POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY

Presented by

DR. MARIO C. ROSETE

Member of the National Reviewers in the Philippines, Accreditor, Forensic Specialist,
Organizer & Trainer of International & National Forensic Training-Workshop
1. Is an art or science which deals with the
reproduction of images through the action
of light, upon sensitized materials, with the
aid of camera and its accessories, and the
chemical processes involved therein.
A. Photography
B. Photograph
C. Police photography
D. Forensic Photography
2. Is an art or science which deals with the
study of the principles of photography, the
preparation of photographic evidence, and
its application to police work.
A. Photography
B. Photograph
C. Police photography
D. Forensic Photography
3. It is an art or science of photographically
documenting a crime scene and evidence
for laboratory examination and analysis for
purposes of court trial.
A. Photography
B. Photograph
C. Police photography
D. Forensic Photography
4. The word “photography” is a derivative of
two Greek words ____.
A. phos (light) and graphy (write)
B. phos (light) and graphy (paper)
C. phos (light) and graphia (paper)
D. phos (light) and graphia (write)

Therefore Photography best translates to

“write with light.”
5. He introduced a printing paper coated
with albumen to achieve a glossy
surface.
A. Louis Jackes Mande Daguerre
B. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
C. Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor
D. Louis Desirie Blanquart-Evard
6. Introduced a process of negatives on
glass using albumen (egg white) as
binding medium.
A. Louis Jackes Mande Daguerre
B. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
C. Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor
D. Louis Desirie Blanquart-Evard
7. Made a public demonstration in Paris on
Daguerreotype.
A. None of these
B. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
C. Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor
D. Louis Desirie Blanquart-Evard

Correct answer:
Louis Jackes Mande Daguerre.
He conducted the public demonstration in
collaboration with Joseph Nicephore Niepce.
8. Published a “wet plate” process in 1851,
when collodion – a viscous liquid that
dries to a tough flexible and transparent
film-replaced albumen.
A. Frederick Scott Archer
B. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
C. Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor
D. Louis Desirie Blanquart-Evard
9. He introduced the “Polaroid Camera”
A. Frederick Scott Archer
B. Edwin H. Land
C. Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor
D. Louis Desirie Blanquart-Evard
10. The year when LASER was invented
making possible Holograms (three
dimensional pictures).
A. 1959
B. 1960
C. 1961
D. 1962

LASER means
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
11. He coined the word “photography.”
A. James Clark Maxwell
B. John F.W. Herschel
C. Edwin H. Land
D. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
12. Aside from sensitized material, what
is needed to produce photograph.
A. Camera
B. Photographer
C. Light
D. Subject
13. Photograph of the crime scene is
necessary to preserve the following,
except.
A. time
B. space
C. event
D. nature of evidence
14. A distance setting on a camera
focusing scale, beyond which all
objects are in focus is called
A. distance index
B. Infinity
C. focusing distance
D. depth index
15. A device used to hold firmly the
camera in place during exposure
period.
A. Camera holder
B. Tripod
C. Handgrip
D. Cable Release
Handgrip - part of the camera
Cable Release – to avoid the camera shake.
16. This refers to anyone or anything that
can be photographed.
A. Photograph
B. Subject
C. view
D. background
17. Which lens opening admits more light
to pass through its medium?
A. f 16
B. f 5.6
C. f 4
D. f 2.8

The smaller the f-no. = the more light

The bigger the f-no. = the lesser light
18. The bigger the lens opening, _____.
A. the more light to enter
B. the less light to enter
C. the amount of light depends on the
lens speed
D. the faster the photographer
21. The speed of light in empty space
where atoms do not delay its travel is
A. 299,792 mi/s
B. 186,282 mi/s
C. 226,000 mi/s
D. 300,000 mi/s
22. SLR uses one lens which is used for
viewing and _____.
A. Capturing
B. Taking or recording
C. Reflecting
D. Bending

Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) uses 2 lenses. One

for Viewing and another lens for Taking or
recording.
23. What do you call that type of rangefinder
in which the image of a straight line in the
object appears to be cut into halves and
separated from each other when the lens
is not in focus?
A. Coincidence type
B. Split-image type
C. Range finder type
D. Image type
24. The lens that is thicker on the middle
than the edge.
A. Concave
B. Convex
C. Positive
D. Negative
25. It is caused by very bright subject areas and produces
internal reflections in the lens.
A. Ghost images
B. Flare
C. Distortion
D. Diffraction
Ghost images - caused by high intensity light that can be
corrected with the use of Lens Hood.
Distortion – causes the image to bow in or out. Does not
affect sharpness, only the size of image.
Diffraction – the bending of light as it passes a small opening.
26. All lights are visible, but what eyes
cannot see are referred to as _____
A. Red light
B. Wavelength
C. Radiation
D. White light
27. Refers to the quality of an out-focused
areas in an image.
A. Blur or Fuzzy
B. Bokeh
C. Either A or B
D. Neither A nor B

Bokeh is the Japanese term for

Blurred Image
28. The angle of view and size of the image
that a lens will produce is determined by
its……
A. focal length
B. lens opening
C. distance
D. hyper focal distance
29. In night surveillance, what ISO film rating
is recommended?
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. higher than 300
30. The light falling upon a subject from a
source is called INCIDENT LIGHT and
when the incident light strikes a surface,
deflection and bouncing back of light is
done.
A. Refraction
B. Reflection
C. Diffraction
D. Absorption
Refraction = the bending of light when passing from
one medium to another
Diffraction = the bending of light when it hits a sharp
edge of an opaque object.

Two kinds of reflection:

Regular = happens when light hits a flat, smooth and

shiny surface.
Irregular or diffused = occurs when the light hits a
rough or uneven but glossy object.
31. When the prism breaks its light in its
different wavelength producing the colors
of the _____.
A. Primary colors
B. Secondary colors
C. Rainbow
D. Red, blue, green
32. Secondary colors when combined forms
what color?
A. purple
B. black
C. white
D. gray
33. Primary colors when combined,
produces ____ color.
A. purple
B. black
C. white
D. gray
 Secondary Colors….when
combined
form Black color

Primary Colors…..when combined

form White Color
34. In the law enforcement, digital cameras
are referred to as _____.
A. Pinhole
B. Single lens reflex
C. Point and shoot cameras
D. DigiCam
35. DigiCams at present contains LCD
monitor. LCD means _____.
A. Lead Crystal Drive
B. Liquid Crystal Device
C. Low Color Device
D. Land Central Device
36. In order to have a wider depth of field or
range of sharpness in front of and behind
the subject on which the focus has been
set and is controlled by the lens opening,
use a ……
A. Medium opening
B. large opening
C. smaller opening
D. none of the above
37. The time that a shutter is opened,
allowing light to reach the film is known as

A. Parallax
B. lens speed
C. diaphragm speed
D. shutter speed
38. The inability of a simple lens to bring the
different wavelengths ( colors ) of light to
be focused on the same plane is
A. Spherical aberration
B. chromatic aberration
C. coma
D. astigmatism
39. All photographic emulsions are sensitive
to the colors of
A. Blue, green and red
C. green, red and infrared
B. Yellow, orange and green
D. blue, violet and ultra-violet
40. The film that is sensitive to blues and
infrared radiation, which is beyond the
human eye’s sensitivity.
A. Non-chromatic
B. Orthochromatic
C. Infrared
D. Panchromatic
 Kinds of Film According to color sensitivity : 

1. Non-chromatic – sensitive to ultraviolet and blue-violet colors

only.

2. Orthochromatic – sensitive to blues and greens, but not to

reds.

3. Panchromatic – sensitive to all colors.

4. Infrared – sensitive to blues and infrared radiation, which is

beyond the human eye’s sensitivity.
42. All the following are items of equipment
used in projection printing, EXCEPT.
A. Light source
B. glass plate
C. bellows
D. negative holder
The basic or essential parts of an
Enlarger are:
1. baseboard and its vertical column
2. lamphouse
3. condenser or diffuser
4. bellows
5. lens
6. focusing knob
7. red filter
8. electrical cord and switch
43. The E-Commerce law in the Philippines.
A. RA 9287
B. RA 8792
C. RA 8972
D. RA 8278
44. An investigator might find it necessary,
prior to photographing a fingerprint, to use
iodine fumes to bring out
A. Visible prints
B. faint prints
C. latent prints
D. almost- visible prints
45. One of the cardinal rules in crime scene
photography is that photographs to be
offered as evidence should be a faithful
representation of the subject matter which
means “undisturbed scene”. To meet this
requirement,
A. Photographs should not mislead viewer
B. Photograph should be free from distortion
C. Important matters should be in sharp focus
D. Photographer should be the first to arrive at
the crime scene
46. This provides extra exposure to an area
of the print to make it darker, while
blocking light from the rest of the print.
A. Dodging
B. Vignetting
C. Printing-in
D. bracketing
1. Cropping - Removal of parts of an image in order to improve
the image’s composition.
2. Dodging - Blocking a portion of the light when printing a
photograph so that an area of the print will be made lighter.
3. Burning or Burning-in / Printing in - In a darkroom, providing
extra exposure to an area of the print to make it darker,
while blocking light from the rest of the print.
4. Vignetting – photograph shades off as it moves to the edges
47. Indoor crime scene photograph does not
include the following, except
A. Photographs from four directions
B. Aerial photograph
C. Overhead shot
D. Peculiar conditions observed at the
exterior
48. In photographing arson cases, which of
the following is not allowed?
A. photograph the manner of spreading the
fire
B. photograph spectators every after 15
minutes or so
C. photograph color of the smoke
D. photograph the general view
49. This relates to an effort to detect or
clarify writing or marking on paper that is
no longer visible due to age, exposure to
weather, fire, water or alteration.
A. Infrared photography
B. Document photography
C. Ultraviolet photography
D. Forensic photography
50. The chemical and mechanical erasures
are best examined through _____.
A. Infrared
B. chemistry
C. Ultraviolet
D. laboratory
51. This kind of flash is used to minimize the
harsh light of direct frontal flash and will
eliminate shadows behind the subject, usually
applied off a sidewall or ceiling.
A. Direct flash
B. Fill flash
C. Studio flash
D. Bounce flash
Direct flash – built-in flash unit
Fill flash – fills the harsh shadows
Studio flash – several strobe lights
52. A paper for normal contrast used with
normal negatives.
A. Velox No. 1
C. Velox No. 2
B. Velox No. 3
D. Velox No. 4

Velox No. 1 - for contrast neg

Velox No. 3 – for neg weak in contrast
Velox No. 4 – very thin or weak neg
53. The process by which an invisible latent
image in an emulsion is made visible.
A. Stop bath
B. Fixation
C. Development
D. Printing
54. The different categories in the electromagnetic
spectrum are the following, EXCEPT:
A. Cosmic rays
B. Gamma rays
C. X-rays
D. None of these

It also includes:
1. Ultra-violet rays
2. Visible light
3. Heat rays
4. Hertzian waves
55. The colors of most ordinary objects are
due to the fact that they do not absorb the
same amount of light at each wavelength.
This refers to _____.
A. Scattering
B. Absorption
C. Interference
D. Flourescence

All of these are observed in the production of

colors
56. It allows light to pass, however diffuse it sufficiently
that objects on the other side may not be clearly
distinguished.
A. Translucent
B. Transparent
C. Opaque
D. Refraction

Transparent = allows light to pass through them and that

the other side may be clearly seen
Opaque = so greatly diffuse the light that recognizing the
object on the other side is very difficult is not
impossible.
57. Natural light source are those coming from
the following, EXCEPT:
A. Sun
B. Moon
C. Fire
D. None of these

It also includes:
 Lightning and
 Heavenly bodies, etc.
58. A black and white film is basically made up
of emulsion, anti-halation backing and
______.
A. Gray layer
B. Terminal layer layer
C. Bottom layer
D. Base

Anti-halation backing is the same as Gray

59. The different indications of emulsion speed
are:
A. ASA and DIN
B. ASA and ISO
C. ISO and ASA
D. ASA, ISO and DIN

ASA = American Standards Association

ISO = International Standards Organization
DIN = Deutche Industri Normen
60. ASA is expressed in Arithmetical value.
DIN is expressed in Logarithmic value and
ISO is expressed in _____.
A. Logarithmic value
B. Arithmetical value
C. Combined Arithmetical and Logarithmic
values
D. Neither
61. The photographic paper that has slow speed
and is suited for contact printing is _____.
A. Chloride paper
B. Bromide paper
C. Chloro-bromide paper
D. Photographic paper

Bromide paper = has fast speed and is used for

projection printing
Chloro-bromide paper = is a multi-speed and
could be used in both contact printing and
enlarging.
62. The following are colors of light, EXCEPT:
A. Red
B. Blue
C. Green
D. White
63. We see color because of our nerve cell and
Retina of our eyes called _____
A. Pupil
B. Cones
C. Either
D. Neither
64. It is the process of converting the exposed
image in the film into the actual image.
A. fixing
B. developing
C. washing
D. stop bath
65. It is the removal of unexposed and
undeveloped halides by converting them to
soluble salts which may be washed form the
emulsion. Makes image permanent in white
light.
A. stop bath
B. developing
C. fixing
D. washing
66. This is used in many developer formulas to
provide the proper alkalinity.
A. restrainers
B. preservatives
C. sodium sulfite
D. hydroquinone
67. Light coming from behind a subject.
Especially in very bright conditions. Usually
renders the subject in silhouette. The light
source may be the sun or a very bright sky.
A. slow lights
B. mid lights
C. backlighting
D. front lighting
68. A maximum Millimicrons that can be
detected by our human eye.
A. 400mu
B. 200mu
C. 700mu
D. 500mu
69. How many minutes is required for the black
and white film to be exposed to developer?
A. 5-6 minutes
B. 4-5 minutes
C. 10-15minutes
D. 20-25minutes
70. This chemical commonly called “Hypo” is
the one that dissolved the unexposed silver
halides.
A. boric acid
B. sodium sulfate
C. potassium alum
D. sodium thiosulfate
71. The different types of radiation’s varying in
wave length form what is called?
A. spectrum
B. electric spectrum
C. electromagnetic spectrum
D. radiation
72. It is combination of numbers inside the lens
that can be opened and closed to specific
settings or f-stops to adjust the amount of light
reaching the film.
A. diagram
B. f-numbers
C. diaphragm
D. Shutter
73. the opening in a diaphragm of a lens
through which light passes, expressed as a
fractional of the focal length.
A. opening
B. lens
C. focal length
D. aperture
74. The transparent sheet material, usually
acetate or polyester, upon which film emulsion
is coated.
A. antihalation backing
B. base
C. emulsion side
D. baseboard
75. The taking of a photograph through a microscope is
_____.
A. Photomicrography
B. Photomacrography or Macrophotography
C. Microphotography
D. All of these
Photomacrography or Macrophotography – taking of
photograph with a short focused lens thus, there is an
EXTREME close-up of large objects.
Microphotography – taking of photograph in very reduced
size with the use of MICROFILM.
 End of
Q and A in Police Photography

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Dr. Mario C. Rosete

Presentor