Accurate Color ~

As a commercial photographer and printer, I have always taken color very, very seriously. Capturing it on film, in a print, or in a digital image requires precision on many levels.
This is all the more critical in shade-matching, where we convey color information to the dental lab. Using digital technology, this task is much more reliable and accessible. Quality camera equipment -- a good digital SLR camera, macro lens, twin-light flash source  -- makes this possible. Other essential tools are the grey neutralizing tab and a reliable shade tab.

Dr. Dave and I normally shoot RAW files, and this totally unposed (!) picture shows the software we use to process them. But since most labs require jpeg images (they're a lot easier to email and work with) it's good to know that critical color accuracy is just as reliable with these.

Are you getting the color results you need? I might not be rosy, but I'm all ears!

Later!

dhutt@dmddigitalphoto.com