Court-appointed forensic photographic examination
Examination of photographic images and the technical equipment used to produce them for court proceedings, an investigation, a claim or a report review.
from RUB 70 000
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Forensic photographic examination
Image.
Source data.
Features to be checked.
Examination of photographic images and the technical equipment used to produce them: digital photographs, source files, metadata, signs of compositing, capture conditions and the link between an image and a device.
Before work begins
The source file contains more than the photograph.
Submit the original files and information about the device and how the image was obtained. A forwarded or compressed copy may limit the examination.
Choose questions for the expert ↗About this discipline
Examination of photographic images and technical equipment
Forensic photographic examination is a type of forensic investigation used when facts relevant to a case must be established from a photograph, digital file, storage medium or technical equipment.
Core specialism: examination of photographic images and the technical equipment used to produce them.
The limits of competence must also be considered. Identifying a person by physical appearance usually falls within facial comparison examination rather than forensic photographic examination itself.
Services
Main areas
Examination of photographic images
Analysis of digital and analogue photographs: content, signs of processing, quality, capture conditions and technical file characteristics.
from RUB 50,000
Examination of photographic equipment
Examination of still cameras, video cameras, mobile devices, storage media, files and signs linking an image to technical equipment.
from RUB 80,000
Signs of image compositing, retouching and alteration
Checking photographic material for signs of editing, inserted elements, removal of objects, retouching, transcoding and loss of image integrity.
from RUB 80,000
Photograph metadata and digital traces
Analysis of EXIF, file properties and technical traces of the creation, copying, saving and alteration of a digital image.
from RUB 60,000
Photographic capture conditions and image quality
Examination of lighting, sharpness, scale, perspective, viewing angle, geometric distortion and the photograph's suitability for the questions posed.
from RUB 60,000
Comparison of photographs and their fragments
Comparison of photographic images, areas, objects, details, matching features and differences within the scope of the forensic photographic task.
from RUB 70 000
Review of a forensic photographic examination report
Checking an expert report: competence, questions, methodology, image quality, source files, conclusions and the limits of the examination.
from RUB 50,000
Questions
Typical questions for an expert
- Concerning the image:
Are there signs of alteration, compositing, retouching or loss of integrity in the photograph? - Concerning the file:
What information is contained in the image's metadata and digital traces? - Concerning the device:
Could the image have been produced using the submitted technical equipment? - Concerning quality:
Is the image suitable for answering the questions posed?
Important: messaging apps and social networks often transcode images and remove metadata. It is better to preserve the source file for examination.
Pricing
Indicative costs
| Court-appointed forensic photographic examination | from RUB 70 000 |
| Examination of photographic images | from RUB 50,000 |
| Examination of photographic equipment | from RUB 80,000 |
| Signs of image compositing, retouching and alteration | from RUB 80,000 |
| Photograph metadata and digital traces | from RUB 60,000 |
Articles
Useful materials
What is forensic photographic examination
The tasks addressed by examining photographic images and the technical equipment used to produce them.
Questions for a photographic expert
How to formulate questions about a photograph, compositing, metadata, the capture device and image suitability.
How to prepare photographs for examination
What to provide: the source file, storage medium, device, metadata, screenshots, correspondence, documents and explanations.
Inquiry
Send a photograph or describe the task
You may send the source image, storage medium, capture device, documents, the court's questions or a report for review.
- photographic images;
- photographic equipment;
- metadata and digital traces;
- compositing, retouching, alteration;
- review of an expert report.