Forensic Photographic Analysis – Reverse Projection
Some cases are unique – and this will describe one of those. In this case plaintiff retained me to determine if a photograph of a part was broken. The part was a water jet from a bathtub spa. The person using the spa was injured, and the reason proffered...
Continue ReadingWitness Perspective Photography
What did the witness to a crime see from 40 feet away at 3:00 a.m.? What did the driver see when approaching the intersection at sunset? What could the injured party see in the movie theater before tripping on a stair? I’ve provided this type of photography through Imaging...
Continue ReadingNew Board Members
The Forensic Video Certification Board for the International Association for Identification just announced three new board members. I am proud to be one of them. The other two are Kimberly Meline with the FBI, and Julie Carnes with Target Forensic Services. I was proud to have served on the Forensic...
Continue ReadingCountering Bad Science
When attorneys get a copy of opposing counsel’s expert reports, sometimes they are quite surprised by what they read – it’s just bad science. And, in these cases they will then retain their own expert to counter, and possibly quash, the other experts opinion. I’ve been retained in numerous...
Continue Reading“I need to tell others about you!”
I met with an investigator on a case last week to discuss her need for Forensic Video Analysis in a homicide case. During out meeting, she asked about the other work I do in photographic analysis and photography services. When I finished, she asked me for a handful of...
Continue ReadingPersonal Photography Website
Since my work involves photography, I decided to include a link to the new website I created where I plan to post some of my personal photographs. It’s at www.georgereis.com. I’ve only just started it, so there isn’t much there yet, but I hope to work on it some every...
Continue ReadingFree Training in Forensic Computational Photography Techniques
There are some rather amazing photographic techniques that fall under the category of Computational Photography. These include Photogrammetry, Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), and Algorithmic Rendering. Each of these helps us to get more information and/or detail from three-dimensional objects – from measurements to more detail. Cultural Heritage Imaging in San...
Continue ReadingLEVA Conference is Fast Approaching
This year’s LEVA conference is in beautiful San Diego, CA from October 22 – 26. I will be co-presenting a workshop on image authentication with Catalin Grigoras, PhD, and Jeffrey Smith on Wednesday, October 24. LEVA’s conferences are always filled with several workshops and classes that are valuable to the...
Continue ReadingRTI (Reflective Transformation Imaging)
In my last post I mentioned that we have some training coming up in this technology in December, and I want to explain a bit more about it. I first learned about this technology from Bruce Zuckerman, PhD. He is a professor at USC and also the director of the...
Continue ReadingUpdated Training Calendar
I have updated my training calendar which includes several exciting new workshops: At the LEVA conference, coming up at the end of October, I will be presenting a workshop in Image Authentication with Dr. Catalin Grigoras and Jeffrey Smith. In addition, there are quite a number of great workshops and seminars scheduled....
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