Open AccessDigital clinical photography: Practical tips
Author(s) -
Sharad Mutalik
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.63285
Subject(s) - photography , medicine , documentation , digital photography , point (geometry) , visual arts , optometry , computer science , art , geometry , mathematics , programming language
Photographs are the most preferred and easiest way of documentation of patient visual features. In aesthetic and cutaneous surgery, there is an increased need for proper photographic documentation, from a medicolegal view point. This article discusses the basic aspects of camera and photography which a dermatologist should be aware before he/she starts with clinical photography.