying digital methods and tools in their research. This session may be particularly relevant to:

PhD students in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Early Career Researchers in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Other Cambridge students and staff welcome

Access

If you have specific accessibility needs for this event please get in touch (comms@cdh.cam.ac.uk). We will do our best to accommodate any requests. Please note this is an in-person only workshop

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