Dr Nigam's rebutt to critics

[brunobald]

I would imagine and small room dedicated to just taking photos.

Walls completely painted white to reflect light. A couple of natural light led light bulbs I think 2600k? Mabey a diffuse box for the lights and some foil reflectors.

Then maybe an adjustable chin rest that can be set back to any know height for different patients. With a stool to sit on. This would serve to get the patient back to the same spot for each photo.

Finally a robust tripod, mabey permenatly fixed to the floor so it can't move with a decent DSLR.

You could have different tripods for different lens and angles. Marco lens and zoom or whatever.

Would not take long to setup

[hellouser]

I would imagine and small room dedicated to just taking photos.

Walls completely painted white to reflect light. A couple of natural light led light bulbs I think 2600k? Mabey a diffuse box for the lights and some foil reflectors.

Then maybe an adjustable chin rest that can be set back to any know height for different patients. With a stool to sit on. This would serve to get the patient back to the same spot for each photo.

Finally a robust tripod, mabey permenatly fixed to the floor so it can't move with a decent DSLR.

You could have different tripods for different lens and angles. Marco lens and zoom or whatever.

Would not take long to setup

Essentially you just need a studio environment and knowledge of controlled lighting to replicate results months after. A separate room for photography will work great but it shouldn't have windows to change the conditions (morning vs evening shots when light casts through the window).

However, all you need to do is treat the photography as you would with product photography: BALANCED lighting.

Here's a guy setting up a table to take photos of product shots;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrAyekIFfug

If he turned off all the equipment, and turned it back on 6 months later, all the settings should still be in place and the SAME results should happen. Otherwise, just note down what camer settings were used as well as the studios lights power output, their distance from the subject, etc.

Here's my run down of the things required to work the camera itself (lights are a different ball game)


- Lots and LOTS of lighting is required for this purpose
- Use f/5.6 or higher (not lower, we need everything in focus)
- Use a low ISO speed to reduce noise levels in final photograph (800 is absolute max but 100-200 would be ideal, 400 is typically fine)
- Use as fast of a shutter speed as possible to reduce motion blur from hand-shake

General rule of thumb is if your shooting at 100mm, shoot your photographs at 1/100 of a shutter speed, any less and you'll likely encounter blur from handshake. Low aperture settings like f/2.8 or f/4.0 will cause the subject to blur out continually as it extends further back. We need absolutely everything in focus. But when shooting at f/5.6 or f/8.0, the opening of the glass is very small (and continually smaller as you go higher up to f/11 or f/16) which is why you need a LOT of light in the first place in order to achieve the fast shutter speed, otherwise the photographs come out dark. Use soft lighting, don't use an exposed light bulb that casts strong shadows. This is also why taking portrait shots during cloudy days is best, when the sun is behind the clouds and diffuses the light. My bathroom at home has long tube lights which are behind a semi-opaque plastic which gives a very soft shadow; this is the very best kind of lighting you'll want.

Essentially what we want to know is donor and recipient, both regeneration and growth so general shots are the most important.

However for proper and best documentation we'd also require macro shots. Most point and shoots these days have a macro mode which is typically the little flower icon located on the dial in/on the camera settings (some are on screen other using a knob). For the very close macro shots, you'll need a ton of light for this as from my experience with point and shoots.

Make sure to find a spot at home that gives consistent lighting; practice taking some shots and try to recreate the same results every time. You'll need to know all the camera settings for this and shoot in MANUAL mode (if possible, point and shoots dont typically have manual mode) because if you shoot in Auto, the camera will give different results each time. Hence, controlled lighting and manual control will give you and us the desired results.

Also, and equally important are temperature settings (white balance). The camera does a best guess at this as well, but any camera with manual control will allow you to change this. Ie; tungsten lights produce a bit of a yellow tone, but the camera can add a bit of a blue hue to compensate so white walls actually look white rather than yellow. This can play into how dark (or how 'brown') your hair may appear though it shouldn't be a factor if its kept buzzed. I suppose that will depend on you.

Basically, note down:

ISO Speed (ISO 100? ISO 200? ISO 400?)
Shutter Speed (1/100th sec? 1/200th sec? 1/320th sec?)
Aperture f/5.6? f/8.0? f/11?
White Balance See camera setting (click here for chart)

Don't use the same camera settings in different lighting conditions. Photography is *all* about light... hell, it derives from the greek word 'foto' which means light. But if you take your photos in the same place, same lights, etc. you shouldnt have to use different settings. For example, taking pictures at night with no ambient light but only washroom/bedroom/etc lights will give you the same lighting conditions as before (unless a bulb goes out and buy new less/more powerful ones). Use a tripod if youre on your own. If you have a buddy that knows his/her way with manual settings on a camera, ask them to help you out.

If you follow these steps, you should end up with photographs that all look roughly the same except for hair growth/regeneration at which point you should be organizing the pictures by DATE in order to NOT mess up which photographs were taken at which stage post-op.

And there you have it folks, the right way to take consistent pictures.

I would strongly advise anyone thats interesting in photography to buy this DVD: http://zackarias.com/workshop/onelight-dvd/

I've got my copy and learned more about it around 4 years ago. Everything there is explained as if it were said to a child, so its easily understandable.

If Nigam doesn't hire a professional that knows how to document before/after results, he better learn how to use a camera and studio lights. The guy knows how to work with stem cells apparently, learning how to implement studio lighting into his clinic for documentation should be a walk in the park... more importantly it will only help his credibility, if he has any, which of course I hope he does. I want baldness cured and I don't care who or how its done as long as the results are safe and proper (no scars, no botched hairlines, etc)

[534623]

dr nigam is not a charlatan, he is a pioneer of the highest order. we all should support this man. he doesn't need the money, the guy already is a multi-millionaire. he truly wants to help us baldies. it's a bloody shame that a lot of you people are blind. open your eyes, it will set you free.

Exactly. He even looks like Mother Teresa ...

[thechamp]

Exactly. He even looks like Mother Teresa ...

Classic lol

[Arashi]

"Dr Nigam's rebutt to critics". What a joke. All you have is words and promises. After one year of just words and promising you still failed to show us even 1 piece of convincing evidence. And it's always someone else's fault. Web developers who go rogue and photoshop patient photo's, other webdesigners who rip other doctor's photo's and post them on your website, competitors who post false complaints, your tech team who messed up pinpointing grafts and what not more. How come an incredible good doctor like you is surrounded by all those idiots ?

If your intentions were sincere, then why didn't you get a NW7 forum member and gave him 15k grafts ?? Even your biggest critics would shut up and you'd have planes full of people to India. Instead you gave us Tom's case, which you KNEW was 100% impossible to analyse.

Anyway, at least you now dare to confirm that OBI's HM procedure failed miserably.

[Arashi]

I also want to stress that I'm not pissing at Boldy or Tom. Quite the contrary. I'm 100% sure THEIR intentions are pure and that they're only trying to help us. They're doing stuff for us and expecting nothing in return. I can only praise that. Big time. But you Dr Nigams ... sorry after all that happened I can't think of any good words for you ... I gave you the benefit of the doubt for a long time. But now there's no doubt in my mind anymore you're just trying to make a buck out of the desperation and misery boldies have to go through.

[veca]

I also want to stress that I'm not pissing at Boldy or Tom. Quite the contrary. I'm 100% sure THEIR intentions are pure and that they're only trying to help us. They're doing stuff for us and expecting nothing in return. I can only praise that. Big time. But you Dr Nigams ... sorry after all that happened I can't think of any good words for you ... I gave you the benefit of the doubt for a long time. But now there's no doubt in my mind anymore you're just trying to make a buck out of the desperation and misery boldies have to go through.

Arashi, are you NW7???

[UK_]

I dont think anyone cares if Dr Nigam leaves the forum (I dont).

Maybe if he had something of interest then we would.

But its been a year and we've had nothing/no positive evidence that his procedure is working.

[TO YOUNG TO RETIRE]

havent you seen boldys operation looks hiend bro

[thechamp]

How long till we find out if boldlys ht worked?

[TO YOUNG TO RETIRE]

it worked , most f the hair where stayed in anagen which shows a part of final result. but for 40 fue/1cm^2 is very good

[thechamp]

Does that mean I can quit fin especially this weight gain is killing me, let my hair go and nigam can transplant all new hairs!!

[Jcm800]

Does that mean I can quit fin especially this weight gain is killing me, let my hair go and nigam can transplant all new hairs!!

Can't answer that champ. But regarding finasteride weight gain, do you work out? What's happening? Are you looking obese? Growing breasts?

[thechamp]

Can't answer that champ. But regarding finasteride weight gain, do you work out? What's happening? Are you looking obese? Growing breasts?

Just put on weight on my stomach I work out , now I'm trying fin every two weeks in a row week break, I'm probly ****ing my body up stop starting fin but it's keeping my hair.

[bananana]

Bananana do not worry, we're all in the same boat. What is your situation with the hair loss, which NW are you?

Hi veca, I'm almost 27, NW3 diffuse on top, but I mask it to NW1 with fibers and clever haircut. I've been NW2 for like 7 years before I rapidly dropped 1 NW in 6 months and then I joined here.