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Picture This: Getting Quality Crime-Scene Photos

1/21/2016
Photographs are used in just about every court case that goes to trial, so knowing how to properly take crime scene photographs and operate cameras are vital to a solid investigation. 
 
Quit using your cell phone, put down your point-and-shoot camera and sign up for Crime Scene Photography I to learn how to take proper, court-admissible photographs with a digital camera. Don’t let all of the bells and whistles on the “fancy camera” that might be kept locked up at your department be a barrier to documenting your case.
 
Crime Scene Photography I is a five-day course designed for those who have no prior photography experience. The overall goal of the course is to provide you with fundamental skills for producing quality crime-scene photographs and solving problems encountered in difficult photographic situations. 
 
As part of the course, you will receive a copy of “Crime Scene Photography 2nd Edition” by Edward Robinson. This textbook is required reading for the “International Association for Identification – Certified Crime Scene Investigator” certification.
 
Crime Scene Photography I is a prerequisite for Crime Scene Photography II. The class can also be used to fulfill the photography prerequisite for the 80-hour Evidence Technician course.
 
Crime Scene Photograph I is being offered on the following dates:
 
Course Dates Course Number Location Cost
3/28/16 to 4/1/16 06-709-16-01 London $425
5/9/16 to 5/13/16 06-709-16-02 London $425
7/25/16 to 7/29/16 06-709-16-03 London $425
10/3/16 to 10/07/16 56-709-16-01 Richfield $400