​Instructors: Heidi Nichols, CFPH
Course length: 6 hours

The goal of this training is to familiarize the Crime Scene Investigator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, or other students concerned with forensic or medical photography with photographic techniques that can be used to effectively document injuries and other evidence associated with the investigation of sexual assaults.

Basic photography and the mechanics of luminescence especially as they pertain to the location and documentation of evidence in sexual assault cases will also be discussed. 

The curriculum of this course has now been expanded to 6 hours.
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Goals & Objectives

Upon completion of this training, the student will:
  • Describe the basic fundamentals of  forensic and injury photography
  • Describe the camera and different settings that can be used to obtain properly exposed and focused images that yield the best results for use in court
  • List body fluids that tend to luminesce when excited with visible light or ultraviolet light
  • List the steps used to photographically document the presence of luminescence
  • Describe why barrier filters are required and how they assist in the visualization of luminescence
  • Describe photographic techniques that can be employed to document luminescence


Webinar Schedule

2 Hours  -  Basic Photographic Techniques

1.5 Hour  -  Fundamentals of Injury Photography

2 Hours  -  Introduction to the Alternate Light Source and ALS Photography

.5 hour  -  Review, Questions, Examination


*This webinar has been approved by the following IAI cerification boards: the Forensic Photography Certification for 4 hours and the Crime Scene Certification for 4 hours (recertification only).
Heidi Nichols, CFPH
Holding a Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) in Biomedical and Forensic Photography with minors in Biology and Diving Education from Barry University in Miami, Florida in 1999, Heidi Nichols has since been employed with the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department as a Forensic Photographer
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She also certified as a Forensic Photographer through the International Association for Identification (IAI).

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