The L-Tron team has returned from a successful trip to the 2021 International Association for Identification (IAI) Conference, held in Nashville, TN. This forensic conference – the largest in the world of its kind – took place from August 1-7. This marks the third national IAI event that L-Tron has exhibited and sponsored. The company …
Lighting is one of the most crucial elements of forensic photography. In order to gain the proper exposure and a fair and accurate picture of a scene, it’s important to consider: current lighting, how your equipment may adapt, and what you can do to achieve optimal crime scene lighting. Discover more about HDR capabilities and crime scene lighting in this blog.
You’re an investigator tasked to decide what DSLR camera(s) your agency should buy. You’re NOT a photographer, but know how to investigate. You CAN pick the right gear with the right questions:
Photography is the primary tool for crime scene documentation. Proper crime scene photography is a deliberate and systematic process. Its main purpose is to visually convey all aspects of the scene to someone who wasn’t there. To accomplish this, all crime scene photography consists of three basic types of photographs: overall, mid-range, and close-up.
Press Release: The L-Tron team will be attending & presenting at the annual Chesapeake Bay IAI Educational Conference in Gettysburg, PA from March 25-27, 2020. L-Tron’s Andy McNeill, who has presented at several previous IAI conferences, is scheduled to teach an IAI-accredited Forensic Photography workshop on Friday, March 27 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
The L-Tron team is on our way to Gettysburg, PA for the 2020 Chesapeake Bay IAI Conference. Andy will be teaching a Forensic Photography workshop on Friday – can’t wait to see you there.
We’ve said before in this blog series that photography requires mastery of light. Make the best use of ambient light, and when there isn’t enough to go around, bring your own. Learn more about using flash for police photography..
In our first blog, we discussed camera modes and how to make the best choice as a forensic photographer. Then, we discussed the importance of making good photography choices – regarding exposure controls, camera lenses, metering modes and more. Now, we will jump into camera selection – specific to forensic photography. “Size matters not. Judge me by my …
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True & Accurate Police Photography, Part 6: Order of Photography My first photography instructor was fond of order. Lesson one began with the exhortation, “Order. We must first have order.” His meaning was clear: all things must be done in sequence and for a reason. Crime scene photography is a deliberate and systematic process …
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What is the History of Crime Scene Photography? Where did it all begin? Belgian convicts and a persnickety French police records clerk can be credited with the very origins of modern crime scene photography. No, they didn’t invent it, but like any emerging technology, the way it was used put it on the map. First …