![]() That said, many of today’s digital point-and-shoot cameras have a variety of settings that, with some basic operator training, allow for proper documentation. Larger agencies may have specially trained and certified crime scene photographers with high-end cameras and lighting to document crime scenes and evidence, but more often the first responder needs to do what they can with equipment assigned to them. This makes photography a critical first responder skill. Some may consider photography more of an art than a science, but well-taken crime scene photographs can aid scientists, investigators and members of the court in their search for the truth. Fixing an image permanently has been possible since the 1820s in a variety of ways from the daguerreotype, to silver plates, to film and now digitally. Photography, or “writing or drawing with light”, is defined as the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, such as X-rays, gamma rays or cosmic rays. ![]() The photograph of the refrigerator contents had created the link enabling the investigators to find the suspect. It turns out that the victim had picked up a hitchhiker, purchased beer for that person and come back to the house. Further investigation led the team to the convenience store where the beer was purchased and the surveillance tape showed the victim with an unknown person purchasing the beer. Relatives noted that the victim did not drink beer. It was later discovered that the victim had a receipt for a six-pack of beer, matching the beer shown in the photograph of the refrigerator. For example, a photographer in Florida shot the inside of every cabinet and the refrigerator at a homicide scene in a home, just as a matter of procedure. The purpose of crime scene photography is to document what is there and where it is in relationship to the scene, whether it is obviously connected to the crime or not. ![]() It can consist of thousands of photographs and hours of work.Ĭrime scene photography should not just focus on the obvious. The amount of time spent depends on the size and complication in the crime scene, how much there is to document and environmental factors like weather or danger to the investigative team. The famous celebrity cop Linda Okello, whose photo started a similar social media debate, got in trouble with her bosses for a skirt deemed tight.There is no prescribed length of time it takes to photographically document a crime scene. In the past, photos of hot Kenyan female officers shared online have been very popular among male users. The discussion led to the introduction of photos of the officer alongside his female partner which women rubbished claiming that polygamy is allowed. ![]() Some joked how they would not mind being “arrested” by the officer adding that finally the police force has considered the women. Popular women group on Facebook, Kilimani Mums Nairobi Uncensored, had over 1000 comments to the officer’s photos with women calling him the most handsome policeman. “I only do bodybuilding for fun and to keep fit but wouldn’t mind joining a modelling agency.” “I am just abit scared that the bosses might take this the wrong way, but truth is I never intended for the photos to go viral, I was just a regular Facebook user,” he added. “I have just been myself for the last five years I had an online presence but all of a sudden the attention came not that I had been posting photos with any intentions,” Karisa told Nairobi News. Regular police officer, Stephen Karisa, shows class in various poises while in military and police uniform.
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