Photography

Question 1

Two main types of digital cameras:

Answer 1

Point & Shoot

Single Lens Reflex (SLR)

Question 2

Digital Point and Shoot advantages:

Answer 2

• Very user friendly
• Small and lightweight
• Easy to carry, store and transport
• Inexpensive

Question 3

Digital Point and Shoot disadvantages:

Answer 3

• Camera controls image capture
• Often no viewfinder/LCD framing
• Low light photos are poor quality
• No long exposures (problem in low light)
• Often cannot shoot closer than 3 ft
• Auto focus system slow, capturing about 1 second after pressing shutter (shutter lag)

Question 4

SLR advantages are:

Answer 4

• User has control over image capture
• More capabilities than Point & Shoot
• Viewfinder, large image sensor, long exposures possible, can shoot close-ups, fast autofocus, produces quality images

Question 5

SLR disadvantages:

Answer 5

More complex to use.

Question 6

The Forensic photographer’s camera of choice is:

Answer 6

Digital SLR

Question 7

The lens is a piece of _________to focus the subject on the sensor.

Answer 7

Optical glass

Question 8

The focal length of the lenses is the measurement on the lens in millimeter. The lower the number the ______the angle it covers.

Answer 8

Wider

Question 9

The higher the focal length number in millimeter, the less area but images are ______to you.

Answer 9

Closer

Question 10

Forensic photography from the Greek means:

Answer 10

Writings, drawings with light

Question 11

In 1827, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, French inventor, captured the first_________photographic image by using Bitumen of Judea, naturally occurring asphalt , coated onto a piece of glass or metal. The Bitumen then hardened in proportion to the amount of light that hit it. He called the images__________.

Answer 11

Permanent; heliographs (1827)

Question 12

Photographs became admissible in court in ________ when the US Supreme Court found then to be admissible as evidence.

Answer 12

1859 - Photographs admissible in court

Luco vs US, 64 US 23How. 515(1859)

Question 13

The first color photographs were produced in ________ by James Clerk Maxwell (Scottish Scientist).

Answer 13

1861- First Color Photographs

Question 14

Crime scene were photographed for the first time in ________, Lausanne, France.

Answer 14

1867- Crime Scene Photographs

Question 15

In 1875, the first _________photograph was allowed in evidence by the Superior Court of Massachusetts.

Answer 15

Traffic Accident Photograph in Court (1875)

Question 16

In 1888, George Eastman introduced the Kodak camera and it was the first camera that used ___________, a roll of paper coated with a thin gelatin emulsion.

Answer 16

Rolled Film (1888)