Mirror of the Body
February 8th, 2011 § 4 Comments
"Man with Shoulder Amputation, 1874, James Robinson, D.D.S., Dublin" © The Burns Archive. Used with kind permission.
Ever since seeing this fascinating photo of a man with a shoulder amputation on the cover of Scope Magazine, I have been interested in the use of mirrors in vintage clinical photographs. Using a mirror to reflect another view of a body part or wound was common in the mid-nineteenth century. « Read the rest of this entry »
Medical Illustration Dept, 1980s
January 13th, 2011 § 2 Comments
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While browsing the Wellcome Images collection I came across these photos showing the various activities of a mid 1980′s Medical Illustration departement. Most likely at the Charing Cross Hospital, the researchers at Wellcome tell me.
It’s interesting to see that even though the technology has changed a lot, the tasks are still much the same: clinical and specimen photography, video production, graphic design and presentation support.
Two Kids in Hospital
October 18th, 2010 § 1 Comment
Photo by Øystein Horgmo © All rights reserved.
A hospital stay can be an adventure and it can be a nightmare. This is the story of two kids from the skin ward I photographed the other day. « Read the rest of this entry »
The Other Side of the Lens
October 11th, 2010 § 5 Comments
Photo by Robert Peinert © All rights reserved.
Guest post by Robert Peinert
For the past two years, I worked as a medical photographer and videographer during my graduate studies. While I primarily worked for a general surgery department, I often found myself documenting orthopedic and neurosurgical cases as well, in part due to my boss’ involvement with these other departments. Because of my background – mother was a nurse, father is an orthopedic surgeon – I have spent some time in and around operating rooms and surgeons’ clinics, allowing me to become familiar with the general instruments and supplies used in any case. Because of this, while photographing or filming, I would be often asked to grab something – usually gauze or sterile towels, etc….you know, the simple, everyday stuff. « Read the rest of this entry »
Medical Photos from Victorian Ireland
September 28th, 2010 § 2 Comments
A collection of photographs of patients treated by Victorian surgeon Edward Stamer O’Grady is reproduced for the first time in the latest issue of the Scope medical magazine. See the photos, all from the vast Burns Archive and read the story behind them below.
The cover photo, with its creative use of a mirror to show the posterior view of the shoulder, is absolutely stunning!
Hat tip to Morbid Anatomy.
The Opposite of Fashion
September 20th, 2010 § 1 Comment
Hidradenitis suppurativa of the axilla. Photo from bestpractice.bmj.com.
A career in fashion photography seems to be the dream of a lot of young photographers these days. In medical photography however, you won’t find much glamour or glitz, but a lot of real people with real problems. « Read the rest of this entry »
Harvey Cushing’s Patients
August 26th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Credit: The Harvey Cushing Brain Tumor Registry, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library.
Head over to the New York Times to see a selection of photos from the collection of almost 10,000 glass plate negatives of patients treated by Dr. Harvey Cushing between 1902 and 1933. « Read the rest of this entry »
White Coat Balance
June 7th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Three different gray cards. Photo by Øystein Horgmo © All rights reserved.
Getting the correct white balance is probably more important in medical photography than any other form of photography. « Read the rest of this entry »
The Card
May 18th, 2010 § 1 Comment
Back of photo request card used by the Photographic & Video Services at Oslo University Hospital.
In my world the photo request card reigns supreme. This simple, green on white, 15×10 cm card is the source of oh so much confusion.
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Close-Up Medical Photography
October 8th, 2009 § 2 Comments
Diagram from "The Use of Close-up Photography in Clinical Medicine".
I recently came across an article called “The Use of Close-up Photography in Clinical Medicine”, from the June 1962 issue of the Singapore Medical Journal. Although the photographic equipment has changed over the years, the principles remain the same, and are well described in this paper. « Read the rest of this entry »
