Editorial and Crime Scene Photography Course

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Editorial and Crime Scene Photography is an aspect of photography that deals with the taking of pictures that would be used in editorial pieces such as magazines, ezines and blogs and in most cases as a pictorial evidence for the police and court as it relates to crime or investigation.

Objective
The Editorial and crime scene photography would help the students take valuable pictures of evidences that would be correct and useful enough to be used as evidence in court or an investigative tool by the police.

Course Outline

• The basics of Photography

• Cameras and Camera settings

• Picture Framing and composition

• Basic Exposure concepts

• Lights- Ultraviolet, infrared and Fluorescence

• Photogrammetry

• Special photography situations in editorial and crime scene photography

• Legal aspect of editorial and crime scene photography

Course Breakdown
Module 1
The basics of Photography

• Understanding the basics of digital photography

• File types (RAW and JPEG)

• White balance

• The exposure triangle – Aperture, shutter speed and ISO

Module 2
Cameras and Camera settings

• Digital Cameras

• Lenses and Focal Lengths

• Tripods and Accessories

• Camera Modes- Auto mode, aperture priority and shutter priority

Module 3
Picture Framing and composition

• Rule of Thirds

• Cardinal rules of crime scene photography

• Focus and Depth of Field

• Perspective and Angle

• Focal length and Lens compression

Module 4
Basic Exposure concepts

• The proper exposure triangle

• Shutter speed as motion control

• Reciprocal exposures

• Reflective light meter

• Normal and non normal scenes

• Tools for determining proper exposure

• Common filters and eye cup cover

• Manual flash mode

• The inverse square law

• Automatic and dedicated flash exposure modes

• Bounce and fill in flash

Module 5
Lights- Ultraviolet, infrared and Fluorescence

• The electromagnetic spectrum

• Ultraviolet light

• Infrared light on the electromagnetic spectrum

• Visible light fluorescence

• Coaxial Lighting

Module 6
Photogrammetry

• Introduction to photogrammetry

• Perspective grid photogrammetry

• Perspective disc photogrammetry

• Reverse projection photogrammetry

• Rhino Photogrammetry

Module 7
Special photography situations in editorial and crime scene photography

• Photo documentation forms

• Overall photographs

• Mid range photographs

• Close up photographs

• Photographic documentation of bodies and wounds

• Accident photography

• Surveillance photography

• Aerial Photography

• Underwater photography

• Evidence on vertical walls

Module 8
Legal aspect of editorial and crime scene photography

• Criteria of photographs and digital images as evidence

• Legal implications of digital imaging

By The End Of The Editorial And Crime Scene Photography Course, Students Would Be Able To

• Take valuable pictures for editorials and police investigation and court evidence

Software/ Materials Used

• Adobe Photoshop

• A DSLR Camera

Career Options After Course
Students who complete this course have the following career options

• Editorial Photographer

• Crime Scene photographer

TGC Animation & Multimedia

Total Graphics Classes (TGC) - is a sincere attempt on part of a few committed professionals in the field of Animation & Digital Art Media. It is our endeavor to turn out self-driven, top class professionals in this field who derive utmost satisfaction from challenges at work and deadlines. This industry focus sets us apart from others in this field and if, we may say so, is also one of our competitive advantages.

TGC, an ISO 9001:2008 company, incorporated as digital design institute since 2000. For the last 13 years we have produced more than 12,000 hardcore skilled designers most of them are working with some of the most renowned animation studios, multimedia houses, e-learning companies, national dailies, & web design firms etc.

TGC is tied up with UGC approved Mahatma Gandhi University, Punjab Technical University & Manomanian Sundernar University to provide Degree programmes to its students in Multimedia and Animation art. A no. of students have been benefitted with this collaboration and pursuing degree courses on a reasonable fee.

At TGC, we innovate design study by giving an apt environment i.e. full of daily regular sessions, project works, assignments, environmental study, group discussions, celebrating design events, contest and excursion trips. Unified method of teaching also include, updating students through various workshops, symposiums & design shows.

We also have received continuous and beaming inspiration from the solid experience of our directors who are always a driving force to inspire the team of trainers & co-ordinater staff. Currently we have more than 10 centers based in Delhi/NCR, Gwalior, Chennai,  Trichy, Pondicherry.

TGC has diversified its training programmes around the digital art media, thereby students has a choice to enroll a course ranging from 3 months to 3 years and can customized their course curriculum according to their own requirements.