1. An apparatus for obtaining biometric information from an individual's dermal surface, comprising: (a) a transparent substrate dimensioned to receive the individual's dermal surface; (b) a first device coupled to the transparent substrate and configured to stimulate molecules in the vicinity of the individual's dermal surface and cause compounds in the stimulated molecules to fluoresce; and (c) a second device configured to capture an image of the dermal surface derived from the fluoresced molecular compounds.