State-of-the-Art Training for the Modern Forensic Professional

Full-Spectrum &
Forensic Light Source
Photography
COURSE DETAILS
Date: Aug 29 - Sept 2, 2016
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Durham Police Department
505 W Chapel Hill St.
Durham, NC 27701
Instructors: Steve Warlen & Heidi
Nichols, CFPH
Tuition: $639 per student

Course Topics
The basics of reflectance and
luminescence

Full-Spectrum &
Forensic Light Source
Photography
This advanced five-day course has been designed to instruct students in the
photographic techniques required to photograph evidence using infrared,
ultraviolet, and specific wavelength light as emitted by Alternate Light Sources.
The training will be of special interest to personnel using full spectrum cameras
such as Fujifilm S3 Pro UVIR, IS Pro and X Pro 1 cameras, or cameras that have
been modified for full-spectrum photography.
Photography of subjects illuminated by ultraviolet radiation, infrared
radiation, and alternate light sources (ALS) can provide valuable evidence
when it is accomplished correctly. However, this type of photography has
frequently provided crime scene investigators and forensic photographers
with challenges. Normal digital cameras lack the ability to efficiently record
light outside of the visible spectrum by their very design.
Photographers can improve their photographic results while streamlining
their workflow when photographing evidence illuminated by the ALS once
the proper techniques are used. This course has been designed to instruct
innovative methods to photographically capture the most useful images of this
type of evidence using digital cameras. This is an advanced course. Students
are expected to have an understanding of basic photography and camera
operation prior to attendance.
This course will heavily emphasize instruction using hands-on techniques.
The students will photograph realistic evidence to observe the photographic
results of the techniques learned and used in class.
Due to the amount of hands-on training in this course, enrollment is limited to
24 students. A selection of cameras, lenses, and light sources for use in the
course will be provided. Students are encouraged to bring the digital camera
used in their work and full-spectrum digital cameras, if so equipped.
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Understanding the ALS and

differences between the various
ALS types
Selection of appropriate light
sources including cost factors
Photography of evidence
conducive to ALS enhancement
including latent fingerprints,
footwear impressions,
biological fluids, trace evidence,
bitemarks, and more.
Techniques useful for
photography of evidence in
low-light, invisible light, and
alternate light situations
Selection of excitation
wavelengths and appropriate
barrier filters including the
2-inch Baader Venus Filter
Strategies for maximizing
contrast for difficult evidence
and backgrounds through filter
selection
Selection of appropriate lenses
for the type of radiation being
recorded
Selection of cameras to include
full-spectrum digital cameras
and digital camera conversions
To register, visit tritechtraining.com
or contact our Training Director Phil
Sanfilippo at 800.438.7884 ext. 7800
or by email at phil@tritechusa.com.
TFT-16-FLSP-011

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Lodging

Full-Spectrum &
Forensic Light Source
Photography

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Steve Warlen

We have arranged for a block of rooms

at the Hampton Inn & Suites Durham
- 1542 North Gregson Street, Durham,
NC 27701 at the special rate of $99 per
night.
In order to receive this special rate,
please make your reservation no less
than 30 days in advance directly with
the hotel at telephone number (919)
688-8880. Please mention Tri-Tech
Forensics or the Forensic Light Source
Photography course when you make
your reservation.
This hotel offers free breakfast daily
and free Wi-Fi with your stay. During
weekdays, a free Hampton On the
Run Breakfast Bag is available for
purchase for guests. Work out in the
hotels fitness room or unwind with
a dip in the swimming pool. Guests
who are visiting for business can have
access to a business center equipped
with complimentary printing and photo
copying services. Meeting rooms are
also available for guests. The hotel is
two miles from downtown Durham.

ADA / Special
Accommodations
To ensure that we can accommodate
persons with special needs who wish
to attend our courses, please be sure
to identify the accommodation needed
when you register, or if applicable, at the
time you register by phone.
To register, visit tritechtraining.com
or contact our Training Director Phil
Sanfilippo at 800.438.7884 ext. 7800
or by email at phil@tritechusa.com.
TFT-16-FLSP-011

Steve Warlen has Master of Science and Bachelor of

Science degrees in Criminal Justice Administration
from the University of Central Missouri. He
was a police officer with the Kansas City Police
Department, working in the patrol division for a
number of years before transferring as an officer to
the crime lab in 1972. As an officer assigned to the
crime lab, Steve worked for four years as a crime
scene technician and then for another 20 years as a
forensic photographer and latent print specialist. He retired as an officer and
returned to the crime lab as a Forensic Science Specialist in 1997.
Steve is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the
International Association for Identification (IAI), and a previous President and
Chairman for the Missouri Division of IAI. He is a P.O.S.T. Certified Instructor
by the Missouri Department of Public Safety. Steve has been published in the
Journal of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), the Journal of Forensic Identification (IAI),
the Kansas City Police Crime Laboratorys quarterly publication CSI Forensic
Forum, and other forensic newsletters and publications. Additionally, Steve has
received over 400 hours of training in latent prints and forensic photography
at the FBI Academy.

Heidi Nichols, CFPH

Ms. Heidi Nichols earned her Bachelor of

Arts Degree (BA) in Biomedical and Forensic
Photography with minors in Biology and Diving
Education from Barry University in Miami,
Florida in 1999. Heidi has since been employed
with the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner
Department as a Forensic Photographer, where
she has gained extensive experience in autopsy
and gross specimen photography, crime scene photography and taking
photographs of evidence.
During her time at the Miami-Dade MEs office Heidi has become an expert in
the use of Alternate Light Source Photography and uses her knowledge to help
other agencies to better understand and perform these techniques. In addition,
Heidi provides lectures on Forensic Photography and provides training not
only within the Medical Examiner Department but also with countless other
outside agencies, including the Cayman Island Police Department, the Indian
River Sheriffs Office, the Miami-Dade Police Department, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection. She is certified as
a Forensic Photographer through the IAI and her photographs can been seen
in numerous textbooks.

ABOUT TRITECHFORENSICS
A leader in the forensics market, TritechForensics provides evidence
collection and crime scene investigation products and training to crime labs
and crime scene investigators throughout the world. With over 30 years of
experience, we are the nations most proficient developer and manufacturer
of forensic kits. We are committed to providing our customers with stateof-the-art forensics products and services at affordable prices. It is our goal,
through our research and development program, to continue to develop
superior products and training to aid in all aspects of crime scene investigation
and crime lab analysis. We know how important our products and training are
to the forensics community, from investigation to prosecution that is why
our slogan, Identify. Collect. Preserve., - the mission of our customers.