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Crime Scene Photography

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ISBN-10: 0123757282

ISBN-13: 9780123757289

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Edward M. Robinson

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List price: $116.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 2/5/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 720
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.21" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English

Edward M. Robinson began his career in law enforcement in 1971, with the Arlington County (Virginia) Police Department (ACPD). After 25 years with the ACPD, Mr. Robinson created the Crime Scene Investigation concentration at The George Washington University for their Master of Forensic Science degree program, and continues there today.

Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
History of Forensic Imaging
My Inspiration
The Practical Value
The History
Summary
Composition and Cardinal Rules
Use-Once (or, Use One Time) Camera versus a Professional Camera System
Composition and Cardinal Rules
Cardinal Rules of Crime Scene Photography
Summary
Basic Exposure (Non-Flash) Concepts
The Proper Exposure Triangle
Shutter Speed as Motion Control
Using Slow Shutter Speeds to Eliminate Rain and Snow
Reciprocal Exposures
The Reflective Light Meter
"Normal" and "Non-Normal" Scenes
Tools for Determining "Proper" Exposures with Tricky Scenes
Bracketing
The F/16 Sunny Day Rule
Causes for Complete Rolls of Film with Exposure Errors
Common Filters
The Eye Cup Cover
Summary
Focus, Depth of Field, and Lenses
Focus
Depth of Field
Lenses
Summary
Electronic Flash
Guide Numbers
Flash Sync Speeds
Set the Flash for the Film Used (If Still Using a Film Camera)
Manual Flash Mode
The Inverse Square Law
Automatic and Dedicated Flash Exposure Modes
Built-in Flash Units
Fill-in Flash
Oblique Light, Both Flash and Non-Flash (Flashlight)
Bounce Flash
Painting with Light
Summary
Crime Scene Photography
Photo Documentation Forms
Overall Photographs
Midrange Photographs
Close-Up Photographs
The Photographic Documentation of Bodies and Wounds
Summary
Ultraviolet, Infrared, and Fluorescence
The Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS)
Ultraviolet Light (UV)
Infrared Light (IR) on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Visible Light Fluorescence
Summary
Photogrammetry
Introduction to Photogrammetry
Perspective Grid Photogrammetry
Perspective Disc Photogrammetry
Natural Grid Photogrammetry
Reverse Projection Photogrammetry
Rhino Photogrammetry
Summary
Special Photography Situations
Accident Photography
Surveillance Photography
Aerial Photography
Underwater Photography
Summary
Digital Imaging Technologies
In the Beginning
Expose Yourself to Digital Imaging Concepts: Bits, Bytes, Pixels, and Dots
Take a Picture! It Lasts Longer � Or Does It?
Image S&M � Storage and Management of Your Digital Images
Summary
Digital Image Processing of Evidentiary Photography
Best Practices and Guidelines
General Guidelines and Requirements
The Order of Enhancements
Getting Started
The Imaging Process (The Act Formerly Known as "Enhancement")
Summary
Legal Issues Related to Photographs and Digital Images
Criteria of Photographs and Digital Images as Evidence
The Purpose of Crime Scene Photographs
Photographs of Suspects and Evidence
Legal Implications of Digital Imaging
International Association for Identification (IAI) Resolution 97-9
Case Law Citations Relevant to Film and Digital Images
Canadian Cases
Summary
Appendix
Glossary
Subject Index