Setting apart the amateur from the professional: Maintaining the value of standardised representational photography

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the importance of Standard Representational Photography in clinical photography and its aid in maintaining the gold standard in the Medical Illustration profession. It is important that professionals are aware of potential threats to good practice with many areas identified in the article

Keywords::

• photography
• education
• medical art and illustration

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.