Crime Scene and Evidence Photography

Crime Scene Photography

• Crime Scene Photography — An overview
• Crime Scene Photography — Vehicles
• Photographing Bullet Trajectories
• Using High Dynamic Range (HDR) in Crime Scene and Evidence Photography
• Panoramic Photography for Crime Scenes
• Traffic Collision Photography

Evidence Photography

• Evidence Photography — Basic Concepts
• Evidence Photography — Fingerprints
• Evidence Photography — Footwear and Tire Track Impressions
• Evidence Photography — Alternate Light Sources
• Focus Stacking in Evidence Photography
• Photographing Footwear Impressions

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Evidence Photography — Basic Concepts

This presentation on basic concepts for photographing evidence includes number of photographs required, use of measuring and marking devices, position of camera and scales, exposure, lighting techniques and close-up equipment.

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• OUTLINE - Evidence Photography—Basic Concepts
• Crime Scene and Evidence Photography, 2nd Edition, Chapter 7: Evidence Photography—Basic Concepts
• Lighting Methods for Copy and Evidence Close-up Photography

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Evidence Photography — Fingerprints

Learn how to photograph fingerprints.

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• Crime Scene and Evidence Photography, 2nd Edition, Chapter 8: Evidence Photography—At the Crime Scene

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Evidence Photography — Footwear and Tire Track Impressions

Learn how to photograph footwear and tire track impressions.

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• Crime Scene and Evidence Photography, 2nd Edition, Chapter 8: Evidence Photography—At the Crime Scene

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Evidence Photography — Alternate Light Sources

Learn how to photograph evidence using an alternate light source (forensic light source).

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• Crime Scene and Evidence Photography, 2nd Edition, Chapter 9: Evidence Photography—In the crime laboratory

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Photographing Footwear Impressions

Learn how to photograph footwear impressions.

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Crime Scene Photography — Vehicles

Topics: Photographing the interiors of vehicles and the use of a polarizing lens filter to cut reflections on glass.

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• Crime Scene and Evidence Photography, 2nd Edition, Chapter 6: Crime Scene: Vehicles

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Photographing Bullet Trajectories

Topics: Photographing bullet trajectories using rods, string or lasers. Includes using Adobe Photoshop© to complete a laser trajectory photograph.

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• Crime Scene and Evidence Photography, 2nd Edition, Chapter 8: Evidence Photography — At the Crime Scene

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Traffic Collision Photography

Topics: Photographing traffic collision scenes and related evidence.

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• Crime Scene and Evidence Photography, 2nd Edition, Chapter 6: Crime Scene: Vehicles

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Using High Dynamic Range (HDR) in Crime Scene and Evidence Photography

HDR photography is a technique that is used to blend multiple images, taken at different exposures, and later combine them in post-processing. This can result in more detail visible in both the highlight and shadow areas of a photograph.

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• Crime Scene and Evidence Photography, 2nd Edition, Chapter 2: Camera and Lighting
• Camera and Lighting

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Panoramic Photography for Crime Scenes

Panoramic photographs may be considered when taking overall (overview) photographs at some crime scenes.

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Focus Stacking in Evidence Photography

Focus Stacking can help increase depth-of-field when doing macro or close-up evidence photography.

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Crime Scene Photography — An overview

Chandler Police Department's Crime Scene Technician Lili Valdivia gives an overview of crime scene photography.