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| What three parts of the 12 steps are in the documenting portion. |
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Definition
| photography, sketching, and narrative |
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| Photos in which the viewer has absolutely no idea what the item is or why the photo was taken. |
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| Photos in which the viewer has no way to distinguish left from right or up from down. |
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| Photos which show the scene in an altered state. |
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Critical aspects
of the scene are forgotten, or photo
placard numbers do not correspond to
evidence log, etc. |
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| A photo log is a written record detailing what 4 things? |
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| Administrative data. What time the photos were taken and order. What each photo depicts. Other pertinent details as deemed necessary. |
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| What are the three basic types of crime scene photographs? |
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| 1) OVERALL 2) MID-RANGE (EVIDENCE ESTABLISHING) 3) CLOSE-UP |
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| The first photo taken at every new scene is _______. |
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| The purpose of overall photographs is? |
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| to depict the general condition and layout of the scene |
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| When are overall photos taken? |
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Definition
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| what are the two stages of overall photographs? |
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1) Prior to alteration
2) After photo placards are in place |
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| What is the Purpose of midrange photos? |
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| to frame critical aspects of the case(evidence) with some other obvious landmark in order to demonstrate relationship |
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________________ are necessary to
establish location
of evidence within
the scene. |
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| What is the Purpose of close-up photographs |
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| to provide as much detail as possible concerning the original item of evidence |
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| fill up the entire viewfinder |
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| Two stages of close-ups are |
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| 1) Without scale of reference. 2) With scale of reference. |
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| close-ups are taken from a _______ |
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| ____________techniques ensure consistent lighting |
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| How do you eliminate overexposure? |
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| Offset flash and oblique lighting with close-ups |
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| A ________ reduces the power of the flash. |
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| An ________________ allows the user to redirect the light and bounce it off the sealing to reduce the power of the flash. |
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| The focus of objects in front of and beyond the subject of the photo. |
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| determines how wide the lens aperture opens. |
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| The higher the f-stop number, the _________ the aperture opening. |
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| The smaller the aperture opening, the ________ the depth of field. |
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| When is greater depth of field necessary |
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| in overall and mid-range photography |
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| How do you improve depth of field? |
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select a smaller aperture
focus 1/3 of the way into the field of objects |
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| The flash is held at arms-length at a 45-degree angle to the object. |
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| How many photographs of impression evidence should you take? |
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| 4 photos (one from each side) |
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| Technique that involves utilizing the BULB “B” setting to keep the aperture open, then manually initiating the flash from various points on either side of the camera. |
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| Paint with Light is useful for |
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| Large fields of evidence in near or total darkness; particularly useful outdoors |
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an actual drawing of the scene; range in
complexity from a simple freehand sketch with
no scale to a intricate computer generated
to-scale final product. |
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the process of measuring and fixing
the items present in the scene; taking
and documenting these measurements. |
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| What are the 5 elements of a sketch? |
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1. Heading
2. Diagram Area
3. Legend
4. Title Block
5. Scale and direction notations |
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| Crime scene sketches are prepared from what view |
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Definition
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| Measuring From Two (2) Known Points (Permanent Fixed Objects) to the Unknown Point, Forming an Imagery Triangle. |
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a short but concise written
description of the crime scene. |
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| detailed, accurate, and understandable |
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