Background correction in forensic photography I. Photography of blood under conditions of non-uniform illumination or variable substrate color - Theoretical aspects and proof of concept

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 593-603

  Wagner, John H ^a   Miskelly, Gordon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Background correction; Blood; Forensic science; Photography

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMERA; CHROMATOPHORE; COLOR; FILTER; FLUORESCENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037630019     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002303     Document Type: Article

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