title: Standardised anatomical alignment of the head in a clinical photography studio. A comparison between the Frankfort Horizontal and the natural head position.
abstract: The Frankfort Horizontal (FH) is used by clinical photographers as a reference plane to help maintain Standardised Representational Photography (SRP) when photographing a patients head. A comparative method of alignment is the Natural Head Position (NHP). For this study a survey was created that asked consultants and clinical photographers which method of alignment they considered to be the most effective. The survey found that 77% of respondents thought the FH was the most effective method of alignment. This high figure is due to some confirmation bias as the FH is the industry standard.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Media Art and Design, University of Westminster , London , United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Capon
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D005145:Face; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D010781:Photography; D011187:Posture; D012016:Reference Values
keywords: Education; photography