Book description
Forensic photography plays a vitally important part in the investigation of crime and the subsequent administration of justice. Written by a practitioner with many years professional experience, this book provides an overview of the most common forensic photography techniques in use today for those readers who may not have a detailed understanding of camera techniques and who need to get to grips with the use of light and other key scientific aspects of the job. It covers image capture issues, file handling and relevant equipment, such as lasers and UV lights, and explores how they work.
The predominance of the digital camera has resulted in an increasing trend for police forces across the world to use untrained camera users, rather than expert photographers. Therefore, this book will prove invaluable for those practitioners who need to produce accurate and clear photographic evidence, above and beyond the point and shoot mode on their cameras.
Table of contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- About the Companion Website
-
Chapter 1: Image Processing
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 The digital image
- 1.3 Image acquisition
- 1.4 Colour images
- 1.5 The imaging chain and workflow
- 1.6 White balance
- 1.7 Image histogram
- 1.8 Image processing terminology
- 1.9 Digital image processing operations
- 1.10 Classes of operations
- 1.11 Noise reduction
- 1.12 Sharpening filters
- 1.13 History log
- 1.14 Layers
- 1.15 Bit depth and dynamic range
- 1.16 File formats
- 1.17 Image compression
- 1.18 Image processing at image capture
- 1.19 Properties of common formats
- 1.20 Image archiving and the audit trail
- 1.21 Printing images
- 1.22 Image storage
- 1.23 Summary
- Notes
- Chapter 2: Cameras and Lenses
- Chapter 3: The Use of Flash
- Chapter 4: Crime Scene Photography
- Chapter 5: Light as a Forensic Photographer's Tool
- Chapter 6: The Photography of Injuries
- Chapter 7: Finger and Shoe Mark Photography
- Chapter 8: The Proactive Use of Light in Forensic Photography
- Chapter 9: Specialist Equipment and Techniques
- Chapter 10: Panoramic (Immersive or 360°) and Elevated imaging
- Appendix 1: Tripods and Camera Supports
- Index
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Forensic Photography: A Practitioner's Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2014
- Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
- ISBN: 9781119975823
You might also like
book
Laboratory Imaging & Photography
Laboratory Imaging and Photography: Best Practices for Photomicrography and More is the definitive guide to the …
book
The Posing Playbook for Photographing Kids
In The Posing Playbook for Photographing Kids, longtime child and family photographer Tamara Lackey teaches you …
book
The Off-Camera Flash Handbook
If your past attempts at learning flash have all ended in failure (not to mention tears …
book
Capturing Light
In almost all photography it’s the quality of light that makes or breaks the shot. For …