The contents that make the crime scene in my image are all a compilation of my thoughts on what a crime scene photograph would look like. When I heard crime scene, the first thing I thought was black and white. Every crime photo I’ve ever seen has been in black and white. The photographs presented as evidence in court cases in movies and television shows are black and white. I learned not too long ago in a law class that all photographs presented in a court case before a jury are printed in black and white for a specific reason. The printed documents of a gruesome crime scene could wager the decision of the jurors. Displaying a crime scene in such a vivid and accurate way could evidentially lead the jurors to make their decisions based off the photographs alone rather than all the other evidence at hand. Other than being black and white, I tried to emphasize on the location to make for a good setting. An ideal place where a crime would occur. Crime happens everywhere, on street corners, and alleyways. I choose for my crime scene to be in a shady place. By that I mean a place that you wouldn’t normally take an evening stroll through. The graffiti on the walls and weathered background was a definite plus. It gave the image just a little; but yet significant amount of detail. The last detail I wanted to focus on was the model, or the victim. I had the subject placed in a way so that the viewer could tell that there is a person, or victim lying under the white sheet. It took several different shots and poses to get the victim to the position that I pictured in my head. In postproduction I added a quick two-step layer method to create the caution tape. As an art student I don’t have access to many things such as a crime scene and all the tape that comes with it. In that case I decided to let my creativity flow to create and add the tape manually. The dirty pavement was like the icing on the cupcake that brought all the contents together.
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