Photographs

Question 1

Crime scene documentation has four elements:

Answer 1

• Notes, photographs, video, sketches and reports

Question 2

________is the most critical element of crime scene processing.

Answer 2

• Documention

Question 3

_______is the cheapest thing at a crime scene.

Answer 3

• Digital Media

Question 4

Basic photography involves:

Answer 4

• Physical control of the camera
• Proper use of the camera controls such as aperture, shutter speed and lens
• Proper composition

Question 5

Crime scene photographs consists of:

Answer 5

• Overall, mid-range and close-up

Question 6

______depicts the general condition and layout of the crime scene and the first photographs that are taken.

Answer 6

Overall photographs

Question 7

Taking overlapping photographs from each corner of a room is an example of:

Answer 7

• Overlapping photographs

Question 8

Evidence establishing or_______photographs frame an item of evidence with obvious landmarks evident in overall photographs.

Answer 8

• Mid-range

Question 9

The end goal of close-up photographs:

Answer 9

• Provide as much detail of the evidence as possible while retaining its identity (must be recognizable from other evidence).

Question 10

Close-up photographs are taken with and without a ______ to counter arguments of the scene being altered or hiding critical evidence.

Answer 10

• Scale and placard

Question 11

_______is done after initial photography.

Answer 11

• Sketching

Question 12

Crime scene procedures include:

Answer 12

• Take overall photographs
• Photograph fragile evidence
• Reshoot photographs with placards
• Take close-up photographs
• Take additional overall photographs
• Use road mapping technique
• Use a photograph log and reference log.

Question 13

Video is a functional _____to crime scene photography but video footage is not a replacement for crime scene photography.

Answer 13

• Supplement

Question 14

______is best used both as an initial effort by the technician and later in processing when demonstrating the entire scene.

Answer 14

• Video footage

Question 15

The _______stop of a photographic lens can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the film or image sensor. In combination with variation of shutter speed, the aperture size will regulate the film’s or image sensor’s degree of exposure to light. Typically, a fast shutter will require a larger aperture to ensure sufficient light exposure, and a slow shutter will require a smaller aperture to avoid excessive exposure.

Answer 15

• Aperture

Question 16

In photography, a _______ is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period, exposing photographic film or a photosensitive digital sensor to light in order to capture a permanent image of a scene. A shutter can also be used to allow pulses of light to pass outwards, as seen in a movie projector or a signal lamp. A shutter of variable speed is used to control exposure time of the film. The shutter is constructed so that it automatically closes after a certain required time interval. The speed of the shutter is controlled by a ring outside the camera, on which various timings are marked.

Answer 16

• Shutter

Question 17

_______is the measure of a photographic film’s sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system. A closely related ISO system is used to describe the relationship between exposure and output image lightness in digital cameras.

Answer 17

• Film speed