Forensic Photography - Road Traffic Collisions
Programme Information
Dates: December, 2011
Cost: £690 Course fee (excluding food and accommodation)
Contact:
David Padley ABIPP, AMPA, ARPS
School of Natural & Applied Sciences,
University of Lincoln,
Brayford Pool,
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
Tel: 01522 886896
Fax: 01522 886791
Email: dpadley@lincoln.ac.uk
Programme Aims
This course is designed to meet the needs of the police in providing basic training for individuals involved in photographing vehicle collision scenes. It may also be suitable for those who wish to improve their photographic skills within this context.
Content
- Elementary principles of photography
- Practical daylight photography
- Electronic flash photography
- Practical night photography
- Use of flash in daylight - use of fill-in flash
- Practical photography - mock vehicle collision scene
- Care of equipment and capture media
- Compiling, indexing and presentation
Delivery
The course is delivered over three days and includes some evening work. It involves sessions using staff from within the university and an experienced Forensic Photographer. Sessions are kept as informal as possible with a strong emphasis on practical photographic skills.
Assessment
The course is assessed by an in-course practical test and a portfolio of photographic evidence.
Forensic Photography - Road Traffic Collisions
Police officers from across the UK have recently successfully completed a short course in Forensic Photography at the University of Lincoln. The three day course is designed to meet the needs of the police in providing basic training for individuals involved in photographing vehicle collisions. Sessions are kept as informal as possible with a strong emphasis on practical photographic skills. Students have to produce a portfolio of photographic evidence and complete a three hour in-course practical test where they have to take a series of photographs of a mock vehicle collision scene.
Dr Adrian Goodman, the course leader and lecturer in the School of Natural & Applied Sciences, said “The course was a great success and the difficult weather conditions this year made the practical test particularly challenging. Humberside Police were so impressed with the course that they have reserved six places for next year.”
