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Types of Photographs

In-situ

Latin term meaning “in the situation”, this is an overall photo of the items  how they were found, untouched, established to set the stage of what happened

Overall

Photographs that were taken to establish the scene and provide context.

Midrange

A photograph that captures and establishes the location of a specific item that is between an overall photo and a closeup.

Closeup

A tightly cropped photograph that captures the item of interest with significant detail for the purpose of analysis.

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