before and after photos

[illusiodiamond]

I've been trying to take before and after photographs for surgery
and other medical procedures with a canon rebel eos xti. I'm trying to photograph wrinkles, body hair, and areas before and after liposuction.
Frequently it either won't flash or take the photo or the details
are so faint and washed out as to be useless for distinguishing
before from after. also if i try to photograph darker skin against
a brown background it won't fire at all. What should i do? The only light has been the fluorescent light overhead and the flash. When I've tried using an additional light, it definitely washes out the detail. Thanks
Denise

[smc1377]

Denise, I'm assuming that you're shooting in auto mode if the camera is deciding whether or not to fire the flash. If you still want to be in an *auto* like mode, swith it to P (Program) mode and flip your flash up. The flash will always fire.

[wulf]

I wonder if the problem is that your camera decides it can't work out the shot (difficulty fixing exposure or focus) and so deactivates the shutter? Perhaps switching to fully manual mode (and getting to grips with handling exposure) would fix your problem?

Wulf

[smc1377]

Ohh, and you might want to set the White Balance on something and keep it there cause your before and after might be colored differently. You don't really want normal looking skin looking jaundice or anything.

[illusiodiamond]

Thanks, I'll try those suggestions today and let you know.

[fireia]

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[wulf]

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Wulf