Digital Photography for Traffic Crash Investigators

REGISTRATION IS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE WAITLIST ONLY

 

This course is designed for agency representatives who are currently active in photographing crash scenes. We will guide you through the proper use of your departmentally issued camera, using at least three different camera modes beyond the camera’s Auto mode. This training will be accomplished through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practical exercises.

You will gain knowledge and confidence in both daytime and nighttime scene documentation, as two of the five days will be dedicated to nighttime photography through demonstrations of flash photography techniques and the use of available light. We will spend one day at a local salvage yard, where you will apply the skills acquired in the classroom to simulate the post-crash vehicle inspection normally at the impound lot. You will also learn macro techniques for recording close-up evidence, including vehicle lamp photography.

You will leave this course with a confident working knowledge of techniques for photographically recording vehicles, vehicle damage, and vehicle-related evidence with your departmentally issued digital camera. The course requires full attendance of all scheduled instruction, completion of all planned projects assigned, and evaluation by the instructors.

Topics Include:

- Use of digital cameras
- Analyzing the crash scene
- up documentation
- Lighting conditions
- Night, inclement weather and flash photography
- Photographing vehicle damage
- Photographing human body injury

Course Length
40 hours

What to Bring:

Required-

Digital camera (SLR format preferred)
Memory cards
Card reader designed for the camera's memory card
External flash for mounting on the camera's hot shoe
Off-camera sync cord
Extra batteries for the camera and flash unit
Battery charger
Tripod
Level
Work clothes for outside activities (including inclement weather)

 

Recommended-

Camera manual
Remote shutter release cable or wireless remote
Circular polarizing filter that will fit your camera's lens (i.e. 52mm, 62mm, 72mm, etc.)
Laptop computer with administrative privileges

ACTAR Information
IPTM's Digital Photography for Traffic Crash Investigators course is eligible for 40 ACTAR CEUs.

 

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM:

By submitting a request to register for this course, you have read, understand, and agree to the provisions outlined below:

1.    If you cannot attend this training class, a cancellation request must be sent by email from yourself or your agency to maxweric@kean.edu  AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE the first day of training for this class.

2.    You are unable to attend, and an approved replacement is found who will attend the training in your place, a replacement request must be sent by email from yourself or your agency to paul.applegate@njsp.gov AT LEAST 3 DAYS BEFORE the first day of training for this class.  This request must contain the officer's name to be replaced and the new officer’s name, rank, email address, and cell phone number.

3.    If you or your agency fail to provide any of the above notifications and you do not attend the first day of training, you will forfeit your ability to register for any NJDHTS-sponsored training course (found on NJSAFEROADS.COM ) for a period of no less than 6 months from the 1st day of training of the course missed.

4.    Submitting this registration request does not ensure you a spot in this class. You will be notified by email of your enrollment status no later than three weeks before the 1st day of the training course.

If you have any questions or issues enrolling, contact DSG Paul Applegate #6774 of the New Jersey State Police, Highway Traffic Safety Unit by email at paul.applegate@njsp.gov or office phone at (609) 376-9701.