OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY

SYLLABUS
I. COURSE TITLE: POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY
II. COURSE NO.: CRIM 2
III. CRSE UNIT/TIME ALLOTMENT: 4 units (3 hrs lec, 2 hrs lab/unit) 5hrs/week
IV. PRE-REQUISITES: None

V. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The course deals with the study on the history of photography, technical photography and
forensic photography and forensic photography. Police photography shall also cover the study of the
Advance Photo System and its application in police work.

VI. GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the course, the student is expected to:

1. summarize the historical development of photography
2. appreciate the significance of photography in the field of law enforcement and criminal
investigation
3. familiarize himself in the basic operation of a camera.
4. discuss and demonstrate the systematic procedure of crime scene photography

VII. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

Specifically, the student should be able to:

1. trace the historical development of photography
2. define and explain key terminologies technically used in the field of photography
3. identify the parts of a camera
4. operate a camera used in crime scene photography
5. demonstrate the general to specific method of taking photographs
6. appreciate the significance of photography in preserving the crime scene and evidence
7. discuss and demonstrate the basic process of developing, printing and enlarging of the film and
photographs to be used in court presentation.

VIII. COURSE OUTLINE:

WEEK LECTURE TOPICS SUB-TOPICS

NO.
1. Introduction a) Vision, Mission and goals of OLFU
b) University policies, rules &
regulations
c) Course Description
d) Course Outline
e) Grading System
2 Photography: Defined a) Photography
Historical Background and Principles b) Police Photography
c) Forensic Photography
d) The Basic Components of Photography
e) True Photography
f) Criminalistics Applications
g) Legal Foundation of Photography
Evidence
h) Principles
3 Photographic Rays – Its Nature and a) Light
Characteristics b) White Light
c) Additive Color mixture
d) Subtractive color mixture
e) Productions of colors
f) Attributes of colors
g) Bending of Lights
h) Kinds of object as how they behave to
 light
i) Sources of light
j) Forensic light sources
4 Photographic Films and papers a) Black and white films
b) Color films
c) Photographic papers
5 Camera a) Camera
b) Camera classification
c) Methods of image formation
d) Lens
e) Inherent lens defects or aberrations
5 Type of lenses a) Focal Length
b) Types of lenses according to focal
length
c) Lens Diaphragm
d) Photographic perspective and correct
viewing distance
6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
7 Methods of Focusing a) Focusing
b) Depth of focus range
c) Parallax
d) Shutters
8 Exposure a) Exposure with flash
b) On-camera flash
c) Off-camera flash
d) Umbrella flash
e) Ring flash
f) Photographic filters
g) Camera Care
9 Photographic printing a) Contact printing
b) Projection printing
c) Enlarging Procedure
d) Equipments for paper developing
e) Color printing process
f) Color compared to black and white
10 Chemical Processing a) Film Processing procedure
b) Developer formulation
c) Stop-bath
d) Fixing bath formulation
11 Photography of police work applications a) General Application
b) Specific Application
c) Specific crimes
d) Surveillance work
12 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
13 Fingerprint Photography a) Plain black fingerprint on white
background
b) White fingerprints on black or dark
background
c) Black fingerprints in colored background
d) Black fingerprint on multi-colored
background
e) Fingerprint on glass
f) Fingerprints on papers
g) Fingerprints on mirrors
14 Questioned documents Photography a) General use
b) Areas of Photographic concerns
15 Ultra-violet photography a) Reflected method
b) Fluorescence method
c) Light sources
16 Infrared Photography a) Reflected Method
b) Luminescence method
17 Police Photography Workshop a) Practical applications
18 FINAL EXAMINATIONS

IX. TEACHING METHODOLOGIES:

  Lectures, discussions, recitations, assignments
 Quizzes
 Laboratory activities
 Major examinations

X. GRADING SYSTEM:

FINAL GRADE= 20% Prelims + 25% Midterms + 25% Finals + 20% quizzes + 5% attendance +
5% recitation/research works

XI. TEXT BOOKS AND REFERENCES: