Photographing gels

[Gordon Betts]

I am having difficulty photographing my agarose gels.  The photos
don't look good and you can't see the DNA nearly as well as you
can on the transilluminator.  I am using an Ultra-Lum(R) transillum.
 and photographing with a Polaroid (R) DS34 camera, yellow #8 filter,
1/4 sec, f22 with a 20 second developing time.

Any tips on getting decent photos, preferably publication quality?

Thanks,
Gordon Betts
betts at orion.etsu.edu
East Texas State University