Appendix D: Taking Good Pictures

1. Use a well-lit area.
2. Avoid flash photography, if possible.
3. A solid, uniform background is preferred.
4. Have someone else besides the patient take the photograph.
5. If using a cellular phone, use the main (rear-facing) lens, not the "selfie" lens.
6. Make sure the area of involvement is well focused; don't get too close if this makes the image out of focus.
7. For individual lesions, make sure the whole lesion is in the picture.
8. Use a ruler in the image (or, if a ruler is not available, a common object such as a coin) to demonstrate the size of the lesion.
9. For rashes, get a distance view that shows the pattern of the rash and a close-up view that shows the character of the rash.
10. More in-depth training for medical photography on JKO: DHA-US472 Virtual Medical Digital Photography