Essentials of Dental Photography (Paperback)

Foreword

Preface

Section 1

1. Photographic Equipment

Cameras

Lenses

Lighting

Supports

Other photographic items

2. Dental Armamentarium & Clinical Considerations

Retractors

Photographic mirrors & contrasters

Field of view

Cross-infection control

Health & safety

Location

Supports

Delegation

Patient consent

3. Technical Concepts & Settings

Every picture tells a story

Setting the tone

Lighting

Depth of field

Exposure & histogram

White balance

Resolution

Other settings

4. Composition & Standardisation

Composition

Dominance

Positioning

Leading the eye

Balance

Standardisation

Standardisable factors

Non-standardisable factors

Section 2

5. Extra-oral & Intra-oral Images

Positioning

The essential dental portfolio (EDP)

Extra-oral (dento-facial) compositions

Intra-oral compositions

Optional compositions

6. Portraiture

Lighting for portraiture

Manipulating light

Colour temperature

Direction: Key light

Intensity & size

Fill light

Background light

Clinical portraiture set-up

The essential portrait portfolio (EPP)

Optional clinical portraits

Non-clinical portraiture set-up

Generic studio portrait

Flattering portrait

Profile portrait

Coloured gel portrait

Classical smile line portrait

Clinical vs. non-clinical portraiture

7. Bench Images

Use of bench images

Backgrounds & supports

Lighting

Basic bench image set-ups

Equipment settings

Dental casts (models) with black background

Dental cast with coloured background

Temporary implant supported crown with red background

Perspex^® backgrounds

Bokeh composition

Stroboscopic effect

8. Special Applications

Detailed analysis of hard & soft tissues

Opalescence & fluorescence

Fibre-optic illumination

Ultra-violet (UV) illumination

Colour fidelity

Shade analysis

Scale reference markers

Annotations

Bleaching (tooth whitening)

Phonetics

Occlusal analysis

Treatment sequences

Endodontic documentation

Focus stacking

Video

Promotional and artistic imagery

Section 3

9. Processing Images

Monitor calibration

File formats

Imaging software

Image processing

Colour spaces

White balance

Exposure

Orientation, scaling & cropping

Artefact removal

Local adjustments

Sharpening

10. Exporting, Managing, & Using images

Exporting files

Output location

Naming conventions (formats)

Export recipes

Image management

Using images

Documentation

Communication

Marketing

Education