Crime Scene Photography Flashcards
Crime scene photography
Documentation and preservation of records
Captures the state and presentation of evidence
What is meant by the state and presentation of evidence
State: states of matter
Presentation: in-situ
When is als used in photography
Body fluids
Trace evidence
Fingerprints
Guidelines in photography
Photographs capture images in a logical and chronological manner
Don’t disturb the scene prior to taking photographs
Normal flow of photography is from general to specific
Take numerous photographs
Photography of a crime scene shld depict
Scene location
Nature of crime
Physical evidence
Results of the crime
Follow up activities not immediate at the crime scene
Criteria for photograph admissibility in court
Accurate representation
Unbiased
Free of distortion
Relevance
Material
Purpose for crime scene photography
Record and preserve the in-situ conditions of the scene
Show relative positions of evidence at the scene
Establish relative dimensions
Cross-complement other archiving techniques
Still image
Single, static, 2-D image captured at a particular moment in time
Videography
Series of pictures together moving at a particular rate
eg 24 frames/sec
May be 2-D / 3-D
Portrait photography
Longer side edges than top and bottom edges
Frame of the image sits upright
Useful for indoor scenes & close up shots
Landscape photography
From Top to bottom
Midrange and long range photography
