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=Taking the picture= | =Taking the picture= | ||
==Key to good pictures== | |||
*Spend time on set-up. | |||
**Clean the slide. | |||
**Look for the pristine areas without artifacts, e.g. folds. | |||
*Composition. | |||
**Put normal beside pathologic - so one has a reference point. | |||
***Transititions are important. | |||
**Use the ''rule of thirds''. | |||
*Focus. | |||
**Sharpness of nuclear membrane and detail in the cytoplasm. | |||
*White balance. | |||
*[[De-vignetting]]. | |||
*Pictures at different magnification. | |||
**Several are better than one. | |||
**Many entities have high and low power features. | |||
***If is often impossible to capture them with one picture. | |||
==Camera settings== | ==Camera settings== | ||
Exposure compensation: | Exposure compensation: | ||
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*The centre of interest, usually, should be at the centre. | *The centre of interest, usually, should be at the centre. | ||
**An artsy look can be achieved by making use of the rule-of-thirds. | **An artsy look can be achieved by making use of the rule-of-thirds. | ||
***Rule-of-thirds: centre of interest is at one of the four intersects of the imaginary lines that divide the image into thirds. | ***Rule-of-thirds: centre of interest is at one of the four intersects of the imaginary lines that divide the image into thirds. | ||
=Post-processing= | =Post-processing= | ||