Verkkolater in the nineteenth century, as photographs became easy and inexpensive to reproduce as paper prints, the mug shot was used widely in police. Verkkoas paper prints of photographs became cheaper to make, the use of mug shots expanded in the united states and europe. In the 1880s, alphonse. Verkkofrom its humble beginnings in the era of film photography to the modern digital age, the way we capture and store these images has transformed the field of criminal. Verkkomug shots, the criminal identification portrait the use of photography to keep a record of criminals began in the 1840s when police forces. Verkkosubscribers can unlock every article aperture has ever published subscribe now Verkkobertillon invented the familiar ‘mug shot’ format with front and profile views of a criminal’s head and shoulders in 1879. To aid in identification, bertillon. Verkkomug shot, photographic image taken by law enforcement officials during the booking process to be used to identify individuals accused of a crime. Verkkothe pose, framing, and formal conventions of the image are easily recognized throughout the general public. It is an image that is taken to indicate criminality.