Crime Scene Photography

Instructor: Brett Doretti, CFPH
Course length: 40 hours

This 40-hour Crime Scene Photography course teaches the techniques needed to successfully document evidence and scenes in a professional manner. The course begins with instruction of basic photographic techniques such as the mechanics of exposure, depth-of-field, and motion control. Camera handling and operation are stressed in all areas to include camera controls and how they work, electronic noise causes and controls, and much more. This course also includes instruction on basic electronic flash operation and techniques.

Course Topics

Basic Photography
Basic Electronic Flash
Composition for the Crime Scene (How to photograph crime scenes)
Photography of Chemiluminescent Blood Reagents
Painting-with-Light Lighting Technique
Fingerprint Photography and Specialized Evidence Lighting Techniques
Photographic Documentation of Footwear and Tire Track Impressions
Alternate Light Source Photography
Legal Issues for Digital Photography

Practical Exercises

Depth-of-Field and Exposure
Motion Control
Electronic Flash Operation
Bluestar© Reagent Photography
Low-Light Photography/Painting-with-Light
Mock Crime Scene Photography
Fingerprint Photography and Evidence Lighting
Footwear Photography
Alternate Light Source Photography

The results of all exercises are reviewed in class and are critiqued by the instructors and the students.

This course has been approved for 40 hours of certification/re-certification training credit in each of the following: the IAI Crime Scene Certification Board, the IAI Latent Print Certification Board, the IAI Forensic Photography Certification Board, and the IAI Forensic Video Certification Board.

Brett Doretti

Brett Doretti is a Lead Forensic Specialist with the Orange County Sheriff's Department/OC Crime Lab in Orange County California. He was a professional photographer for twelve years before joining the Sheriff's Identification Bureau in 1998.

Brett specializes in crime scene investigation, photography, and is a member of the clandestine laboratory task force. He is a primary trainer with the OC Crime Lab and he is also an instructor for California State University Long Beach Center for Criminal Justice, teaching classes in Crime Scene Investigation and Forensic Photography.

Brett is an IAI Certified Forensic Photographer and currently serves on the Science and Practices Sub-committee on Forensic Photography and Electronic Digital Imaging for the IAI.

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