John Jay student beginning his Photography Lab Exercise.
Learning how to utilize a camera is a valuable tool to a Forensic Scientist. In the Criminalistics laboratory by learning from instructors and from reading the manuals a student will learn the following:
How to develop negatives manually in the dark room
How to develop black and white prints manually from your negatives
How to properly use all the cameras manual functions including aperture size and shutter speed
How to properly photograph your object using the right angle of illumination
How to choose the best film for your object depending on the level of detail required
How to choose which colored filter to use in order to control the shades of gray in each photograph