Scene Analysis: Exploring The Common Area As A Scene

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For this assignment, I picked the common area as my scene. On the scene, there was three pieces of evidences, which was a Nike sneaker, a knife and hair. The hair was black, kinky and fuzzy. It was placed on the floor in front the door way next to the right side of the couch. It wasn’t as easily seen as the other evidence because that area was dark, as well as the pieces of hair. A kitchen knife with a black handle was the second piece of evidence. The knife was located on top of the coffee table in the common area facing the north. The knife was close to the edge of the table and was slightly slanted. The table, which the knife was located on was slanted as well. Evidence three was the size six Nike sneaker located on the window panel on its side. The Nike sneaker wasn’t straight and the point of the sneakers was facing to the window itself. …show more content…
This techniques was the best out of all, but I’m not quite sure that I have mastered it as yet. Taking the photos was probably the least difficult part. Take close-up and mid-range photos is s better than doing an overview, especially in a room that’s awkwardly designed. On the other hand, the sketching was a little difficult, but that’s because I wanted it to be a good representation of the scene. On the sketch, I numbered the evidence, as well as furniture in the room. Then I made sure to put what the numbers represent in the legend. Also, at the bottom of the sketch I included a compass and made sure to specify that the sketch is not to scale. Overall, it was a good experience getting familiar with photographing and sketching a scene. I must say, it’s easier said than done, especially when you have to photograph an entire

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