SAE Automotive Forensic Photography Class, Peoria, AZ, March 18-20, 2025

Both 1/80 sec, ISO 200 made using Nikon D3s with Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens at 50 mm. Left without polarizer f/14. Right with polarizer f/11.

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SAE will once again be hosting my class C1729 entitled Photography for Accident Reconstruction, Product Liability, and Testing from March 18-20, 2025. This time it will be in Peoria, AZ.

We will start with the basics of camera setup, menus, exposure, and gear (especially flashes, tripods, and polarizers). We will build on that with composition and focusing. There will be plenty of comparison images between bad and good images so we can see how and why images can be improved to show more detail and become more useful.

We will also discuss the special requirements and procedures for macro (close-up) and night photography, along with the importance of proper perspective. Finally, we will review file handling and post-processing.

We will have extended hands-on sessions to apply what we’ve learned to real world situations. As always, I will be bringing additional flashes, tripods, and polarizers for those that don’t have them, or who don’t have good ones, or who want to try new equipment.

Here is a link with more detail and to register: https://www.sae.org/learn/content/c1729/

Please contact me if you have any questions or need further information. Hope to see you there.