Impression Photography

[Harald Atta]

Immersionphotography takes us beyond the impression. It shows an understanding of the subject or moment and a respect for it that encourages us to find a more emotionally laden way of depicting it. In immersion photography, we move beyond the salient and look for the story, the mood, the part of it that says speaks to the heart of the viewer.

I travel and I photograph, and for me, creating immersive images is something for which I aim. Immersion asks us to consider the subject, scene or moment for longer than it takes to get an impression. It asks us to lay our hearts out and to let the things that we see make us feel. Sometimes, it means that we must wait and observe until we begin to connect and feel something. At other times, it requires us to risk connecting with events and people, so that we understand the spaces that they inhabit, the lives that they live.

There may be times where it is not possible to show the exact location of an impression with photographs. The impression may be located in an area with no recognizable landmarks nearby, such as in an open area of the desert. In this case the use of a GPS device (to give location) and a compass (to indicate direction the evidence is oriented) may be the only way to document the exact position of the impression. In such a case you could record the GPS information in your notes, and in the photograph of the impression include an arrow that is oriented to indicate north.

Most of the detail recorded in an impression photograph will be visible due to the small shadows that appear within the impression. The existing shadowing from daylight does not always provide the best results. The position of the sun may actually provide the least desirable results. If you settle for the lighting provided by the sun you will usually have poor quality impression photographs. In fact, it is necessary to take several photographs of each impression, with the lighting from different angles, to show all the detail within an impression.

Another lighting technique would be to take a series of photographs with the electronic flash or light source at six different angles. Two photographs would be taken from each of three directions, one with the electronic flash positioned at a 25 degree angle and the other positioned at a 45 degree angle. You will probably want to use a lower angle for impressions in dust and for very shallow impressions, and a higher angle for deep impressions.

When working with a tripod in the snow it is sometimes difficult to steady the tripod when it tends to sink into the snow. Placing computer or audio compact disks under the tripod legs will help stabilize the tripod. This same technique works when using tripods on mud or sand.

Dusty footwear impressions can also be collected with gelatin lifters, static dust lifting materials, and electrostatic dust lifters. Each of these techniques causes the dust to adhere to the lifting medium. Once the dust impression has been lifted, the impression is usually preserved with photography. When photographing a lifted dust impression position the camera with its film plane parallel to the dust impression, place a scale on the same plane as the impression, and photograph with light from a low oblique angle.

The technique for photographing a tire impression is similar to photographing footwear impressions. However, you must photograph tire impressions in enough sections to show one circumference of the tire. Place a long scale or tape measure alongside the tire impression. The numbers on the scale must be large enough to be clearly seen in the photograph. Take three or four overlapping photographs to show enough tire impression for one full circumference of the tire. Do not move the scale while taking the photographs. Later, the series of overlapping photo-graphs can be pieced together by matching the scale in the photographs.

For 34 years Steven Staggs was a forensic photography instructor and trained more than 4,000 crime scene technicians and investigators for police and sheriff departments, district attorney offices, and federal agencies. He was also a guest speaker for investigator associations, appeared as a crime scene investigation expert on Discovery Channel's Unsolved History, and provided consulting to law enforcement agencies.

Steve has extensive experience in crime scene photography and identification. He has testified in superior court concerning his crime scene, evidence, and autopsy photography and has handled high profile cases including a nationally publicized serial homicide case.

Steve is the author of two books on crime scene and evidence photography, the text book Crime Scene and Evidence Photography and the Crime Scene and Evidence Photographer's Guide. The guide is a field handbook for crime scene and evidence photography, which sold over 10,000 copies and has been in use by investigators in more than 2,000 law enforcement agencies.

Steve retired in 2004 after 32 years in law enforcement, but continued to teach forensic photography and crime scene investigations at a university in Southern California. He is the President of Crime Scene Resources and Webmaster of the Crime Scene Investigator Network, the world's most popular Crime Scene Investigation and Forensic Science website (www.crime-scene-investigator.net).

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Product: The Sims 4

Platform:Microsoft XBOX One

Which language are you playing the game in? English

How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)

What is your current game version number? 1.15.2.2300 (64 bit)

What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get Famous, Get Together, City Living, Get To Work, Parenthood, Vampires, Dine Out, Laundry Day Stuff, Cool Kitchen Stuff

Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Start a career as a Style Influencer

What happens when the bug occurs? There are no options for gathering impressions from any of the methods of doing so.

What do you expect to see? The proper moodlet for gathering impressions when I do things that are supposed to gather impressions.

Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.

Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure

I've tried all the ways one is supposed to be able to gather impressions for the style influencer career, and I never get the option or see anything ever about impressions and my style board is useless.

Update: Okay, so I started a new game, and got the sketchpad like I had before, and now it's showing a greyed-out quick sketch impression option that unlocks at lvl 3 stylist. Thanks so much for your help. I guess my save was borked or something. Thanks again.

I can discuss fashion and interview sims. I never get the moodlet no matter what I try though and when I click on the style board I can see all the options but they're grey. There is no take photo for impression option on the phone, nor is there any other mention of gathering impressions when I try the other suggested things. My stylist is only level 1. Does the option pop up later on or something like that?

To gather impressions using photographs, you have to use the phone. Using a regular camera won't work. Go to the Entertainment section on the phone and choose "Photograph Impression". It's not guaranteed that you'll gain an impression moodlet on the first photo, it usually takes a couple of times to get the impression.

Once you have the Style Impression moodlet on your sim you can't get another impression or even see the option to gather an impression until you place it on the style board. The moodlet looks like 3 paint swatches:

Once you have the Impression Moodlet, the work at home task should say you've gathered 1 out of 2 impressions. You can't finish the task or get another impression until you get rid of the impression you have. Click on the style board and choose "Add Impression", that will remove the moodlet and add some swatches to your style board. (Otherwise, you will have to wait for the 4 hour to count down and the moodlet goes away before you can get another one)

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