A new take on the age-old saying regarding pictures, the Internet has added a whole new perspective on this phenomenon for investigators. Let’s start with looking at a typical ad in Craigslist, except there’s one thing not typical about this ad: Notice that the picture is crisp, high-quality, and large in size. Craigslist image handling
How to find the location where a picture was taken
Most of the time, there isn’t much information available within the picture itself. However, certain smartphones (iphone) and high-end cameras have GPS built in, and geo-tag pictures. Advanced cameras also store metadata such as the model name, exposure settings, etc. Even without the location information, the EXIF info stored on the image is still useful