A Practical Guide to Digital Forensics Investigations, 2nd Edition

Chapter 11

Photograph Forensics

Learning Outcomes

After reading this chapter, you will be able to understand the following:

• The use of photograph images by social media users;

• The metadata found in photograph images;

• Different types of digital photograph files;

• Admissibility of photographs in the courtroom; and

• Case studies involving the use of photographic evidence.

Photos are more pervasive than ever before and are therefore being used more frequently in the courtroom. Photographs have been used both to capture wanted criminals and to then convict criminal suspects.

The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list (www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/) is the most infamous list of wanted criminals. The use of these photographs to find wanted suspects is so effective ...