​Instructor:  Matthew Steiner
Course length:  40 hours

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Advanced Crime Scene Photography

​This 40-hour Crime Scene Photography course digs deeper into the technical aspects of documenting evidence and scenes. Emphasis in this course is the capture of examination quality images that are suitable for presentation in court.  Attendance at a basic level course is recommended but not required, but this course does not instruct the student in basic camera operation.
 
Day # 1 – 8hr

1. Alternate Light Source Photography
   • Electromagnetic Spectrum
   • Light Interaction with Surfaces
   • Crime Scene Application
   • ALS Photography

 
Exercise #1

1. Bloodstain Pattern Photography
   • Roadmapping
   • Methods to Photograph
   • Pattern Specific Photography
   • Software

 
Exercise # 2
 
Day # 2 – 8hr

1. Footwear/Tiretrack Impression Photography
   • 3D Impressions
   • 2D
   • Camera Settings

 
Exercise # 3

1. Fingerprint Impression Photography
   • Camera Settings
   • Lens Choice – Macro
   • Required Equipment
   • Scale Placement
   • Tripod Setup
   • Composing and Leveling Camera
   • Positioning Flash/Light Source

 
Exercise # 4
 
Day # 3 – 12hr Day

1. Shooting Scene Photography
   • Ballistic Damage to Substrates
   • Gunshot Wounds
   • Photographing Trajectory Rods
   • Trajectory Laser Photography

 
Exercise # 5

1. Chemiluminescent Photography
   • Luminol vs Bluestar Reagent
   • False Positive
   • Using Presumptive Tests in conjunction with Bluestar
   • Searching Scene

 
Exercise # 6

1. Lighting Techniques for Evidence Photography
   • Axial Lighting
   • Bounce Lighting
   • Diffused Lighting
   • Direct Lighting
   • Direct Reflected Lighting
   • Oblique Lighting
   • Flagging Light

 
Exercise # 7
 
Setup Mock Scenes

Day # 4 – 8 hr Day
 
 
Mock Scene Capstone Exercise
 
Day # 5 – 4hr

• Case Presentations
• Courtroom Testimony
• Course Review, Evaluations and Presentation of Certificates

*This course has been approved for certification/re-certification credits by the following IAI  certification boards: Forensic Photography Certification board, Bloodstain Pattern Certification Board, Crime Scene Certification Board, Footwear Certification Board.
See our IAI certification page for more details.

Matthew Steiner

Matthew Steiner is a First Grade Detective with the New York City Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit.  He is a twenty-four-year veteran with over nineteen years of experience as a crime scene investigator.  Matthew is the lead instructor for the Crime Scene Unit and an instructor for the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, teaching their Advanced Forensic Investigations for Hazardous Environments course. 

​Matthew has also been featured as an expert witness for movie, television, online, and print media.  He has a recurring feature with WIRED for their “Technique Critique” series.  Detective Steiner has assisted in crime scene reconstructions and subject matter expert commentary for CBS News, Oxygen, Discovery, E! Entertainment, and Investigation Discovery Networks.
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