(Q3) Photographs

Question 1

Alphonse Bertillon

Answer 1

• Inventor of the “mug shot”
• French anthropologist and criminologist

Question 2

Bertillonage

Answer 2

• the systematic measurement of criminals’ physical features for consistent identification and recordkeeping
• Replaced by fingerprinting

Question 3

Frontal View

Answer 3

Good for length and width

Question 4

Profile View

Answer 4

Good for length, projection and
recession

Question 5

Three-Quarter View

Answer 5

• Combination of frontal and profile views
• Gives perspective in regard to
  fullness of features and curvature

Question 6

Types of Lighting

Answer 6

Natural
Ambient
Directed
Split
Flat
Backlighting
Butterfly

Question 7

Highlights

Answer 7

Surface lying at a right angle to light source; lighter and brighter parts

Question 8

Shadows

Answer 8

surface not at a right angle to light source; little or no reflection causing the feature to be dark

Question 9

Directed Lighting

Answer 9

Use of artificial light to control angle and strength

Question 10

Split Lighting

Answer 10

• Light source from the side
• “Splits” the features into definite
  highlight and shadows

Question 11

Flat Lighting

Answer 11

• Light source directed at the front of the subject
• Many highlights but few shadows

Question 12

Backlighting

Answer 12

• Source of light originates from behind
• A.K.A. “Short” lighting
• Face is mostly shadows

Question 13

Butterfly Lighting

Answer 13

• light source from below
• Creates shadows on the superior
  portion of cheeks
• Shows depth of eyes
• Good for telling spooky stories in
  the dark

Question 14

Types of Photographs

Answer 14

Portraits (professional)
Candids
Snapshot

Question 15

Portraits (Professional)

Answer 15

Pros: good lighting, angle,
expression
Cons: airbrushed, outdated

Question 16

Candid

Answer 16

Subject is not prompted to pose for
photo
Pros: may have a ¾ view, may have
natural expression, may be recent
Cons: poor lighting, distance from
camera, obscured face

Question 17

Snapshot

Answer 17

• Amateur photo where subject is posing
• Pros: may have ¾ angle, natural expression
• Cons: poor lighting, distance from camera

Question 18

What happens to your mind when you view an inverted photo?

Answer 18

• Inverting a photograph will give a new perspective
• Allowing the mind to see individual features separately

Question 19

Thatcher Effect

Answer 19

The human mind sees another human face as the sum of its parts, not as a
collection of individual parts

Question 20

Why is knowing how to calculate photograph proportions important to embalmers?

Answer 20

Is used to find the size of a missing feature on the body

Question 21

How to Calculate Photograph Proportions

Answer 21

1. Measure the missing part in the photo
2. Measure length of entire head in the photo
3. Measure head on actual body
4. Use a butterfly equation to solve for the missing part

Question 22

How to Calculate Photograph Scale

Answer 22

1. Measure length of entire head in the photo
2. Measure head on actual body
3. Body head/photo head = scale number
4. Measure the missing part in the photo
5. Multiply the missing part by the scale number