Week 2 Flashcards
it is the science, art and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of light-sensitive material such as photographic film
PHOTOGRAPHY
Derived from Greek word Photos means Light and Graphos means Write
Photography
It is also called forensic imaging or crime scene photography, is the art of producing an accurate reproduction of a crime scene or an accident scene using photography for the benefit of a court or to aid an invistigation
Forensic Photography
It is a part of the process of evidence collecting
Forensic Photograpy
It provides investigators with photos of victims, places and items involved in the crime
Forensic Photography
Involves choosing correct lighting, accurate angling of lenses, and a collection of different viewpoints
Forensic Photography
One of four accepted principal means of providing courtroom with visual evidence of what took place existed at crime scene
Still Photography
Photos complement and support one another in the preservation of ______
Evidence
Why to take photos?
- Still Photography
- evidence
- Assist mental construction of the structure
- Clarify and aid interviews
- Identify Witnesses
- Prove suspects presence at scene
- Documentation
- Prove in court case
When a photograph of a _____ _________ was presented and allowed as courtroom evidence in 18__
forged document
-1851
The first use of forensic photography was in the 1_th Century by A____ B_____. This makes him the first forensic photographer
19th Century by Alphonse Bertillon. This makes him the first forensic photographer
The process of having one’s picture taken and archived was _______ as like the number of photographer
limited
As the number of criminals climbed, so did the ______ of photographers
number
The earliest evidence of these galleries called, _______ ________ was found in _________, England in the 1850s
Rogues Galleries
- Birmingham, England
3 Main requirements of photography
Photography. Instruments. Medium
It is used to collect the reflect light images and record them in light sensitive film
Camera
Different Types of Camera
- Press Camera
- Snapshot, 110 format cameras
- Snapshot, 35mm format cameras
- Twin-lens reflex
- Single lens reflex, 35mm
It is a medium or large format view camera. It is still used as portable and rugged view cameras
Press Camera
For the unrelated roll-film format produced from 1898-1929.
It is a cartridge-based film format used in still photography.
- Produced by Kodak in 1972
Snapshot, 110 format cameras
Common name for the 36x24mm film format or image sensor format used in photography.
- 3:2 aspect ratio
- 43mm diagonal measurement
Snapshot, 35mm format cameras
Type of camera with no objective lenses of the same focal length.
- Two lenses, one for taking picture and one for view finder system
Twin-lens reflex (TLR)
A camera that typically uses a mirror and prism system
Single-lens reflex (SLR) 35mm
Located between the front and rear lenses the aperture opening. adjusting the aperture controls the amount of light entering the camera to be recorded the film
Lens
The aperture setting is referred to as f-stop or f-number.
Lens