It’s easy for anyone – even pros – to make mistakes with ghost photos. That includes me. (Yes, really. Even now, it’s far too easy to blunder with ghost photos.) Ghost Photos Mistakes Here are the four biggest mistakes I’ve seen in the field: Thinking everything “weird” in a photo is a ghost. Sometimes, normal…
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Ghost Hunting – Are Videos “Proof”?
Are ghost hunting videos proof of anything? What is “proof” of ghosts? Reality shows have affected standards, and – as I see it – that’s a problem. Of course, networks stopped calling things like Ghost Hunters “reality shows,” and adopted the term “unscripted.” Those shows still led people to expect paranormal investigations to be just…
Ghost Orbs in a 1910 Photo – Paranormal Proof?
Ghost orbs in photos… could a 1910 photo provide evidence they’re real? We can learn a lot from an early 20th century photo of the Custer Battlefield cemetery. But first, this is important if you’re taking photos at haunted sites… Test Your Own Cameras When anyone (including me) assures you that something is true, fact-check…
Ghost Photos – False Anomaly Tests
I used to say that most “ghost orbs” were dust, insects, humidity, or something else Then, a long-time friend challenged me. He insisted that all orbs were ghost photos. After that – for over six years – I tried to create fake convincing “ghost photos.” I wanted to prove I was right. So, I tried to…
Are Ghost Orbs ‘Paranormal’?
Now and then, the word “paranormal” seems to take on a life of its own. In a recent discussion about orbs, a couple of people insisted that orbs aren’t paranormal. Well, I can’t argue with a skeptical critic. He or she has already made up his or her mind. The skeptical critic is usually a…
Ghost Photography 101 – An Overview
Ghost photography is a fascinating subject. Ghost photos are also among the easiest ways for paranormal investigators and ghost hunters to find evidence of hauntings. In the following articles, you’ll learn more about how to take ghost pictures, and what to watch out for. Most of these are excerpts from the first edition of my…