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Questions for a photographic expert

How to formulate questions about a photograph, compositing, metadata, the capture device and image suitability.

Sample questions

Are there signs that the photographic image has been altered?
Does the file contain information about the technical conditions of its creation?
Is the image suitable for answering the question posed?
Are there signs of compositing, retouching or transcoding?
Could the image have been captured using the submitted device?

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.