Photography in Dentistry: From Camera Selection to Post-Production
Category: Marketing and Management
Instructor(s): Claudio Iacono
Course structure: Lessons: 6 total (5 lessons + 1 free) | Duration: 3 h 48 min
Course overview
A course that will cover all questions about dental photography!
Together with instructor Claudio Iacono you will learn:
– Types of cameras and rules for their selection
– The difference between a smartphone camera and a professional camera
– Camera functionality setup
– Lighting parameters
– Recording the patient's photographic protocol
– Post-production and presentation.
After completing the course, you will learn to take high-quality dental photographs and will be able to present your cases!
What you will learn
- Select appropriate camera types and lenses for dental photography based on clinical needs and image goals.
- Set optimal exposure, shutter speed, aperture, and ISO to control focus and image quality.
- Apply clinical intraoral and extraoral shooting protocols, positioning, lighting, and accessories correctly.
- Import images and perform basic post-production to prepare professional case presentations.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. Free sample. Introduction, history, cameras and lenses
– Difference between a generic macro photograph and one in the medical/dental field
– Why it is necessary to photograph
– History of medical photography
– Cameras: what are the different types of cameras on the market, difference between smartphone and camera, understanding the meaning of Reflex
– Lenses: types and how they work.
Lesson 2. Apertures and depth of field
– The diaphragms the first element that the light meets
– Depth of field: what it is and which factors influence it.
Lesson 3. Shutter speed, focusing, shooting modes and ISO sensitivity
– Click – shutter time
– How to choose the type of focusing and why
– Shooting programs: which to use and why
– ISO sensitivity knowledge and management.
Lesson 4. Lighting
– Without light there can be no photograph; this lesson is fundamental for understanding what should be used during the daily routine
– Types of light and their use
– TTL or Manual? Which to choose and why.
Lesson 5. Clinical case documentation
– In-office photo protocols
– Extraoral shots: reference planes, background and settings
– Intraoral shots: retractors, mirrors and accessories.
Lesson 6. Post-production and presentation
– Importing photos to the computer
– Post-producing or refitting? How and why
– Creating slides.
