Rules
What three kinds of pictures need to be taken at crime scenes?
Overall, Midrange, and Close-up
What type of movement can you control with shutter speed?
photographer body movement, subject motion, weather, and camera movement
Does the type of crime influence what evidence is being looked for a crime scene?
Yes the crime influences what evidence is being sought.
What are 3 things needed in every crime scene sketch?
- scale
- legend
- compass direction
What is the benefit of photographing victims, the crowd, and vehicles at the area of a crime scene?
Sometimes the perpetrator/s are still there, they sometimes like to see the violence they created, by taking these photos sometimes you can take a photo of the suspect.
Are photos of the crime scene taken before evidence markers are places or after?
They are taken both before and after evidence markers are placed.
what is the advantage of using a gimble device?
Would influence the angle and balance the camera, making it easier to conduct videography/photography of a crime scene.
What kind of evidence is the most important factor in establishing a link between the suspect and the victim at the crime scene?
Physical evidence
Why do you use color filters sometimes at crime scenes to take photos?
- to show different healing processes
- allows you to see different things within a crime scene that you might not be able to see clearly without.
Will your numbers on your photo-log match your evidentiary item number?
NO, they will not, evidentiary items are different than the number of the photo.
What is necessary to add for information on a photo-log?
- # of picture
- evidence #
- Date & time
- description of photo
what is the advantage of using a tripod?
- It will balance the camera
- it can assist in taking 90 degree photos of evidentiary items.
Before evidence is touched what must come first?
Photos/video and documentation
Why is it important to evaluate existing weather conditions and light conditions before photographing the crime scene?
It will allow the photographer to adjust their parameters suitably to do maximum justice to the photo, and documentation of the evidence.
Is a rough sketch of a crime scene the final sketch?
NO, they are two different sketches
Can photographic evidence be manipulated, altered, or enhanced?
NO! photographic evidence can only be enhanced when necessary.
When videoing, what is the one thing you don't want to record?
NEVER record the audio
Do evidence items need to be photographed with or without evidence markers and a scale?
BOTH
What is oblique lighting?
Oblique lighting uses a light source positioned at a low angle, this is usually used to show detail by creating shadows on the surface of the evidence.
What is the unique purpose of crime scene sketches, and what do they document.
- they are used to permanently document evidence and the location it is found in
What are the cardinal rules of forensic photography?
1. Fill the frame
2. Maximize depth of field
3. Keep the film plane parallel
Which angle allows you to photograph from directly above the evidentiary item?
90 degrees
Photography when completed right at a crime scene can help with ___.
- reconstruction of a crime scene
With vehicle scenes how many photos at a minimum must be taken?
21
What is the overall purpose of crime scene photography?
- to document what is at a crime scene, where it is in relationship to the scene, when it was discovered, and what its original condition was.