Macro to Micro: Dental Photography
Date & Time
May 16 - 17, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
FMR Digital Center
300 Sylvan Ave, Fl 3
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Credits
16 CE
COURSE OVERVIEW
This two-day course on dental macro and micro photography offers dental professionals comprehensive training in capturing high-quality images for clinical and laboratory use.
Day 1 covers the fundamentals of dental macro photography, including equipment selection, lighting techniques, and artistic capture of dental features with SLR cameras.
Day 2 delves into advanced macro photography applications, focusing on focus stacking, magnification techniques, and post-editing skills.
Mastering these techniques enables dental professionals to enhance their documentation, improve communication with laboratories, and achieve precise aesthetic and functional results, ultimately elevating patient care and professional expertise.
Laptops with all relevant programs/software will be provided, as well as all tools and supplies needed. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:
Fundamentals and techniques of dental micro/macro photography
Applications and benefits of focus stacking in dental photography
Selection and use of cameras, lenses, flashes, and accessories
Cost-benefit analysis and compatibility of different photography setups
Lighting techniques for portrait and macro-photography
Effective use of macro-flashes and light modifiers for dental photography
Artistic capture of lips and smiles using SLR cameras, of micro-texture and optical
effects, and of small elements like ceramics and metals in the dental laboratorySetting up SLRs for laboratory photography, cross polarization and digital image management
Post-editing techniques for micro panoramas and creating micro videos
Software management for focus bracketing and macro rails
