CPD-21-AJ · THIRD SHIFT · HIGH + 4TH
Forensic photography is not art.
It is custody.
An accurate reproduction of a crime scene — one that can survive cross-examination.
PROTOCOL — TWELVE MINIMUM
OVERVIEW → TIGHT → OVERVIEW. OVERLAP SO SCALE CHECKS OUT.
A RULER IN FRAME, OR A COURTROOM HAS NO NUMBERS.
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EVIDENCE
SIGNED · DATED · ORIENTED
A photograph with a chain of custody is evidence.
Without one, it is a pretty lie.
Same rule I bring to a canvas — admit what the frame leaves out.