Forensic Photography Symposium 2025
This excellent event is now in its fourth year. Each year seems to get better than the previous one. The Forensic Photography Symposium (FSP) is a four day on-line event with multiple instructors that cover topics from bloodstain photography and crime scene lighting to surveillance photography and image enhancement. This...
Continue ReadingConsulting with Software and Hardware Manufacturers
Although I work regularly as a consulting expert on civil and criminal legal matters, as I was preparing for my presentation at the IAI conference, I was just reminded of my days providing consulting services for corporate clients. My first experience was back in the early to mid-1990s. Kodak introduced...
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 ReadingPhotoshop Feature Requests
When I present workshops, many people frequently ask for a handful of features. Two of the most popular are improvements to the History Log and getting back the LayerComps to PDF script. Two questions that are raised when these issues are brought up include, “Why is it this way?”...
Continue ReadingUsing Photoshop and Bridge for On-Screen Comparisons
Someone recently posted a question on the CLPEX website regarding on-screen comparisons. This question was specifically about fingerprint comparisons, but the method is the same whether comparing prints, footwear, vehicles, etc. The first step is to determine which images to use (or eliminate). I frequently use Adobe Bridge for this....
Continue ReadingWhat’s Different in Photoshop CS4?
When I wrote the book, Photoshop CS3 for Forensics Professionals, I argued with my editor about the title (I didn’t want to list the version in the title). I included ways to do just about every technique in the book using earlier versions, and it’s so rare that Adobe...
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