Forensic Visuals

Forensic Visuals

Confucius is credited with the Chinese saying and truism, that "A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS" many centuries ago. He most likely observed the impact of hand-drawn pictures or the art work in his surroundings. One wonders how he would re-value his observations today when considering visual media of the 21st century.

The human sense of vision is the most sensitive of all the senses. It is now well known to a scientific certainty that Confucius was right. Psychologists have established that in a learning environment the average person retains substantially more when text or dialogue is supported with proper visuals.

In the days of Confucius the emperor's court relied on an artist to draw a picture, the first forensic visual. Many centuries later chemical photography was found to be valuable in law enforcement and a source of forensic visuals acceptable to the courts.

With the advent and growth of digital imaging sciences in the last 20 years the tools to produce and present pictures, using computers have created exceptional means to communicate and educate through the sense of vision.