■What do you do if you can't fit the whole body in one picture when taking overall
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photos? - ✔✔■Take one picture when standing at the elbow and another picture
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standing at the knees. These can later be put together to form one picture.
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■What type of overall photographs need to be taken? - ✔✔■The overall photographs
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need to be from the exterior and interior of the scene.
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■If you want to fill the frame with a face, while remaining back a distance that does
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not enlarge the nose, it is best to use a lens in the:
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A. 14-35mm focal length
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B.50-60mm focal length || ||
C.100-120mm focal length || ||
D.300-600mm focal length - ✔✔■C. 100- to 120mm focal length, which is the perfect || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
portraiture lens focal length range.
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■What is the proper viewpoint to avoid perspective distortion in midrange
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photographs? - ✔✔■Make sure your fixed object and the evidence item are equal || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
distance from you to avoid distortion. || || || || ||
■What is the purpose of a photo log and how do you use one? - ✔✔■Photo logs are
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required by every agency and are used to record every photograph taken on scene,
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they can jog your memory and help determine what went wrong in a photo. The
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photograph number and the description of the picture is the minimum that needs to
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be recorded.
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, ■How should the body panorama series be taken (in order)? - ✔✔■Right side, left
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side, head to toe, toe to head, overhead & full face for identification
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■When taking a close up picture with a scale, should the scale be on the same plane or
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parallel to the evidence? Why is this important? - ✔✔■When taking a close up
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picture with a scale, the scale should be on the same plane as the evidence, not
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diagonal to or parallel. This ensures proper perspective so that the size is not
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distorted. This also ensures both the evidence and scale are properly lit and in focus.
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■When taking a photo of a wound what is important for a midrange photo? -
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✔✔■Showing the wound in relation to a joint or body part || || || || || || || || || ||
■When taking photos of blood, should you use positive or negative exposure
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compensation? - ✔✔■Positive exposure compensation || || || ||
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RECALL:
Although blood appears dark, it will reflect light since it is a liquid.
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■If the camera is being used horizontally, which way should the extended flash be
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facing if it is not attached to the camera? - ✔✔■The flash should be used horizontally
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as well.
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■How should overhead shots of bodies be handled? - ✔✔■Mount camera onto tripod,
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turn camera view onto mini screen, set timer for the shot, and use legs of tripod for
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leverage to take the shot. || || || ||
What are the three main types of photographs that should be taken at the object of
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interest at a crime scene? - ✔✔■Overall, midrange, closeup with and without scale.
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