tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post2637464676884281670..comments2022-08-03T19:22:45.427-07:00Comments on Crime Scene Photography: Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11180083866527691258noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-47349499161364494772009-01-29T09:08:00.000-08:002009-01-29T09:08:00.000-08:00I have considered getting in to this type of photo...I have considered getting in to this type of photography. How does one go about getting in to this? Where can I find more information regarding this career?<BR/><BR/>Brad curtright<BR/>www.totalimages.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-3554573350385653302009-01-24T23:45:00.000-08:002009-01-24T23:45:00.000-08:00I always laugh when I watch CSI and they have a ri...I always laugh when I watch CSI and they have a ring flash on their cameras for photographing footprints. No shadow No footprint. Great tutorial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-64975499960525431502009-01-17T18:15:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:15:00.000-08:00Wow. It's been said before but it's hard to belie...Wow. It's been said before but it's hard to believe this would be a tough tutorial for those employed in forensic evidence gathering. Scary.<BR/><BR/>Now I just need to get my local PD to hire me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-75257617137298616142009-01-14T03:41:00.000-08:002009-01-14T03:41:00.000-08:00I applied for a crime scene photographer role. I d...I applied for a crime scene photographer role. I didn't quite get it but was the only one at interview stage who got full marks in the theory test. I was amazed to learn that some photographers use the pop up flash on their DSLRs when shooting close up even though it causes a shadow on the image cast by the lens. I think a lot of people that end up photographing a crime scene are regular scene of crime officers trained in the basics of using a camera. I don't think there's enough money to employ enough highly skilled photogrpahers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-38411090149738796282009-01-12T09:28:00.000-08:002009-01-12T09:28:00.000-08:00And, to the commenter right above me who I hadn't ...And, to the commenter right above me who I hadn't read yet. The scale is there precisely because the photo could be printed at any size. If you want to blow it up for more detail, you can still see what the size is.Ben Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985694779451169100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-41466601009605569862009-01-12T09:25:00.000-08:002009-01-12T09:25:00.000-08:00Reading these posts, I'm stunned to hear that crim...Reading these posts, I'm stunned to hear that crime scene photographers have such little photography experience. This seems like a perfectly good tutorial that covers all the bases of getting full topography out of any piece of evidence including things I wouldn't have thought of.<BR/><BR/>Where do I apply for crime scene photography?Ben Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985694779451169100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-30592579683844772562009-01-10T11:12:00.000-08:002009-01-10T11:12:00.000-08:00Here's an example of scary ineptness.Photographer ...Here's an example of scary ineptness.<BR/><BR/>Photographer comes and takes photos of a shoe impression.<BR/><BR/>We match the impression with a pair of shoes discovered in a search.<BR/><BR/>Something doesn't look right, so I take a ruler to the scale in the photo.<BR/><BR/>The scale was 1.3x larger than my ruler.<BR/><BR/>The photographer had accidentially enlarged the photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-31307296549396827122009-01-09T20:17:00.000-08:002009-01-09T20:17:00.000-08:00I always knew CSI (the show) did a horrible job of...I always knew CSI (the show) did a horrible job of taking photos. <BR/><BR/>This only makes me more angry at to how unrealistic those shows are.Aaron Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205798363522462085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-48558844434953281072009-01-09T10:53:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:53:00.000-08:00Wow. It is frightening that a vast number of the p...Wow. It is frightening that a vast number of the people who must take forensic photographs have difficulty understanding this tutorial, much less applying it. Photographic evidence can mean the difference between acquittal and conviction; and it is often taken by someone incompetent to do so?! I am a fine artist and commercial textiles designer, and even I understand all of the above perfectly- it is an extremely "dumbed-down" step-by-step, actually.<BR/> I am astonished that it is not a concrete requirement that all forensic process officers be proficient in photographic procedure and principles. <BR/> I am quite glad to know you are helping educate those who need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-68184295308816356182009-01-09T01:52:00.000-08:002009-01-09T01:52:00.000-08:00Smells?Dead guy, in the trunk of car for 2 weeks o...Smells?<BR/>Dead guy, in the trunk of car for 2 weeks over summer... <BR/>I can still TASTE that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-25976714862436867882009-01-08T18:45:00.000-08:002009-01-08T18:45:00.000-08:00For some, this seems simple. For others they are s...For some, this seems simple. For others they are still trying to figure out what a tripod is for. I have a 21 year law enforcement job that interupted my photography career and this is simple for the rookies to understand. Nice write up. As for the post before mine about dead bodies and gloving, thank God no one has a camera that can capture smell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-50001343937360753362009-01-08T12:03:00.000-08:002009-01-08T12:03:00.000-08:00This is a funny post to me because this is exactly...This is a funny post to me because this is exactly how I got into photography! Started out with film cameras and off camera bracketed and ring flashes taking pictures of dead bodies and shoe prints and window sills...but this is where it all started! I've seen some things man...and some stuff...haha. Don't ask me about "gloving"...ewwwwwwww.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-52453014088700055222009-01-08T08:53:00.000-08:002009-01-08T08:53:00.000-08:00Try climbing inside a jet engine exhaust to take a...Try climbing inside a jet engine exhaust to take a photo of a hairline crack One hand focussing, your chin grasping the metz potato masher the other hand holding on for dear life. <BR/><BR/>The worst part all the images on the card have to be printed in order (absolutely no deletion) so the court gets to see all your misfires. <BR/><BR/>It is the most cringeworthy experience of your life. Believe me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-43413837955681291382009-01-08T07:19:00.000-08:002009-01-08T07:19:00.000-08:00Man you keep amazing me! thanks for all your great...Man you keep amazing me! thanks for all your great posts, hope to keep enjoying them for a long time to come. Happy new year for you and your family<BR/><BR/>VincentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-75947721881915114442009-01-08T07:08:00.000-08:002009-01-08T07:08:00.000-08:00Great little tutorial. As mentioned by a previous...Great little tutorial. As mentioned by a previous poster, this will be beyond the skills of most of my guys. I've resorted to the following as a basic primer for 90% of indoor overall scene photography...ISO 400, shutter at 1/125th, f8 and flash on TTL. This way, the flash does the math for them, the exposure is usually on target, and if they need to add or remove exposure, its done from the flash with the + or - button on the SB 800. I find most of my people can keep this straight. It's not that they're not capable, they just don't have the time to care about the photography.<BR/><BR/>So you make compromises and try and acheive a balance, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-89981299807500113322009-01-08T06:56:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:56:00.000-08:00That's what cracked me up about shows like CSI, we...That's what cracked me up about shows like CSI, well first they always use a flashlight, even outside at noon in Miami or Las Vegas...second is the popup flash on the DSLRs...of and the focus beeps! Yes I know it's a TV show, but that's still funny.Brian Palmer Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228826815282624860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-90131402553723612712009-01-08T06:51:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:51:00.000-08:00Having worked in the field, handling images made b...Having worked in the field, handling images made by Scenes Examiners, I can tell you that this simple tutorial may even be beyond the comprehension of some. Ther are plenty at work (or there were back in 2000) who can't even focus a camera, let alone get a flash exposure within four stops (try printing that for court!), so the finer points of lighting technique may well be a long way off...<BR/>Just saying. I actually thought it was a very well written tutorial and should be of use to many in this line of work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-84650138724140001802009-01-08T05:47:00.000-08:002009-01-08T05:47:00.000-08:00The guys on CSI should read this !!The guys on CSI should read this !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338623434612376502.post-73840646286999202022008-12-03T23:00:00.000-08:002008-12-03T23:00:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.RGM Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652543023940552520noreply@blogger.com