depend on photographs to clarify, demonstrate, or enhance our understanding. The myriad choices in photography and electronic technology, however, can present a number of challenges for the clinician or researcher. Some questions that arise are “where do I start, what equipment do I use, and how do I get the photograph electronically to go where it needs to go?” Questions with many answers to choose from. This article is designed to explain roughly the process of photographic reproduction, key elements that can be controlled by the photographer, information on digital processes, and some of the electronic computer language on the “dos and don’ts” of digital reproduction of photographs. The elements for an ideal photograph are correct film, correct light, and correct processing. This sounds simple enough—then why am I getting incorrect color? Why is the picture grainy? Why is the picture blurry? Why is it too light or too dark?