I've noticed there seems to be a bit of frustration around a topic I'm specifically interested in - clinical dental photography.
What I’ve noticed on this forum mirrors what I’ve heard from doctors around the country who have attended my courses - implementing dental photography can be an intimidating proposition. Here are the main they've told me they wrestle with.
- Which Camera System to Buy (camera body, lens, and flash)?
- How to Set The Camera System To Make The Process Easy, Consistent, and Predictable?
- How To Easily Make Properly Exposed, Color Accurate Images With Great Detail In Every Image Every Time?
- How To Leverage Dental Images (e.g., in patient consultations, to increase case acceptance, with your lab and other doctors, for insurance, etc.)?
Empowered with the answers to these questions, implementing and leveraging dental photography in your practice doesn’t have to be a daunting task. That's why I've developed an entire curriculum around this topic.
But let's start with first things first. Before you can learn to make great intra-oral images you need to invest in a DSLR camera system. You'll need a camera body, a macro lens, and macro flash to get the job done. I recommend investing in a system with the features that will make the job easy and provide consistent, predictable results. To help with that I've attached a PDF Article to this post that provides my suggestions on what to look for. In it you'll learn:
- What to look for in a DSLR camera body
- What is a Macro Lens, how they work, and which focal length should you buy
- What is a Macro Flash. What are the differences between a ring and dual light flash and why should you care
Hopefully this article will answer some of your questions and get you off to a great start in implementing dental photography in your practice!
About Me
I’m a professional photographer in Denver Colorado. I have been teaching intra-oral, extra-oral, and dental portrait photography to practices and labs across the country since 2012. I love teaching and love photography so this was a great fit for me. I was a session speaker at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Dental Convention.