Photographing Injuries for Forensic Science

Explore the intricacies of forensic injury photography in this comprehensive lecture by Will Dodds. Delve into essential techniques for capturing perfect shots that aid juries and authorities in understanding cases. Learn about exposure triangle, shutter speed, ISO, and depth of field as they apply to forensic photography. Discover the importance of overall, midrange, and close-up photos, proper scale usage, and strategies for photographing various injury types. Gain insights on handling challenging scenarios, using forensic light, and documenting evidence. Perfect your skills in photographing contusions, avulsions, lacerations, bruises, and other injuries while avoiding common pitfalls. Enhance your forensic photography expertise with valuable tips and suggestions from an experienced professional.

Intro
Welcome
Todays Topics
Forensic Photography
Exposure Triangle
Shutter Speed
ISO
Depth of Field
Why are we taking injury photographs
Photographing injuries
Overall photos
Midrange photos
Closeup photos
Scale
Why use scales
Midrange photography
Extreme photography
Using scales
Photos before treatment
Knife attack
Staple wound
bandaged
permission
ring flashes
shadows
backdrop
comparison shots
forensic light
just get the shot
hammer blow to finger
bruise
exhibits
stabbing
shell casing
Summary
Questions
Question
Certificate