Photography Tips

• Establish a protocol or checklist for photodocumentation.
  
  
• Decide in advance who will be photographing the victim.
  
  
• Shoot a test roll before using a new camera system.
  
  
• Compose the picture as the injured area would normally appear.
  
  
• Magnify the picture (create a closeup to fill the film frame) as it is being taken, not during printing.
  
  
• Bracket (vary f-stop above, at, and below expected correct or recommended exposure) if correct exposures are uncertain.
  
  
• Take many pictures from different angles and distances (more is better than less).
  
  
• Review all pictures after they are developed.
  
  
• Label all the prints and slides after development.
  
  
• Keep photographs protected and techniques logged.