LEVA’s FVA Certification Process
I received my Forensic Video Analyst Certification from LEVA at their annual conference last week. A few weeks ago I posted a survey about certifications in FVA and Photography. The responses to that survey showed quite a number of misconceptions. And, since LEVA’s process is fresh in my mind,...
Continue ReadingLEVA Level 3 Training
I just got home from taking the LEVA (Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association) Level 3 Course at the University of Indianapolis. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve taken a class through LEVA and this class reminded me of how great their training is! I have previously...
Continue ReadingBack from Qatar – A Great Experience
Well, I’m back from two weeks in Qatar, where I provided the State Security Bureau branch of the Ministry of Interior with some consulting and training services in forensic video, image, and fingerprint analysis – primarily with Adobe Photoshop. The experience was wonderful, and the personnel at the SSB...
Continue ReadingOff to Qatar
Over the years I have had the opportunity to provide some international training, and this will bring me to Qatar this month (February). I will be providing training in image processing techniques to their forensic video analysts and to their latent fingerprint examiners. This training will enable all of...
Continue ReadingCourt Martial
I was in Great Falls, Montana at the Malmstrom Air Force Base for a week in November working on a Court Martial case. It was my second military case, and I thought I’d share a little about the experience here. Military courts are different than my experience with other courts,...
Continue ReadingVideo Analysis – Following the Action
It’s pretty common for security cameras to have low resolution, to use wide angle lenses, and for the significant events to be in the darkest areas far from the camera. And, in these situations, sometimes the identification of the individuals isn’t a question, but the actions of each person...
Continue ReadingForensic 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 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...
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