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Instructor: Matthew Steiner

Course length: 40 hours

This Advanced Crime Scene Photography course provides instruction that can permit the student to successfully document challenging photography situations that occur at crime scenes. The course begins with instruction of lighting techniques. Scene specific photography of bloodstain pattern and shooting scene evidence will be covered in detail. The course covers low-light, chemiluminescent, and forensic light source photography.

​Students will learn techniques for taking examination quality photographs of fingerprint and shoe wear/tire tread evidence. The capstone exercise at the end of training is designed to reinforce knowledge and skills gained during the week. Students will be tasked to photograph mock scenes and demonstrate several advanced forensic photography techniques.

Course Outline:

DAY 1 (8 hours)

  1. Lighting Techniques for Evidence Photography
  2. Exercise #1 (Lighting)
  3. Bloodstain Pattern Photography
  4. Exercise # 2 (Bloodstain Patterns)

DAY 2 (8 hours)

  1. Footwear/Tiretrack Impression Photography
  2. Exercise # 3 (Footwear and Tire Tracks)
  3. Fingerprint Impression Photography
  4. Exercise # 4 (Fingerprints)

DAY 3 (12 hours)

  1. Shooting Scene Photography
  2. Exercise # 5 (Shooting Scenes)
  3. Alternate Light Source Photography
  4. Exercise # 6 (ALS)
  5. Chemiluminescent Photography
  6. Exercise # 7 (Chemiluminescence)
  7. Advanced Painting with Light
  8. Exercise # 8 (PWL)

DAY 4 (8 hours)

  1. Setup Mock Scenes
  2. Mock Scene Capstone Exercise

DAY 5 (4 hours)

  1. Continue Mock Scenes
  2. Case Presentations
  3. Course Review
Please note this is an advanced photography course. Attendance at a 40-hour basic photography course or equivalent is required. Basic photography skills are NOT covered in this course.
Matthew Steiner

Matthew Steiner

Specialties

Crime Scene Investigations, Crime Scene and Forensic Photography, Shooting Incident Reconstruction

About Matthew Steiner

Matthew Steiner is a First Grade Detective with the New York City Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit.  He is a twenty-four-year veteran with over nineteen years of experience as a crime scene investigator.  Matthew is the lead instructor for the Crime Scene Unit and an instructor for the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, teaching their Advanced Forensic Investigations for Hazardous Environments course. 

​Matthew has also been featured as an expert witness for movie, television, online, and print media.  He has a recurring feature with WIRED for their “Technique Critique” series.  Detective Steiner has assisted in crime scene reconstructions and subject matter expert commentary for CBS News, Oxygen, Discovery, E! Entertainment, and Investigation Discovery Networks.

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