ABSTRACT
Creating effective lighting for scientific photographic documentation does not have to be overly complicated. Selecting and using basic equipment in conjunction with some practical strategies can lead to surprisingly good outcomes. Unfortunately and frequently, artificially lit photography looks amateurish. Achieving an even and homogenous light, useful as a white background can be accomplished using a light box or by other approaches. Even and neutral light is frequently a key element to creating images with scientific veracity. Good lighting is the result of knowledge, skills, good samples, and using the right type of light sources and modifiers. The brightness ratio light when considering the brightest regions of a photograph when compared to the darkest shadows of the scene is called the luminance ratio. Axial lighting is a unique type of light that makes pictures appear as though the light is coming directly from the camera’s lens itself and is on axis with the camera.
