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By choosing Brooks Photographic Imaging, LLC, every client will receive comprehensive training based on our instructors' extensive professional work experiences and expertise as seasoned instructors.  

We have received thousands of favorable reviews from students who have attended our courses over the years.

Brooks Photographic Imaging, LLC prides itself in presenting every student with the most personal training experience no matter the skill level.  We are also one of the few training companies that provide all the tools and equipment so we can maximize your limited training time, thus, providing you with the skills you need and use on a daily basis.

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Would you or your agency like to host a class at your facility?  At Brooks Photographic Imaging, LLC we offer special incentives for agencies who wish to host a class at their facility.  Discounts such as free spots in the class and discounts on attendance for the host agencies' employees who attend the class hosted at their facility.

Contact us for details on scheduling a class in your locale and our fee schedule.   

Contact us for details on scheduling a class in your locale and our fee schedule.

Workshop  Schedule &Course Descriptions

Photography Workshops Schedule

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Footwear and Tire Impression Workshops Schedule

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Latent Fingerprint Science Workshops Schedule

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Investigative & Crime Scene I Photography Workshops

Description: This course is designed for the individual who would use their photographic skills on scene.  For example, if you are charged with photographing crime scenes, accidents, or any other scene under investigation, this is the course designed to improve your skills and make you more confident in your abilities as a photographer. 

A variety of photographic assignments will be covered to challenge each student and help prepare them for any situation they may encounter as a crime scene specialist, crime scene investigator, detective, forensic scientist, arson investigator, private investigator, or any imaging specialist involved in investigative photography.

Photographic Assignments include; Stopping Subject & Camera Motion, Controlling Depth of Field, Using an Electronic Flash, Off-Camera Flash for Hidden Objects, Photographing Highly Reflective Evidence, Crime Scene Practical, Footwear & Tire Impression Practical, Creating a Panoramic Photograph of a Crime Scene, Filter Photography for Crime Scenes & Evidence, Photographing Evidence, and Night Photography (Painting with Light, Flash Photography at Night, Photographic VIN Numbers).

Instructor (s):  Michael J. Brooks, Retired Instructor from the FBI Academy (Certified Training Instructor)

                         Sgt. Scott De Broux, Appleton Police Dept., Appleton, WI

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Forensic Photography I Workshop

Description: In this course, students learn the forensic photographic techniques that can be used in a laboratory setting or at the scene of an investigation to include infrared and ultraviolet photography.

A variety of assignments will be covered to challenge each student and help prepare them for any situation they may encounter as a crime scene specialist, crime scene investigator, detective, forensic scientist, arson investigator, private investigator, or anyone involved in investigative photography.

Photographic Assignments include; Stopping Subject & Camera Motion, Controlling Depth of Field, Using an Electronic Flash, Photographing Highly Reflective Evidence, Latent Fingerprints, Questioned Documents (Indented Writing, Matching Edges, Obliterations, Altered Documents, Tool Marks, Footwear & Tire Track Evidence, Tape Lifts, Gel Lifts, & Electro-static Lifts) and Biological Evidence (Blood, Semen, Urine, Saliva)

Instructor (s):  Michael J. Brooks, Retired Instructor from the FBI Academy (Certified Training Instructor)

                         Sgt. Scott De Broux, Appleton Police Dept., Appleton, WI

Forensic Photography II Workshop

Description: In this course, students learn the forensic photographic techniques that can be used in a laboratory setting or at the scene of an investigation to include infrared and ultraviolet photography.

It is highly recommended that attendees take the Forensic Photography I before applying for the Forensic Photography II.

A variety of assignments will be covered to enhance what was learned in the Forensic Photography I course.  The additional assignments will challenge each student and help prepare them for any situation they may encounter as a crime scene specialist, crime scene investigator, detective, forensic scientist, arson investigator, private investigator, or anyone involved in investigative photography.

Photographic Assignments include; Photographing Highly Reflective Evidence, Latent Fingerprints, Questioned Documents (Indented Writing, Matching Edges, Obliterations, Altered Documents, Tool Marks, Footwear & Tire Track Evidence, Tape Lifts, Gel Lifts, & Electro-static Lifts) and Biological Evidence (Blood, Semen, Urine, Saliva)

Instructor (s):  Michael J. Brooks, Retired Instructor from the FBI Academy (Certified Training Instructor)

                         Sgt. Scott De Broux, Appleton Police Dept., Appleton, WI

Recovery of Footwear and Tire Impressions Workshop

This 3-day course is designed for crime scene technicians, criminal investigators, ERT members and others who need to improve their understanding of and learn the recovery techniques for footwear and tire impression evidence.

The course provides extensive information and hands-on experience to assist the attendees in understanding why footwear and tire impression evidence is important, how to recover it, what this information can do to assist the investigation, and the type of examination results that can be expected. Included are demonstrations and hands-on instruction of how to document, photograph and cast impressions, the use of several methods of lifting impressions including electrostatic methods, and the latest methods and formulations for chemically enhancing impressions at both the crime scene and in the laboratory.

Numerous other related topics are also covered, including shoe sizing, blunt force pattern injuries on bodies made by footwear, footwear and tire databases, tire track measurements and barefoot impressions.

Case histories will be used to demonstrate the application of the topics covered in class. In addition, some brief examination exercises will be provided to solidify certain aspects of crime scene recovery and the types of results that can be attained in footwear and tire impression examinations.

Instructor:  Bill Bodziak, Retired Supervisory Special Agent, Certified Footwear & Tire Track Examiner, FBI Laboratory Division