Name: ____________________________

FINAL EXAMINATION
Subject: Police Photography
Schedule: Saturday 10:30 AM to 4:30 AM
NOTE: All ITEMS IS MUTLIPLIED BY TWO (2)
I.IDENTIFICATION
_____________________________1. Sometimes referred to as forensic imaging or crime
scene photography is the art of producing an accurate reproduction of a crime scene
or an accident scene using photography for the benefit of a court or to aid in an
investigation.
_____________________________2. A camera with manually adjustable distance setting
s,lens opening ,and/or shutter speeds.
_____________________________3. The opening in a diaphragm of a lens through which
light passes, expressed as a fraction of the focal length.
_____________________________4. The camera focuses automatically on the subject in
the center of the viewfinder when you press the shutter release.
_____________________________5. Any light other than produced by the nature like sun,
moon, stars etc.
_____________________________6. The light condition which the photographer finds
existing at the subject position.
_____________________________7. A marked setting on most shutters which permits the
shutter to be held open for an indefinite period by continued pressure on the shutter
release.
_____________________________8. That portions of a camera which contains the film;
specifically, the complete assembly attached to the rear standard view camera (and
usually removable) which includes the focusing screen, and which accepts the film
holders.
________________________________9. Illumination from a source beyond the subject, as seen

from the camera position, which tends to silhouette the subject, also called __________.
_________________________________10. A shutter designed to operate in a space between the

elements of the lens.

II. Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Write your answer on the
space provided.
____ _1. A sequential method in photographing the crime scene wherein photographs of
the overall scene fundamentally are taken to portray the areas as if a person is viewing
the scene is seeing it from the standing position.
a) Medium View
b) Close Up view

c) General or long range view

d) none of the above

_____2. A sequential method in photographing the crime scene wherein the scene is
taken approximately at Ten to twenty feet distance from the subject matter.
a) General or Long range view
b) Medium Range View

c) Close Up view
d) all of the above

_____3. Extreme close up requires the use of a____________.

a) Microlens
b) Photomicrolens

c) Macro lens
d) None of the above.

____4. Which of the following is not a requirement of photographs in order to be admitted

as evidence in court?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Free from distortion

Material and relevant
Unbiased
All of the above
None of the above.

_____5. The higher the number, the______________lens opening.

a) Smaller
b) Bigger
_____6. The smaller the number, the______________lens opening.
a) Smaller
b) Bigger
_____7. Which among the choices below has the bigger lens opening;
a) f/2
b) 16

c) 1.4
d) 8

_____8. Which among the choices below has a smaller lens opening;
a) f/8
b) f/11

c) f/16
d) f/22

_____9. It is a photographic method of taking a series of photographs in a circular or

clockwise direction, overlapping each other slightly to show the entire crime scene.
a) Backlighting method
b) Progressive Method

c) Overlapping method
d) none of the choices

_____10. A Photographic method of taking a crime scene photographs starting from a

fixed point, photographing each piece of evidence as the photographer moves towards it,
and progressively gets closer.
a) Backlighting method

b) Progressive Method

c) Overlapping method
d) none of the choices

_____11. The first method or sequence in photographing a crime scene;

a) Medium View Method
b) General View

c) Long range view

d) B and C

_____12. A procedure in photographing the crime scene whereby after taking photo of the
evidence or items, a __________ or a ___________ device should be placed first.
a) Ruler or measuring device
b) Masking Tape or a scotch tape

c) caption
d) None of the choices

_____13. Extreme close-up shot is being employed when;

a) there are minute objects that cannot be visible seen
b) in case where a latent print, blood prints or footprints is visible seen by
the naked eye
c) in taking biological evidence
d) None of the choices
_____14. The importance of placing a measuring device such as rulers or yardstick is to;
a) for the court to easily see the object
b) To show the relative size of, and distance between object, or the degree of
magnification of the enlargement.
c) so that a 65 years old judge will easily see the object.
d) None of the choices.
_____15. In photographing the object evidence it should be taken in two ways, First is
without markers so as not to tamper the evidence, and Second, with marker to show its
size and continuity.
a)
b)
c)
d)

First statement is TRUE and second statement is FALSE

Both statements are TRUE
Bothe statements are FALSE
No answer

_____16. One of the importance of crime scene photography is for reconstruction of the
crime scene.

a) FALSE

b) TRUE

______17. Close up photographs will include tool marks, shoe impression, fabric
impression, fingerprints and other trace evidence.
a) FALSE

b) TRUE

_____18. Which of the following is not a requirement of photographs in order to be

admitted as evidence in court?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Free from distortion

Material and relevant
Unbiased
All of the above
None of the above.

______19. One of the USES OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN POLICE WORK is to provide a second

look and often reveals detail that is not apparent during the physical examination.
a) FALSE
b) It may be true

b) TRUE
d) It may be false

______20.
A) Photographs are used to supplement, explain, and replace the
descriptive testimony of witnesses.
B) It refreshes the mind of the investigator.
a)
b)
c)
d)

BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE

Statement A is only False
Statement B is only TRUE
Both statements are TRUE

"If the law has made you a witness, remain a man of science. You have no victim to avenge, no guilty or
innocent person to convict or save you must bear testimony within the limits of science."