Video Presentations
Crime Scene and Evidence Photography
Crime Scene Photography
- Documenting the Crime Scene with Photographs
- Equipment and Lens Selection
- Equipment: Electronic Flash Units
- Technical Photography — Part 1: Correct Exposure
- Technical Photography — Part 2: Maximum Depth of Field, Free from Distortion, Sharp Focus
- Lighting Techniques — Electronic Flash
- Lighting Techniques — Available Light Photographs at Night
- Lighting Techniques — Painting With Light
- 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 — 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
Documenting the Crime Scene with Photographs
This video discusses the use of photography in the documentation of the crime scene.
Equipment and Lens Selection
This video discusses basic equipment needed for crime scene and evidence photography and includes lens selection.
Equipment: Electronic Flash Units
This video discusses the types of flash units that may be used for crime scene and evidence photography.
Technical Photography — Part 1
Crime scene and evidence photography is accomplished using technical photography techniques. Photographs must be correctly exposed, have maximum depth of field, be free from distortion and be in sharp focus. This video is part 1 (of 2) and discusses correct exposure. It includes: what is technical photography, the exposure triangle, how camera program modes are used, equivalent exposures, gray card usage, front side and back lighting, camera light meters, bracketing, high dynamic range photography, and flash fill lighting.
Technical Photography — Part 2
Crime scene and evidence photography is accomplished using technical photography techniques. Photographs must be correctly exposed, have maximum depth of field, be free from distortion and be in sharp focus. This video is part 2 and discusses maximum depth of field, free from distortion and sharp focus.
Lighting Techniques — Electronic Flash
This video covers the use of electronic flash in photographing crime scenes and evidence. Topics include problems with flash, flash techniques (on-camera direct flash, off-camera direct flash, bounce lighting and multiple flash), and using a camera's programed mode for flash photography.
Lighting Techniques — Available light photographs at night
This video covers the use of available (ambient) light at night when photographing outdoor crime scenes. This technique allows the crime scene photographer to effectively photograph large areas outdoors at night without the limitations of electronic flash photography.
Lighting Techniques — Painting With Light
This video covers the lighting technique of Painting With Light. Painting with light allows the crime scene photographer to illuminate large areas outdoors at night.
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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Evidence Photography — Fingerprints
Learn how to photograph fingerprints.
Related contentEvidence Photography — Footwear and Tire Track Impressions
Learn how to photograph footwear and tire track impressions.
Related contentEvidence Photography — Alternate Light Sources
Learn how to photograph evidence using an alternate light source (forensic light source).
Related contentPhotographing Footwear Impressions
Learn how to photograph footwear impressions.
Crime Scene Photography — Vehicles
Topics: Photographing the interiors of vehicles and the use of a polarizing lens filter to cut reflections on glass.
Related contentPhotographing Bullet Trajectories
Topics: Photographing bullet trajectories using rods, string or lasers. Includes using Adobe Photoshop© to complete a laser trajectory photograph.
Related contentTraffic Collision Photography
Topics: Photographing traffic collision scenes and related evidence.
Related contentUsing 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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Panoramic Photography for Crime Scenes
Panoramic photographs may be considered when taking overall (overview) photographs at some crime scenes.
Focus Stacking in Evidence Photography
Focus Stacking can help increase depth-of-field when doing macro or close-up evidence photography.