Sanford Weiss - Handbook of Forensic Photography

1. Sanford L. Weiss

2. David Ski Witzke

3. Lawrence Stringham

4. Sanford L. Weiss and Robert Wyman

5. Arthur Borchers

6. Sanford L. Weiss and Robert Wyman

7. Sanford L. Weiss

8. David Ski Witzke

9. Dawn Watkins and King Brown

10. Sanford L. Weiss and Robert Wyman

11. Sanford L. Weiss and Robert Wyman

12. Sanford L. Weiss and Arthur Borchers

13. John M. Fildes

14. Sanford L. Weiss

15. Paul Kayfetz, George Pearl, Sanford L. Weiss, and Robert Wyman

16. Robert Wyman

17. George S. Pearl

18. Robert Wyman

19. Sanford L. Weiss and Robert Wyman

20. Robert Wyman

21. Arthur Borchers

22. Carlo Rosatti and Marcelo Jost

23. Arthur Borchers

24. Emily J. Will and J. Wright Leonard

25. J. Wright Leonard

26. Patrick Linnenbank

27. Kathryn McMillan

28. Litigation Animation

29. Robert Wyman

30. Ryan Hacker

31. John L. Larsen

32. Sanford L. Weiss and Robert Wyman

33. Arthur Borchers

34. Eugene Liscio

35. Arthur Borchers

36. Robert Feuerstein

37. Abbe L. Lyle and Mark Johnson

38. Mark Johnson

39. Sanford L. Weiss

40. Jennifer Idol

41. Noah Ryder

42. Eric Johnson

43. William M. Green

44. Sanford L. Weiss and P.J. Schoebel

45. Neal H. Haskell, Leon G. Higley, and Pat Cicero

46. Denise Murmann

47. Karl Harrison

48. zgr Bulut and Amy Wedge

49. zgr Bulut

50. zgr Bulut

51. Amy Wedge

52. Mark R. Feil

53. Julia Garcia de Leon

54. Mark Johnson

55. Sarah Graham

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Weiss, Sanford L., 1948- editor.

Title: Handbook of forensic photography / edited by Sanford L. Weiss.

Description: First edition. | Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: Handbook of Forensic Photography is the most-comprehensive, definitive reference for the use of photography in the capture and presentation of forensic evidence. The intent is to inform the reader about the most complete and up-to-date methods to capture and reproduce images that most accurately representing the evidence. With the rise in importance of forensic science, crime and accident scene documentation has likewise increased on importance-not the least of which has been forensic photography. The need to use excepted practice and protocols to guarantee the authenticity of images for evidence documentation is paramount for using it in court. And as with any discipline, there is an art to the science of forensic photography. Contributing authors from various backgrounds-each experts in their field-have provided numerous case examples, best practices, and recommendations for recognizing, recording, and preserving evidence using cameras and the latest digital image technology, including video and other imaging technologies. Chapters present such topics such as videography, drone photography, underwater photography, crime scene photography, autopsy photographs, fire documentation, forensic odontology, and more. The book closes with coverage of courtroom displays, presenting imaging evidence, and expert witness testimony in the courtroom. Handbook of Forensic Photography is a must-have reference for experienced crime scene photographers, death and crime scene investigators, police, and forensic professionals-including medical examiners, odontologists, engineers, and forensic anthropologists-who frequently need to capture investigative photographs in the course of investigations-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020034348 (print) | LCCN 2020034349 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367498931 (hardback) | ISBN 9781003047964 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Legal photography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classification: LCC TR822 .H35 2021 (print) | LCC TR822 (ebook) | DDC 770--dc23

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DedicationIn the period between the selection of our illustrious crew and the publication of this book, we had the misfortune to lose one of our valued contributors. Dr. Mark Feil succumbed to an extended illness just as the book was going to press. Mark was editor in chief of the Forensic Teacher Magazine as well as being a good friend. He will be missed.

I have a favorite word in the English language: previsualization. This single word kept me grounded as a forensic photographer for the last 40 years. It is the word which separates forensic photographers from everyone else on the planet who takes pictures, or snapshots, or portraits or weddings. The word is like a disease. The thing is, everyone else who takes photographs has it, but forensic photographers shouldn't. Isn't that an amazing concept?

The people who take photographs for work or play have some idea what their images are going to be once shown, printed, or distributed. They are meant to document a time and a place. They are meant to make people go, WOW, isn't that beautiful? Some folks give slide shows of trips to Europe to educate and impress their audiences with their singular knowledge of architecture and custom. But not forensic photographers.

The best of us are able to keep previsualization out of their work. They follow a protocol or best practice in order to collect a set of images showing, to the best of their ability, the scene and evidence from a crime or crash, and sometimes for the training of newer forensic photographers. The one thing making their images stand out is, they show the evidence and tell a story, but they are not previsualized and never planned in advance. Their images show a search for truth and document an incident without bias or prejudice.