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How to prepare photographs for examination

What to provide: the source file, storage medium, device, metadata, screenshots, correspondence, documents and explanations.

What to provide

the source photograph file;
the storage medium and capture device;
information on how the file was obtained;
comparison images;
correspondence or the source of publication;
an investigative order, a court ruling or questions.

Screenshots and files from messaging apps are useful as supplementary materials, but the source file is better for technical analysis.

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.

Type of examination Your name Contact phone number or email * Briefly describe the task * Attach photographs or documents I give consent to the processing of my personal data for the purpose of considering and responding to my enquiry.

How data is processed: Personal Data Processing Policy. Attach only materials relevant to the inspection; obscure unnecessary data about other people.

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For a preliminary assessment, it is better to attach the source file rather than a screenshot or a photograph from a messaging app.

Attachments: up to 10 files of up to 10 MB each, with a maximum combined size of 15 MB. If a file is rejected, the enquiry is not sent.