Developing Rules of Thumb in Video and Photographic Analysis
A common request for those of us who work in video analysis (whether privately or for a law enforcement or government agency) is to enhance a license plate or compare the person (face, article of clothing, etc.) in a video to a photograph of a person. When is there...
Continue ReadingRaw vs. TIFF for Digital Camera Capture
Someone from a major law enforcement agency recently asked me for my opinion regarding the best choice between capturing raw or TIFF files from a digital camera. His concern was that the raw workflow is slower, results in duplicate images (the raw original files and the working TIFF files),...
Continue ReadingThe Value of Forensic Photography Certification
When I first started my career in forensics I didn’t recognize the importance of certification. My assumption was that my education, experience, training, and work spoke for itself. I was confident in my ability and didn’t think that having a certification would make me a better photographer. Later I...
Continue ReadingSoCal Technical & Scientific Photography and Imaging Group
I’ve just launched a new MeetUp Group in Southern California for those involved with technical and scientific imaging and photography. The purpose of the group is for those of us in technical disciplines to share ideas, techniques, processes, and solutions with each other. Imagine the software engineer, bio-medical photographer, and...
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