Introduction to Forensic Photography

Catalog description

This course will explore the principles of forensic photography and photographic methods, and discuss the procedures and standards that differentiate forensic photography from "artistic" photography and other methods of documentary photography. Through readings, analysis and photographic practice, this course will explore the fundamentals of photography, including lighting, image quality, composition, and more. Students will then apply and implement these fundamentals in forensic settings, for evidence documentation such as accidents, injuries, fingerprints, footprints, and bloodstains. Students will follow the standards and guidelines created by Scientific Working Groups in the taking of these images.