Taking Photographs and Uploading
Although it may seem simple to point and shoot, taking pictures that will be of use and therefore wanted is a specifically taught and learned subject, and is usually the domain of specialized Forensic training or experienced journalistic photography. This said, there is no rule as to how to take photographs of any incident, however if you can, try and follow these basic guidelines:
- Work from one side of the incident around 360egrees back to the same point, as well as from the centre outwards away from the incident, such as when photographing a vehicle, see examples.
- Try and take two photographs of any particular evidence / Item, from slightly different angles / positions.
- Try and include a wide angle shot so as to show the evidence / item in relation to other objects such as other vehicles, a light pole or a building, or marks on the road, see examples.
- Please try and take / include pictures of evidence on the road surface such as tyre marks, scrape marks, and the general debris on and around the scene, not only of the vehicles.
- If at all possible try and obtain and aerial picture, perhaps from on top of a nearby building or on top of the fire engine or ambulance, see example.
- Make sure your shots are focused.
- If possible make sure your cameras time and date stamp function is on.
- Try not to include unnecessary gruesome pictures.
- Be polite, respect privacy, property and the laws at all times, do not interfere / tamper with any incident at all.
Uploading
- Registration on the system is required to upload, with specific information being required in order to register.
- When uploading, the server will not accept individual images larger that 2megs each.
- Individual number of Images uploaded per incident is not limited.
Learn More
If you would like to take the time to learn how to take photographs of a more useful nature, there are various articles available on the world wide web, however the following links make interesting reading (first two) for general photography improvements, followed by two links to useful books on the subject:
