This is a photo shoot Stephanie, my receptionist/business manager/lecture scheduler/please go get me something to eat/ and photo shoot assistant did yesterday. The model is Lisa Warm. We are straightening her teeth with an Essix retainer (same material as Invisaline but my lab cost is $15). She has won several Hawaiian Tropic pageants and is the current Miss Lafayette. We are getting her smile ready for Miss Louisiana USA pageant in a few weeks. Stephanie took all the shots I am showing here. I, of course, was there to supervise and support my team in taking the photos. I feel an obligation to take the time to help my team out in these situations. Just the kind of boss I am!
So this shows that if you do not want to take the photos but would like to have them, Let us show your team how to use the camera and you can just sit back and take all the credit!!!!!
Tony
Dr. Tony Soileau
Office: 337-234-3551
tony@smilesbysoileau.com
Fellow Academy Comprehensive Aesthetics
Info on lectures at www.tonysoileau.com
4 responses so far ↓
1 ben hornstein // Jul 12, 2005 at 3:34 pm
It is interesting how your patient lateralizes her tongue in her smile shots. See tooth # 7. Is her vertical dimension closed? It is as if she is using her tongue as an orthotic. Just an observation. Nice shots. Have you ever used a 85mm f1.2 for portraits? It is a sweet lens on your 20D or 1dMark II or 1dsMarkII.
2 soileau // Jul 12, 2005 at 4:05 pm
Ben, Thanks for the reply. To be honest, when I photograph one of the Miss Hawaiin Tropic winners I do not notice the lateral extension of their tongues in this way. But when I am treating them as a dentist, yes, you are correct. Hince the Essix retainer to align her teeth. The 85mm lens is very nice. My favorite lens over all is the 24-70mm USM Macro lens. It allows me to use one lens for every kind of shot I could take from close ups to very tight to back out to full body. I don’t usually talk about it because it cost over a $1100 just for the lens and that would be out of most dentist budget. So I like to show how a simple macro lens can be used for portraits by any dentist or their team members.
Thanks again for replying.
Tony
3 Benjamin Hornstein // Jul 13, 2005 at 2:23 pm
I listened to your pod cast. Epson recently replaced the 2200 with the 2400. The printer is archival as you probably know. I am hoping to have one soon. Presently I use the Epson Pro 4000. Have you tried the Ilford Gallerie Smooth Gloss Inkjet paper? The paper is very nice for using in a frame. Have you ever used the Canon1d MarkII? I hope to meet you someday. Soon I will have my blog notes page up. I am working on my photography web site as well as a million other things.
Regards,
Ben
4 soileau // Jul 13, 2005 at 3:04 pm
I have not used the Epson 2400 but from the reviews I have read it is still tempermental with some glossy paper. Because of this and its cost I do not recomend it for dentist that have a budget or more importantly do not have the time to mess around with their printers. Having said that, it is the best printer on the market, but not by much. When using Pictorico Pro High Gloss Photo Film the only way to tell the difference between the Canon and the Epson is to hold them side by side. So I recomend the Canon to dentist. Illford Gallerie Smooth Pearl is a great paper that is slightly cheaper than IPC Olmec satin 260 grm paper. But when compared side by side I find the Olmec to have greater detail reproduction. But not by much.
The Canon Mark II is a great camera for professional photographers. But it is considerably more expensive than the 20D. For dentist I do not feel it is worth the cost. And when I look at photos of the Mark II side by side with the 20D they look identicle. So I recomend the 20D to dentist. If I am on a professional shoot then that is a different story.
You seem to really know a lot about photography, especially digital photography. I am really looking forward to seeing your website. Please let me know when it is ready.
Tony
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