Taking the best photo to upload

The studio polishes what you give it — it can’t invent detail that isn’t there, and it will never change anything clinical. A sharp, well-lit photo turns into a crisp, professional result. A dark, far-away, blurry one always shows its origins.

Everyday practice photos (team, rooms, equipment)

• Light it well. Face a window or turn the operatory lights on fully. Even, soft light beats harsh shadow every time.
• Get close. Fill the frame with the subject — the scanner, the chair, the smiling team member — not the whole corridor.
• Hold steady. Tap your phone screen on the subject to lock focus before you shoot.
• Clean the scene. Clear trays, cables and clutter; less mess, cleaner result.

Clinical photos — shoot them like a protocol

Photos of teeth and treatment situations aren’t just marketing — they’re records. The studio will never alter teeth, so what you capture is what will be shown. Consistency is what makes clinical photos credible:

1. Same position every time. Patient upright in the chair, head straight, camera at mouth height — not tilted up or down.
2. Same distance and zoom. Pick one framing (for example, smile filling two-thirds of the frame) and reuse it for every case.
3. Use cheek retractors for intraoral shots so the teeth are fully visible and the framing repeats cleanly.
4. Include a shade tab beside the teeth when shade matters — it’s the honest reference that survives any lighting.
5. Same light. Use the chair light or ring light the same way for every photo — avoid window light for clinical shots; it changes with the weather.

Heads up

Never retouch clinical photos before uploading, and don’t use phone “beauty” filters — the studio refuses to alter teeth precisely so that what you publish is what happened. A filtered original defeats the whole point.

Note

Photographing a patient’s smile is fine for your records at any time. But if a photo shows an identifiable patient, that patient’s recorded permission has to be on file before it can be shared, scheduled, or published — the studio blocks sharing until it is. Photos of your team, rooms, and equipment carry no such restriction.

Why the studio never touches teeth

A whitened or straightened smile in a “polished” photo isn’t polish — it’s a fabricated clinical result, and advertising rules in every market treat it that way. The studio’s image engine carries a hard instruction to leave teeth, gums, and dental work exactly as photographed; only lighting, the background, and the overall finish are elevated.

What to avoid

Dark photos, motion blur, and shots taken from across the room are the three things the studio struggles with most. If your photo has any of these, retake it — ten seconds of better setup saves a regenerate.

Worked example

At Dr. Nok’s Bangkok clinic, the practice manager photographs a new intraoral scanner for a post: she wheels it under the operatory light, clears the counter behind it, fills the frame, taps to focus. The studio gives back an equipment shot that looks like a manufacturer’s campaign. For a whitening case the next day, the hygienist follows the protocol instead — retractors in, shade tab beside the teeth, same chair light and distance as last time — and the pair of photos she captures is consistent enough to stand side by side without explanation. The patient’s permission goes on file before either photo leaves the clinic.

Related

• Styles — once your upload is clean, pick the look that fits.
• Results and downloads — view, download, and re-edit your result.