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    Crime Scenes and Captive Moments

    April 19, 2016
    Alicia A. Englert
    Full name: Alicia Ann Englert, Student, Keystone College Description: This photograph is an exam-quality photograph depicting a fingerprint with a loop pattern dusted off of a plastic spoon. A scale was placed underneath the object to demonstrate size and a level plane when the photograph was taken. The spoon was placed on a black background for contrast. When the photograph was taken, the spoon was on a raised surface with the camera pointed over top of it at a ninety degree angle. I chose this photo out of the group of photographs that I took during my forensic photography class during May Intersession after my Freshman year at Keystone. This photograph was the clearest and showed the most detail, so I decided to enter it into the forensics category of the photography contest at the IAI conference I was attending. I did not expect to win, I just wanted to get my name out there for professionals in the field to see. But to my pleasant surprise I won third place in the contest
    Full name: Alicia Ann Englert, Student, Keystone College
    Description: This photograph is an exam-quality photograph depicting a fingerprint with a loop pattern dusted off of a plastic spoon. A scale was placed underneath the object to demonstrate size and a level plane when the photograph was taken. The spoon was placed on a black background for contrast. When the photograph was taken, the spoon was on a raised surface with the camera pointed over top of it at a ninety degree angle. I chose this photo out of the group of photographs that I took during my forensic photography class during May Intersession after my Freshman year at Keystone. This photograph was the clearest and showed the most detail, so I decided to enter it into the forensics category of the photography contest at the IAI conference I was attending. I did not expect to win, I just wanted to get my name out there for professionals in the field to see. But to my pleasant surprise I won third place in the contest

    Best in show

    The International Association for identification (IAI) was founded in 1915. The professional forensic association and its membership of experienced forensic science professionals work to educate, share and critique methods of collecting identification.

    Contest specs:

    • Maximum two (2) entries per competitor
    • Any subject matter may be used (e.g. crime scene and evidentiary photos for the Forensic category, and nature, artsy or personal photos utilizing the "Old and New" theme for the Creative category)
    • Photos may be in black & white or color
    • Size specifications: All sides must be at least 16 inches and no more than 24 inches
    • Photos must be mounted on foam board with no borders, no frames and no matting.
    • An 8½ inch by 11-inch Photo Contest Entry Label (provided upon registration) must be completed and mounted on foam board with no borders and submitted with your photo entry. The description/technical data should be no greater than 100 words, 16 point type.
    • Participants may only win one award in each category

    Visit http://www.theiai.org/conference/presentations/photo_contest.php for additional contest details.

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