ABSTRACT
Photography is as important and useful in the field of friction skin comparison and identification as it is in other aspects of the forensic sciences. The purpose of photography in this field is twofold: to record what is seen accurately and permanently for future reference and/or to enhance the appearance of evidence. Many types of evidence are impermanent, or must be removed from the object that bears them in order to be examined; photographs can permanently record the location and appearance of such evidence. Photography is an indispensible tool that, when applied intelligently, can be of significant value and improve the effectiveness of the examiner and the usefulness of evidence. The camera used to photograph evidence prints does not need to be specialized or even very sophisticated. There are many types of film available, most of which are suitable for photographing evidence prints under the right circumstances.
