Photography
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- 2025-08-21 Technical Aspects of Digital Cameras (25-P-001-1.0)
- 2025-08-19 Guidelines for Testing a Camera or Scanner for the Capture of Friction Ridge Detail (16-P-002-2.0)
- 2025-08-19 Photographic Equipment and Infrastructure Recommendations (16-P-001-2.0)
- 2025-08-06 Guidelines for Capturing Friction Ridge Detail (17-P-002-2.0)
- 2025-08-01 Guidelines for Digital Imaging of Footwear and Tire Impressions (17-P-003-2.0)
- 2025-08-01 Image Categories in Forensic Science (23-P-001-1.0)
- 2025-03-03 Guidelines for Evidence Photography in a Controlled Setting (18-P-001-2.0)
- 2024-08-08 Best Practices for Photographic Documentation of Scars, Marks, and Tattoos (24-P-002-1.0)
- 2024-08-05 Guidelines for the Use of Macro Photography in Forensic Science (24-P-001-1.0)
- 2024-03-15 SWGDE Recommendations for Mobile Device Photography for Comparative Analysis (23-P-002-1.0)
- 2022-06-09 SWGDE Lighting Techniques in Forensic Photography v.1.0
- 2022-01-13 SWGDE Guideline for Low Light Crime Scene Photography v1.0
- 2020-09-17 SWGDE Guideline for the use of Infrared Radiation (IR) in Forensic Photography v1.0
- 2020-09-17 SWGDE Guideline for the use of Reflected Ultraviolet Radiation (UV) in Forensic Photography v1.0
- 2017-02-21 SWGDE Photographic Equipment and Infrastructure Recommendations
- 2016-02-08 SWGDE Training Guidelines for Video Analysis, Image Analysis and Photography v1.1
- 2016-02-08 SWGDE Image Processing Guidelines