NCJ Number
132295
Date Published
1991
Length
296 pages
Annotation
The text outlines basic procedures in forensic photography, notes equipment, and gives examples against which practitioners can compare their work. The text format is based on a step-by-step application of forensic photography so that students and professionals alike can use any camera when producing their own photographic documentation.
Abstract
The text covers principles of photography, still photography for fire/crime scenes, videography for fire/crime scenes, motor vehicle accident scenes, aerial and underwater photography, and surveillance photography. Consideration is also given to photographic aspects of physical injuries and fatalities, evidence documentation, and legal aspects of visual evidence. It is shown that forensic photography is essential in the documentation of physical evidence, whether it is accomplished during collection and preservation at the scene or during evaluation in the laboratory. The science of forensic investigation continues to improve as engineering technology produces new, state-of-the-art instrumentation. Infrared and ultraviolet illumination techniques are particularly useful for recording latent evidence not readily visible to the inquisitive eye. Other new developments include metallurgy, thermographic imaging, infrared imaging radiometers, and high-speed photography. Suggested readings, a glossary, and an index are included. Tables and figures