This handy pocket guide is an essential field guide to crime scene photography. The authors have used limited technical terms and jargon to distill concepts down to understandable, step-by-step methodologies. The book highlights best practices that apply to most any crime scene but specialized instructionspertaining to unique evidence and crime scenes that present challenging conditionsare also provided. The book introduces concise, comprehensive checklists for photographing such evidence as tire tracks, dust impressions, fingerprints, luminescence from trace blood search reagents, and more. This convenient reference allows police professionals, investigators, and crime scene analysts and technicians to improve their proficiency to achieve professional, reliable results.
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Chapter 1 Providing Context |
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Photographing the Scene within a Crime Scene Processing Framework |
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Chapter 2 Equipment and Accessories |
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Chapter 3 Camera Terms and Photography Principles Made Easy to Understand |
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Camera Shooting/Exposure Modes |
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Obtaining Quality Crime Scene Images: Concepts and Methods |
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Exposure and Light Quality |
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Flash Controls and Functions |
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Other Flash Diffusion Techniques |
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Obtaining Clear and Sharp Images |
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Properly Focusing the Camera |
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Preventing Blur through Shutter Speed Selection |
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Auto Shooting Mode Causes Inferior Depth of Field |
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Focusing Techniques to Improve Depth of Field |
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Chapter 4 Crime Scene Photography: An Overview and Checklist |
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Chapter 5 Overall Photographs |
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Overall Photograph Procedure |
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Chapter 6 Mid-Range Photographs |
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Chapter 7 Close-Up Photographs |
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Chapter 8 Photographing Footwear/Tire Tracks and Impressions |
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Photographing Prints Lifted with an Electrostatic Dust Print Lifter |
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Outdoor Photography of Impressions |
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Chapter 9 Photographing Latent Fingerprints |
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Photographing a Latent Print: Step by Step |
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Chapter 10 Night Photography, Painting with Light, and Long-Shutter Duration Photography |
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Painting with Light Using a Flashlight or Other Continuous Light Sources |
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Painting with Light by Using a Flash: Step by Step |
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Chapter 11 Alternate Light Source Photography |
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Chapter 12 Photographing Vehicles |
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Chapter 13 Injury/Deceased Remains Photography |
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Injury Photographs on Living Persons |
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Mark E. Vecellio is currently an instructor at Fayetteville Technical Community College, in North Carolina. He previously served in the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command from 1995 to 2011. He is a current member of numerous forensic science organizations and has led investigative task forces in robbery, rape, and arson crimes.
Erick P. Bryant currently serves as Crime Scene Analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and previously served with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) where he retired as the Chief, Policy Branch at the U.S. Army CID Headquarters in Quantico, VA. He has expertise in crime scene investigation, analysis and reconstruction, forensic photography, bloodstain pattern analysis, and criminal, sexual assault, and death investigation, among others areas. He currently holds membership in the American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS) and the International Association for Identification (IAI).
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