National Forensic Science Technology Center - NFSTC

01/09/2026

📱 One wrong move can change the evidence.

Digital devices aren't just containers of information. Their condition, connectivity and handling can affect the data available during forensic examination.

That's why preservation matters.

RECOGNIZE → PRESERVE → DOCUMENT → EXAMINE

Protecting digital evidence begins long before analysis.

This Technique Tuesday, we're looking at the practices that help preserve the integrity of the evidence investigators rely on.

31/08/2026

📱💻⌚ The crime scene doesn't end at the scene.

Digital evidence can exist almost anywhere, from phones and computers to vehicles, cameras, wearables and connected devices.

Finding the data is only the beginning. Preserving, examining and interpreting it requires sound forensic methods and skilled professionals.

This week, we're exploring Digital Forensics: The Evidence You Can't See.

Follow along as we look at the techniques, technology and science behind the digital evidence shaping modern investigations.

31/08/2026

28/08/2026

MYTH: A good camera takes good evidence photos.

FACT: The camera is only the tool.

This week, we have looked at why forensic photography matters, explored different photographic perspectives, put your observation skills to the test, and examined the role technology plays in documenting evidence.

Now it is your turn to build the skills behind the camera. 📷

NFSTC's Digital Crime Scene Photography course is online, self paced, and offers continuing education credit.

Explore the course:
https://shop.nfstc.fiu.edu/product/digital-crime-scene-photography-ceu/

🔬 Science Serving Justice.

27/08/2026

📸 The camera is only part of the equation.

Better equipment can provide more capabilities, but effective forensic photography still depends on the person behind the camera.

Lighting.

Exposure.

Focus.

Perspective.

Composition.

Understanding how these elements work together helps transform a photograph into meaningful forensic documentation.

Technology is a tool. Knowing how to use it is the skill.

Want to build yours?

NFSTC's Digital Crime Scene Photography course is online, self paced, and offers continuing education credit.

Learn more: https://shop.nfstc.fiu.edu/product/digital-crime-scene-photography-ceu/

🔬 Science Serving Justice.

26/08/2026

📸 Put your forensic photography skills to the test.

Can you spot what could be improved in this evidence photograph? 🔎

Look closely before heading to the comments.

Think about:

Camera angle

Lighting

Scale placement

Composition

Focus

Not every problem in a forensic photograph is immediately obvious. Learning to recognize the details that can affect photographic documentation is part of developing a trained eye.

How many can you spot?

Tell us what you would change in the comments. 👇

🔬 Science Serving Justice.

25/08/2026

📸 Overall. Midrange. Close up.

One scene. Three perspectives. A more complete visual record.

Overall photographs establish the scene and its surroundings.
Midrange photographs show where evidence is located within the scene.
Close up photographs capture the details of individual items of evidence.

Each perspective serves a different purpose, and together they help document the scene in a way that can be understood long after the scene itself is gone.

Want to sharpen your forensic photography skills? 🔎

NFSTC's online Digital Crime Scene Photography course explores the techniques behind effective crime scene documentation and offers continuing education credit.

Learn more: https://shop.nfstc.fiu.edu/product/digital-crime-scene-photography-ceu/

🔬 Science Serving Justice.

24/08/2026

📸 Every detail matters.

A crime scene won't remain unchanged forever. The photographs taken there can preserve a visual record of what investigators observed.

Effective forensic photography is about more than pointing a camera and pressing the shutter. Lighting. Focus. Perspective. Scale. Composition. Sequence. Each decision can affect how clearly evidence and its relationship to the scene are documented.

This week, we're putting forensic photography in focus. 🔎

Follow along as we explore the techniques behind creating accurate, useful forensic photographs and why getting the details right matters.

🔬 Science Serving Justice.