LESSON 2 - LIGHT SOURCE

• BRING A BOX NEXT MEETING, SCOTCH TAPE, MASKING TAPE, PACKAGING TAPE

• SENSITIZED MATERIALS NEXT MEETING; BRING EXTRA ROLL OF FILM AND CONVENTIONAL CAMERA [minolta srt101; canon ae1]

TYPES OF LIGHT:

• NATURAL

  • BRIGHT - THEY CAST A DEEP AND UNIFORM OR DISTINCT SHADOW

  • HAZY - TRANSPARENT SHADOW

  • DULL - NO SHADOW

    • CLOUDY BRIGHT - NO SHADOW BUT OBJECTS AT FAR DISTANCE ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE

    • CLOUDY DULL - NO SHADOW AND VISIBILITY OF DISTANT OBJECTS ARE ALREADY LIMITED

• ARTIFICIAL

  • CONTINUOUS RADIATION

  • SHORT DURATION - FLASH UNITS

When taking pictures of dimly lit crime scenes, they take two photos

• 1 with flash

• 1 without flash