Concerned that developer altered images in The Wet Darkroom: Film, Paper & Chemistry Posted June 10, 2003 I need some advise on the development of some photographs involved in a lawsuit. The state provided me with some pictures from the crime scene involving a car wreck. At the first trial, I noted some marks on the windshield of the car that could have been helpful to the case. I later asked the state for extra copies of the photos. The new copies I received are much brighter and washed out, making it difficult to see the marks on the windshield. I am suspicious that the state, knowing my interest in those marks, purposefully tampered with the development process so as to make it harder to see them. I know that the state had a local one-hour photo shop develop them. My question is, if this was the result of a poorly calibrated machine, what could the developer have done to achieve the above effect? Essentially, I�m going to investigate this, and I�d like to know what sort of things to look for when talking to the developer. Thanks a bunch! - Brad
Concerned that developer altered images
in The Wet Darkroom: Film, Paper & Chemistry
Posted
I need some advise on the development of some photographs involved in
a lawsuit.
The state provided me with some pictures from the crime scene
involving a car wreck. At the first trial, I noted some marks on the
windshield of the car that could have been helpful to the case. I
later asked the state for extra copies of the photos. The new copies
I received are much brighter and washed out, making it difficult to
see the marks on the windshield.
I am suspicious that the state, knowing my interest in those marks,
purposefully tampered with the development process so as to make it
harder to see them. I know that the state had a local one-hour photo
shop develop them.
My question is, if this was the result of a poorly calibrated
machine, what could the developer have done to achieve the above
effect?
Essentially, I�m going to investigate this, and I�d like to know what
sort of things to look for when talking to the developer. Thanks a
bunch!
- Brad