White Coat Balance
June 7, 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 18, 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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Understanding Resolution
April 26, 2010 § 3 Comments
Designing scientific posters and preparing photos and figures for journal publication, I have learnt this: people, and scientists in particular, don’t understand image resolution. So here’s a quick crash course. « Read the rest of this entry »
Abandoned Soviet Clinic
April 10, 2010 § 2 Comments
Photo by Andreas Swane © All rights reserved. Used with kind permission.
A photo enthusiast friend of mine with a special interest in derelict buildings recently went on a photo trip to Berlin. One of the places he visited was an abandoned Soviet clinic outside the city. Go here to see more of his great HDR shots of this empty, but very atmospheric hospital.
Under My Umbrella
April 9, 2010 § Leave a comment
Photo by Øystein Horgmo © All rights reserved.
This is why they’re called umbrella reflectors. No doubt about it.
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Admitted to Hospitālis
March 30, 2010 § 4 Comments
Photo by Øystein Horgmo © All rights reserved.
A medical misadventure with a distinguished kitchen. That’s how the Restorāns Hospitālis in the Latvian capital of Riga describes itself. This weekend I visited the restaurant and it turned out to be a hospital admittance to remember. « Read the rest of this entry »
Superpowers
March 24, 2010 § 3 Comments
A lot of people think I’m in the business of radiography (photo credit). I tell them I work as a photographer at a hospital and they only hear “grapher” and “hospital”. “So, you’re taking x-rays and stuff?”. No.
Medical photography is a very small speciality and most people don’t know we exist. Say the words “take some pictures” to a patient and she might get the wrong idea. Not everyone takes this long to realize, though. « Read the rest of this entry »
Hospital Food
March 18, 2010 § Leave a comment
Photo by Øystein Horgmo. © Medical Photography Section, University of Oslo.
I promised I would post photos here now and then, after I shut down my 365 project. This first one goes out to Tokyomas, who’s been nagging me about taking pictures of food. I had an assignment today with the hospital’s main kitchen to shoot some photos from a new cantina in the coronary care unit. They wanted the hospital food to look delicious, of course. Enjoy.
Medical Photographer Interview
March 10, 2010 § Leave a comment
Medical photographer Karl Southerton.
I came across this interview with British medical photographer Karl Southerton. He specializes in opthalmic photography and heads the photo department at the Western Eye Hospital in London.
The interview (April 2009) is part of a BBC News web series about medical specialities, called Inside Medicine.
Also check out this short piece from the Imperial College bulletin 360°.
Always interesting to read about colleagues around the world!
Bring the Nose
March 6, 2010 § 3 Comments
Still from the animation film "Le Nez" by Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker.
There are a a few diagnoses that we take a standardized set of photos for, regardless of the individual patient. These sets provide the best photos of the diagnosis and assures consistency of documentation. One of these diagnoses is Deformatio Nasi or crooked nose. I don’t know if it’s because the photos are predetermined, but we always just call these patients “a nose”. « Read the rest of this entry »
The Sterile Eye 