BCA newsNewsletter of the BioCommunications Association mdash wwwbcaorg Spring 2012

Journey In Inspiration 2012

BIOCOMM 2012 ndash What better place for photographers to meet than somewhere words simply cannot describe Bar Harbor home of beautiful landscapes that streatch along the coast of Maine is that kind of place Itrsquos inspired photographers and artists for decades to recreate itrsquos beauty in a picture Bring your energy and camera gear and prepare for a Journey in Inspiration

This marks the 82nd annual meeting of the BioCommunications Association (BCA) It is a combined meeting with ABCD (Association of Biomedical Communication Directors) The College of the Atlantic (COA) in Bar Harbor has the center for all the conference neccesities including campus dorms and meal passes The COArsquos oceanfront campus is surrounded by the mountains islands and the Acadia National Park Shopping dining and sights of downtown Bar Harbor and the beautiful coast line are all within walking distance from the campus The best of all worlds outstanding program cost- effective housing great meal plan and beautiful scenery

Therersquos a fine list of events and speakers lined up to ensure your conference experience is both educational and inspirational The annual BioImages award ceremony is the official start of the program and

OfficersPresident

Susanne Loomis FBCAVice President

Joseph KaneSecretaryTreasurer

Thomas Hurtgen FBPAPast President

Richard Frederickson FBCA

Board of GovernorsDaphane DamasDanielle EdwardsKaren HensleyJames Koepfler FBCALaurie LizotteSally Robertson Jeb Zirato

JBC Managing EditorJoe Ogrondnick FBPA

JBC BoardNorman Barker RBP FBPABob Turner RBP FBPA

JBC Editor ndash BCAAlan Opsahl

BCA NewsEditor ndash Karen Hensley

BCA HeadquartersCentral Office Manager

Nancy Hurtgen220 Southwind Lane Hillsborough NC 27278officebcaorgVoiceFax 919-245-0906

BCArsquos 82th Annual Meeting Bar Harbor MEJune 19-22 2012Pages 1 - 3

HonorsPages 4

BioImagesPage 5

Member ProfileJim Wetzel 6

Member NewsPages 7-10

EFFE Page 11

BCA Talk Page 12

Presidentrsquos LetterPage 13

the 82nd Annual Meeting of the BioCommunications Association

A Journey in Inspiration

June 19ndash22College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor Maine

The Bubblesphoto by Doug McMinimy

View from College of the Atlanticphoto by Susanne Loomis FBCA

College of the Atlantic dorms photo by Susanne Loomis FBCADr Nancy Kedersha

2

will jump start your creative minds The next morning begins bright and early with the Marie Ikenberg-Lingberg Keynote presenter Dr Nancy Kedersha Dr Kedersha is an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts and director of the confocal microscopy core at the Brigham and Womenrsquos Hospital Boston Her research work is in cell biology and she is a co-discoverer of ldquovaultsrdquo Theyrsquore not the Fort Knox kind of ldquovaultsrdquo but the miniscule capsulated kinds that are found in cells Her cell research subjects are captured and rendered beautifully photographically through her unique process of ldquoImmunofluorescentsrdquo Dr Kerdersharsquos photography is published in numerous scientific magazines medical textbooks journals and museums Look her up on wwwvaultsarcuclaedupagesnancykedersha She has received many awards including the distinguished Lennart Nilsson Award in 2011 wwwlennartnilssoncomnewshtml

Pioneer Lecture

Internationally renowned fine arts photographer author digital pioneer and educator John Paul Caponigro will present the Ann Shiras Pioneer Members Lecture He is well known for his elequent style of educating and inspiring photographers and artists Coponigro is member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame author of the book Adobe Photoshop Master Class and the DVD series REvolution Coponigro has been a contributing editor

Journey 2012 world-class education

columnist for many magazines including Digital PhotoPro PhotoshopUser CameraArts ViewCamera PhotoTechniques AfterCapture and websites such as Applecom and the Canon Digital Learning Center His monthly enewsletter helps over thousands of membersldquoIlluminating Creativityrdquo is one of his 2 day workshops that is typically limited to 12 artists He is certain to hit the high points of this workshop and demonstrate how to embark on a journey to creativity how to visualize and find inspiration in onersquos own works and the work of others Learn more by visiting the John Paul Caponigro website and get over 200 free lessons with a free subscription to his enews Insights

ABCD Keynote

ABCD has invited Thomas W Hutchison PhD to present current and future trends in marketing communications and distance education Dr Hutchison Professor of Marketing Floria State University has been teaching and consulting in the communications and entertainment business for over 20 years

In addition to a fine list of speakers various workshops are scheduled throughout the conference Topics cover color management raw file work flow portraiture and location lighting scalable genomic data visualization and an overview of some of RIT Bigshots Jennifer Torrence has arranged a tour of The Jackson Laboratory renown for genetics research and providing scientific services and genetic resources to laboratories around the world Attendees will tour the Laboratory visit the Imaging Sciences facility and learn about current trends in scientific visualization and associated technologies The tour and presentation is limited to the first 24 registrants to sign up

Plus the ever favorite crowd pleaser InfoShare and Show Us Your Stuff is included in the program Bob Turner who has moderated InFoShare for several years cannot attend this

Thomas W Hutchison ABCD keynote

John Paul Caponigro Pioneer Lecture copy

continued from page 1

3

yearrsquos conference Although itrsquos rumored to be on the look-out for a virtual Bob

The BCA conference concludes with the official Honors Reception and Banquet on Friday evening In addition to several awards BCArsquos highest honor the Schmidt Award will be presented to James Hayden RBP FBPA

Therersquos always time set aside to network and socialize with friends who share in the business of making images Being the highly visual species we are donrsquot miss this educational opportunity and inspirational journey Register for BioComm 2012 at wwwbcaorgannual_meetingbiocomm2012registrationhtml

Sincere thanks to the 2012 conference committeeDirector of Conferences Laurie LizotteProgram Chair Adam Cooper RBP FBCAWorkshops Michael Peres RBP FBPABioImages Chair Charlene Baron FBCABCA also extends their sincerest gratitude to our sponsors who play an important role in supporting the conference through funding speakers and the post conference workshop This year BIOCOMM sponsors are 3dMD Canon Calumet The Jackson Laboratory Nikon and Vesalius Trust

Journey 2012 world-class conference

Wowsa Post Conference Workshop

June 23-25After an inspirational conference the Nikon sponsored photography worshop is the best opportunities to capture stunning landscapes that words cannot describe Make plans to join Bill Fortney Nikon Professional Services Tech Rep for Southern US and BCA in an amazing post conference workshop Bill will take photographers to picture perfect areas of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park one of the most visited national parks in the United States Photographers will find the most breathtaking scenery in the Northeast This visually enchanting area is known as the crown jewel of Maine and perhaps all of America A critique and classroom time are part of this special workshop

Campus dorms are available for the additional nights Meals are on your own with plenty of opportunities for the group to dine together The workshop begins with a sunrise shoot and day long photo excursion on Saturday and concludes with a sunrise shoot on Monday Bill plans to stay in the area the reminder of Monday and workshop participants are welcome to spend the day with Bill and explore more photo opportunities

Check out Billrsquos website www billfortneycom

Save The Dates BIOCOMM 2012 June 19 - 22Early Registration deadline is May 14

Bass Head copy Bill Fortney

Bill FortneyNikon Professional Services

continued from page 2

4

James Hayden RPB FBPA Receives the Highest Honor Awarded by BCA

On June 22 2012 the BCA will honor James Hayden RPB FBPA for his outstanding work and contributions in the field of visual communications in the life sciences and medicine

Creating a double major in biology and biophotography at Quinnipiac College in Hamden CT James Hayden graduated in 1983 He then turned to the BPA and participated in meetings workshops and certification and later made presentations and published papers Hayden served as Chair of the Delaware Valley Chapter Chair of the Board of Registry as a member of the Board of Governors and on committees in the 1990s

In 1984 Hayden worked in the Pathology Department of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and quickly began a secondary business

Honors the 2012 Louis Schmidt Award

called Bio-Graphics to support a growing number of outside clients In 1995 Hayden stepped down from his university position to develop his business In 2002 Hayden was approached to manage the Imaging Core Facility at The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia and has been there ever since In supporting the 31 research labs of Wistar Hayden consults on experimental design trains for proper acquisition of images and analyzes image sets to extract accurate quantitative scientific data for publication He has lectured and published extensively and led workshops internationally His work also has been featured in the annual Nikon International Small World photomicrography competition where he later served as a judge and local curator for its traveling exhibitions Hayden has a special interest in the ethical and scientific consequences of digital manipulation in scientific images In 2009 he was appointed an Adjunct Professor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and has also contributed to the New Jersey Governorrsquos School on the Environment since 2007 James lives in Blue Bell PA with wife Tam and children Kate and Alex

The Schmidt Award is named for a founder and second president of the Association and dates back to 1948 The honor includes a gold headed cane and the BCA key inset with a diamond To be considered for a BCA award a member must be nominated to the respective honors committee The nominees are individually reviewed and voted upon For more information please visit BCA honorrsquos website at httpwwwbcaorghonorshonorshtml

James Hayden RBP FBPAAt the Wistar Institute Jamie provides top-level support for the scientific staff by consulting with investigators on experimental design to best utilize microscopy resources to advance research He is committed to producing the highest quality images to best showcase Wistarrsquos science

Russel E Kaufman MDPresident and Chief Executive OfficerThe Wistar Institute

5

BioImages how did you do that

Snowy Egret Landing(Egretta thule)by Bob Turner RBP FBPA

The image was captured at the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve Encinitas California httpwwwsanelijoorgwelcome-san-elijo-lagoon-ecological-reserve

Imaging equipment was a Nikon D300 DSLR camera and a Nikkor 18-200 mm lens ( 200mm) The camerarsquos exposure mode was set to A (aperture priority) ISO 640 white balance A (automatic) and file quality set for RAW It was a very overcast dayhellipvirtually ldquo18 grayrdquo making for

very even illumination I had noticed an egret repeatedly taking-off and landing along the lagoon shore as it followed a duck that was diving for food The egret appeared to be deliberately following the duck with the intent of grabbing any food the duck might drop This deliberate behavior enabled me to calculate approximately where the egret would be landing so I quickly positioned myself at what I estimated would be a landing site waited and then captured the shot hand-held The filersquos meta data reports the exposure was 11600 sec f56 The final image was cropped slightly but otherwise no digital changes or adjustments whatsoever I was truly fortunate to be in the right place at the right time

BioImages 2012 is the second year for the all digital competition Four judges from around the globe have volunteered their time to view critique and pick this yearrsquos winners Winners will receive their award at the Annual BioImages reception on June 19 2012 in Bar Harbor Maine The following day all winners will be posted on the BCA website Will you be the next Best of Show winner to tell how did you do that

Snowy Egret Landing copy Awarded Best of Show in 2011 BioImages

Bob Turner RBP FBPA

6

Member profile of jim wetzel

James T Wetzel PhDPulaski L Bealy Smith Professor and Chair of Biology Presbyterian College Clinton SCby James T Wetzel PhD

My area of concentration within biology lies primarily in the field of Developmental Biology More specifically my research concerns the embryology of marine organisms My focus is reproduction in seahorses and pipefishes and the evolution of paternal brooding of the embryos My studies almost all include bio-imaging both macro photography and photomicrography and at the level of ultrastructure with the electron microscope But my other area of interest lies at the interface of biology and art Irsquom fortunate to hold a position at a liberal arts institution that supports interdisciplinary endeavors and accordingly Irsquove expanded the work that I do with camera and microscope to a broader undergraduate audience - that is one of students across disciplines hoping to bridge the connections between science minded students and those with a focus among the humanities Such birthed the freshman seminar lsquoThe Invisible World Art Photography and the Wonders of the Natural Worldrsquo that I shared with BCA colleagues and friends at last yearrsquos conference in Phoenix

As a brief background on the evolution of this course and description on content and purpose I offer the following I am neither by nature nor training an artist yet Irsquove been

drawn to the beauty of the natural world through my studies in biology Moreover it has largely been the now called lsquonanorsquo world that captivated me the most Over the years Irsquove found that when students are introduced to this invisible side of nature that enthusiasm is contagious and so draws student interest into biology across disciplines As both a professor at a liberal arts institution and a strong believer in the importance of the liberal arts this approach blends my passions with my academic mission What I hope to show today is some of the student-generated images that developed as a result If this serves for nothing more than entertainment and enjoyment our time together is well spent

Horn Worm copy Shark Skin copySea Horse copy

Westminster Falls copy

7

Member a day in the life

The Sterile Eyeby Oslashystein Horgmo

From time to time wersquore called on to photograph different medical technical equipment in a clinical setting It can be a new device thatrsquos being introduced or a demonstration of proper use This time it was the correct placement of the tubes from a heart-lung support machine to a nine-year-old boyShooting equipment in the pediatric ICU (PICU) almost always involves a real patient Usually it is a critically ill child and his or her parents I greet the parents silently and they leave the room I shoot the photos I need making sure that the child cannot be identified in the photos The job is done I know nothing about the patient and when the photos are sent away itrsquos all soon forgottenBut in this case it turned out the job wasnrsquot done A couple of weeks later the PICU called me up again and asked me if I remembered shooting a heart-lung machine ldquoThe boy who was connected to that machine is now up and about and we wondered if you could take some pictures of him To show how happy things can turn outrdquo We arranged for him and his parents to come by the studio the next dayWhen they turned up at our reception he was beaming in his brand new sweatsuit ldquoWell itrsquos certainly nice to see you walking aroundrdquo I exclaimed ldquoYes and itrsquos only three weeks since his operationrdquo his nurse said ldquoSo what kind of operation did you have thenrdquo I asked him Too shy to answer he just smiled and looked at his mother ldquoHe got a new heartrdquo she said

The Norwegian TV station TV2 is currently running a series called ldquoLivet paring ventrdquo (Life on Hold) about transplant patients A transplant surgeon told me that after the series went live the supply of organs has skyrocketed Letrsquos make sure it stays that way

The Sterile Eye httpsterileeyecom is one of the places I share my experiences and thoughts on life behind a lens in a hospital Members might want to read my opening words and the disclaimer amp privacy statement All feedback is highly appreciated Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or follow me on Twitter

Editorrsquos note I asked some of our newest members to tell me something about themself or tell me something about their work The response sparked an idea for a day-in-the-life of a life science or medical photographer feature This issue features Oslashystein Horgmo who joined BCA in 2011 Oslashystein is a Norwegian medical photographer and videographer He is a Member of the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI) the Norwegian Institutional Photographerrsquos Association (IFF) and now a member of the BCA After working in television for some years Oslashysteinrsquos interests in health care video and photography suddenly came together and he began a career as a medical photographer at the University of Oslo Institute of Clinical MedicineThis is one of several experiences that Oslashystein shares from his day in the life of a medical photographer

Heart Lung Support copy

Welcome New BCA Members

Gary Armstrong Biomedical Photographer St Josephrsquos Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix AZ

William Discher Visual Information Supervisor US Army Medical Research Institute Frederick MD

Amanda Moses Forensic Photographer Ron Smith amp Associates Centreville VA

Paul Kelly Freelance Biomedical Illustrator Oak Park IL

7

Member a day in the life

The Sterile Eyeby Oslashystein Horgmo

From time to time wersquore called on to photograph different medical technical equipment in a clinical setting It can be a new device thatrsquos being introduced or a demonstration of proper use This time it was the correct placement of the tubes from a heart-lung support machine to a nine-year-old boyShooting equipment in the pediatric ICU (PICU) almost always involves a real patient Usually it is a critically ill child and his or her parents I greet the parents silently and they leave the room I shoot the photos I need making sure that the child cannot be identified in the photos The job is done I know nothing about the patient and when the photos are sent away itrsquos all soon forgottenBut in this case it turned out the job wasnrsquot done A couple of weeks later the PICU called me up again and asked me if I remembered shooting a heart-lung machine ldquoThe boy who was connected to that machine is now up and about and we wondered if you could take some pictures of him To show how happy things can turn outrdquo We arranged for him and his parents to come by the studio the next dayWhen they turned up at our reception he was beaming in his brand new sweatsuit ldquoWell itrsquos certainly nice to see you walking aroundrdquo I exclaimed ldquoYes and itrsquos only three weeks since his operationrdquo his nurse said ldquoSo what kind of operation did you have thenrdquo I asked him Too shy to answer he just smiled and looked at his mother ldquoHe got a new heartrdquo she said

The Norwegian TV station TV2 is currently running a series called ldquoLivet paring ventrdquo (Life on Hold) about transplant patients A transplant surgeon told me that after the series went live the supply of organs has skyrocketed Letrsquos make sure it stays that way

The Sterile Eye httpsterileeyecom is one of the places I share my experiences and thoughts on life behind a lens in a hospital Members might want to read my opening words and the disclaimer amp privacy statement All feedback is highly appreciated Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or follow me on Twitter

Editorrsquos note I asked some of our newest members to tell me something about themself or tell me something about their work The response sparked an idea for a day-in-the-life of a life science or medical photographer feature This issue features Oslashystein Horgmo who joined BCA in 2011 Oslashystein is a Norwegian medical photographer and videographer He is a Member of the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI) the Norwegian Institutional Photographerrsquos Association (IFF) and now a member of the BCA After working in television for some years Oslashysteinrsquos interests in health care video and photography suddenly came together and he began a career as a medical photographer at the University of Oslo Institute of Clinical MedicineThis is one of several experiences that Oslashystein shares from his day in the life of a medical photographer

Heart Lung Support copy

Welcome New BCA Members

Gary Armstrong Biomedical Photographer St Josephrsquos Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix AZ

William Discher Visual Information Supervisor US Army Medical Research Institute Frederick MD

Amanda Moses Forensic Photographer Ron Smith amp Associates Centreville VA

Paul Kelly Freelance Biomedical Illustrator Oak Park IL

8

Winter Webinar - ldquoBill Fortney and how to have some fun outside the boxrdquoby James Koephler FBCA

Last January the BCA was pleased to sponsor its sixth web seminar the BCA 2012 Winter Webinar Our featured guest was none other than BCArsquos favorite photographer and Nikon Techical Rep Bill Fortney The webinar was open to BCA members only and 51 of us registered

Bill took us down a slightly different road with his

talk than some of our past presenters His presentation was titled ldquoTaking a Break from Realityrdquo In it he shared his craft of making HDR images utilizing a variety of different programs both plugin and standalone To start Bill shared with us his computer screen and walked us through his basic image processing routine From there he delved into the different software he uses to achieve the look he is after Often starting out in Photoshop he would then jump to one of the programs in the NIK Creative Efex series the Topaz Labs plugins or the program Photomatix Oftentimes it would

Members taking a break from reality

Newsletter Submission Guidelines

We want to hear from our members and readers Please submit your ideas suggestions stories photos andor technical tips to khensleymdandersonorg

Were looking for a half to full page (up to 750 words) per article on topics of your choice If writing isnrsquot your cup of tea we have people to assist with writerrsquos block and editing Image files must be 350 dpi no smaller than 25 x 25 We look forward to hearing from you Deadline for Fall Issue is September 1 2012

be a combination of the different programs aimed at one image Throughout the webinar we heard the oft repeated line from Bill ldquoI had fun with thisrdquoHis goal was to re-ignite our enthusiasm for the craft of photography If the lively discussion that followed (using the chat function) was any indication it would seem he exceeded that goal And yes he had fun with this

As with our past webinars this one was recorded and will be available for replay from the members only section of the BCA web site Stay tuned as we hope to present another webinar sometime after the summer Speaker and topic recommendations are gratefully accepted

Bill shared his screen and used several of his photographic works to demonstrate making HDR images anduse Efex plugins

9

BCA creating content for Wikipedia

Medical Photography has a Wiki Articleby John Hendrix RBP FBCA

Irsquom pleased to let everyone know that medical photography is a topic that now has a place on Wikipedia Strange as it may seem of the thirty-seven forms of photography articles on Wikipedia from Aviation to Wildlife medical photography was not one

among them A number of us thought this unusual because photography from itrsquos beginning were taken up by science as a more accurate method of documentation In the early years many scientists believed that photography in and of itself would be a tool for diagnosis and treatment

After much talk and tossing around ideas Charlene Baron and I sat down at my dining room table with laptops and piles of reference books to make this happen no matter how clumsy the outcome ldquoBe boldrdquo Wiki advises We were more frightened than brave but reckless enough to be bold What became apparent after a few hours was that we and that means all of you as well as medical and scientific photographers are part of an incredibly rich heritage Within months of photography being in the public eye it was used in publications to show what were considered undisputed facts about natural history Catalogues of artifacts were being created in France while patient photography was being used as a diagnostic tool in England The first medical photography department was in Paris in the 1870s Many of the issues that we deal with today have their origins in the early years Standardization of views appropriate focal lengths and backgrounds All were being debated and discussed in the first twenty years It was exciting to us but overwhelming at the same time

We were bold and the outcome can be seen at httpenwikipediaorgwikiMedical_photography The site is getting an average of 23 hits today and counting It can be sourced through a search or you can connect to it through the Wiki Photography article It is also part of the Photography Photographic History and the Medical Illustration catalogues The article has only three sections at this time There is a brief definition a section on the profession and a history This is just the start The wonderful

aspect about Wikipedia is that everyone can contribute We have laid a foundation for others to build on If you want to improve the article and I hope you do then register with Wiki and contribute by editing the article Keep some things in mind about Wiki It is an Encyclopedia not a ldquoHow Tordquo book Every claim or statement of fact must be supported by what Wiki editors call reliable and verifiable sources That is explained in the Wiki help section The possibilities of expansion of this as a knowledge base are great Subsections on clinical dermatology and operating room photography are only the beginning And it does not have to be a long drawn out thesis but only a few simple sentences that state a simple fact This is an excellent venue to inform the general public about medical photography especially when it is being put together by the practitioner So look at the article think about what it needs register and become a Wiki editor If you donrsquot feel bold send me a note Perhaps I can be of help You are the experts Who better to contribute than BCA members

Check out some of other communication tools that BCA has used to inform others about photography in medical and life sciences

10

BCA creating content for the web

RIT Students Produce Photography Tutorials for the BioCommunications Association

Rochester Institute of Technologyrsquos fall 2011 Advanced Digital Media Class was hired by the BCA to develop and produce video tutorials for amateur medical and biological photographers

The 14 students in Biomedical Photographic Communica-tion Assistant Professor Tom Zigonrsquos class worked in four teams to produce video tutorials on photographing reflec-tive subjects exposure control and a topic of their choice including

bull Digital file formats and compressionbull Techniques for maintaining consistency in medical

imagingbull Sample preparation for photographing slides on wide

field microscopesbull Transillumination techniques

Each group also developed an assessment module for one of the videos that could be used by the viewer to test their knowledge of the topic

ldquoThis is the first time wersquove had a real clientrdquo said Zigon ldquoIt has offered these students a great opportunity not only to get something published but also to get exposed to people who do this type of work professionallyrdquo

The students will be presenting their projects to the BCA next week The chosen tutorials will be posted in the re-source section of the BCA website wwwbcaorg

ldquoTomrsquos class was ideal for this projectrdquo said BCA President Susanne Loomis

ldquoRIT is the only university with a four-year degree in biomedical photographic communications and many BCA members are graduates of its program The students are very knowledgeable most having not only taken classes toward their degree but also interned in the field at least once With this project the BCA gains some additional resources for its website and the students gain experience and a great piece for their resume Itrsquos a win-win for both the students and the BCArdquo

Seated left to right Liz Marchiondo Kristi Bretz Taylor Pannell Daniel Jones Timothy Tiebout Standing left to right Teresa De Forge Kaitlin Corbin Gillian Gail Emily Morse Ellie Stover Abby Skapin Johanna Forish Catherine Burke Kelly Johnson

ldquoThe chosen tutorials will be posted in the resource section of the BCA website wwwbcaorgrdquo

11

Effe endowed fund for education

Michael Peres and Paul Crompton Awarded EFFE Grant Professor Michael Peres RBP FBPA Associate Chair School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Paul Crompton Director of Media Resources Center Cardiff and Vale University were awarded an EFFE (Endowed Fund for Education) for their joint endeavor to exhibit Images from Science 2 at the 2012 Broad Vision conference in London England This is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the biomedical photography work of the BCA members and numerous other international scientific photographers

The Images from Science 2 (IFS) exhibition was first displayed in the RIT School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Gallery October 2008 Since that time it has been exhibited 6 times in 2 countries and 6 states When IFS was invited to be a part of the 2012 Broad Vision Conference httpbroadvisionningcom Michael and Paul applied for an EFFE grant to help cover the cost of shipping the exhibit to London and support Paul andor Michaelrsquos travel to the conference

Professor Therese Mulligan PhD Administrative Chair School of Photographic Arts and Sciences RIT submitted a letter of enthusiastic support for this joint grant application In part Dr Mulligan wrote ldquoBroad Vision a multi-faceted event on science imaging to be held in London in May and June 2012 The goal of the Broad Vision project organized by Westminster University is to bring together students from varied disciplines including computer science psychology and biomedical science as well as photography to explore the intersections of science and art As an internationally recognized leader in the field of BioMedical Imaging and a member of BCA Prof Peresrsquo important contributions to this unique event are twofold 1) The potential to participate in presentations and workshops addressing science imaging and 2) Install the exhibition Images from Science 2 at Londonrsquos Westminster UniversityhellipThus the installation of Images from Science 2 during Broad Vision offers a rare opportunity for event participants and the larger public to examine first hand the scope and depth of science imaging todayrdquo

Dr Mulligan concludes ldquoI wish to express my heartfelt appreciation to BCA for its past grants of assistance The

Association does much to ensure critical recognition for the ongoing professional and educational work of scientific photography todayrdquo

Michael and Paul will add the BCA logo to the Images from Science website as a sponsor and share a link to the BCA website They will publish their activities in future BCA news

Neither Michael or Paul are sitting ideal before the the Broad Vision conference Michael among his numerous RIT responsibilities is the BioCommunications 2012 Workshop chair Paul recently returned from a charitable mission in Zambia Africa He provided documentary photography and held some art workshops with local children there Wersquoll hear more about Paulrsquos Zambia trip in an upcoming issue of BCA news

EFFE

EFFE promotes and assists study and research in the field of biological communication by providing financial support to the projects approved by the EFFE governing committee Membership in the BCA is not a requirement for receiving an EFFE Grant however members of the Selection Committee or their relatives are ineligible Any student trainee biocommunicator or institutional program that can demonstrate a need for project funding may applyEFFE Grant application deadline is April 23Please download the EFFE Grant Application and Guidelines PDF which is enabled for electronic completion wwwbcaorggrantseffehtml

Email EFFE Committee Chair Sally Robertson for more information srobertsonmthorg

Images of Science 2 Exhbitcopy

12

Answers

Question

BCA Talk questions answers and whatrsquos new

BCAtalk QampA

I have a researcher who would like to take a stack of microscopy images and build them into a 3D image that a viewer can rotate to see a variety of sides and angles Any suggestions regarding software to build export and view this kind of image - Charlene Baron

ldquoHello possibly a good place to start looking could be Blender a free open source 3D content creation suite avail-able for all major operating systems under a general public lisence majorgeekscomdownloads37html Irsquom not sure if you can rotate the images but I asked around and was given this site as a starting place Its free so that is at least nice There are other options to choose from from that link as wellrdquo - Colleen McFee

I am familiar with Image J from NIH-itrsquos free and there is the capability to stack images 3-d with plug-ins-seee links Itrsquos Java based so it may not be as user ldquofriendlyrdquo as other programs Therersquos always MATLABhttprsbwebnihgovijdocsconceptshtmlhttpij-pluginssourceforgenet- Margaret Folwell

Not cheap but I bet Maya would work httpusaautodeskcommaya - Sam Chestnut

I just did a google search 3D-Doctor can turn 2D micros-copy images to 3D and it is FDA clearedhttpwwwableswcom3d-doctormicapphtml - Francisco Daniel Vergaray

Osirix is able to read a stack of images and convert them into a 3D image the trick is to have enough contrast in the images between the structures you want vs surrounding areas Hope this helps - David Aten

Whatrsquos Trendy and What Images Have Changed Science

HDR High Dynamic Range Photography HDR is a number of images taken at different exposures that when com-bined in software contain an entire dynamic range of the scene elements from the extreme shadows to the extreme highlights and everything in between This is something promising for professional photographershttpspeckyboycom2009032519-tutorials-for-creating-beautiful-hdr-high-dynamic-range-imagery

Still photographers prepare to learn video Digital and video is converging and the quality keeps improving wwwpcworldcomarticle220415how_to_shoot_great_video_with_a_dslrhtml

Digital Infrared is making a come back Convert an older digital model to a dedicated IR camera Just Goggle infrared conversion services and several will come up

Really shoot now focus later Meet Lytro the camera that takes pictures and focus after the factwwwlytrocom

Design team at Artefact has a concept camera called the WVIL (Wireless Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) camera It looks like a DSLR lens with an iPhone stuck to itwwwartefactgroupcomwvil

After checking out whatrsquos trendy or on the horizon look at the 10 Images That Changed the Course of Science (And One That Is About To) This brief article will remind photographers

of why theyrsquore passion about photography and how pho-tography past and present plays an influential role httpio9com586708210-images-that-changed-the-course-of-science-and-one-that-is-about-toIn

The Horse in Motion Edward Muybridge (1882) copy

13

Letter from the president

Happy Spring Everyone

I am getting so excited about BIOCOMM 2012 ldquoA Journey in Inspirationrdquo We are going to have a great time in Bar Harbor Maine I want to thank the conference committee members for their tire-less work in getting what I think is a great venue the College of the

Atlantic and a great program together that encompasses subjects to inspire all of us Much thanks goes toLaurie Lizotte Director of Conferences working very hard coordinating everything that goes into making this meeting a success Adam Cooper Program Chair putting together a well-bal-anced program with some very exciting topics and speak-ersMichael Peres Workshop Chair giving us four interesting workshops It will be hard to select only two to attend Charlene Baron BioImages Chair coordinating the sec-ond electronic BioImages I know it will be spectacular Charlene is also working with Tom Roth to continually update our website Jim Koepfler Chair of COPE working on recording talks and other AV issues Nancy Hurtgen Office Manager managing the registration and all the many details Kristen Toohey designing the program Karen Hensley Director of Communications helping with BioImages and getting the word out Pam Kleinsasser Vendors Coordinator finding vendors to come or donate to the meeting Tom Hurtgen checking budgets and contracts Jennifer Torrence coordinating our tour of Jackson LabsBill Fortney and Nikon for again heading our Post Work-shop And to the rest of the BOG that has contributed in some way shape or form Please make sure you thank these people when you see them in June

Another exciting development is the hiring of the RITrsquos Fall 2011 Advanced Digital Media Class to develop and produce video tutorials for amateur medical and biological photog-raphers These will eventually live on the BCA Website A round-of-applause goes to Tom Zigon professor at RIT and Jim Koepfler for making this happen We are going to push

forward and continue the collaboration with the Spring ADM class Hopefully this will develop into an ongoing relationship

Next I would like to mention that we are looking for a few extraordinary people to fill the shoes of other extraordinary people who will be stepping down from their positions on the Board of Governors Please help us by either volunteer-ing to run for a position on the board or nominating some one else Those who will be stepping down from the Board because of their term limit are Karen Hensley Director of Communications Sally Robinson Director of EFFE and James Koepfler Chair of COPE Also stepping down from his position as Chair of Certification is Jeb Zirato They have kept this association running and will be missed for all of their hard hard work Thank you all

One last announcement that I need to make ndash We need to thank Mr Thomas Hurtgen FBPA Schmidt Laureate Creer Service Award recipient and Emeritus Member Congratulations Tom for being our secretary-trea-surer over 16 consecutive terms Tom has decided that itrsquos his time (paraphrasing him) to ldquoaccomplish the building of a purple martin multi-story bird house and work on my farmrdquo What can I say Tom thank you thank you thank you You are friend father and confidant to many of us that have taken the reigns of this association We hope to see you at many more meetings and please keep your cellphone on for the much-needed fatherly advice sessions

So everyone enjoy your spring and I hope we get to see each other in June

Take Care

Susanne Loomis FBCA

President of the BCA