Ghost Picture Videos

From LoveToKnow Paranormal

Capturing ghost picture videos is not an easy task. It takes patience and good knowledge about equipment.

Types of Hauntings

Whenever you're ghost hunting, it’s important to ask the client to carefully detail their experiences. There are essentially three types of hauntings:

  • Intelligent: These are rare and involve a ghost that interacts with people.
  • Residual: These hauntings are like a recording or imprint of a real event from the past.
  • Poltergeist/Demonic: Paranormal investigators usually consider these as darker entities than ghosts whose purpose seems to be to harm or cause mayhem.

Capturing Ghost Picture Videos

Not all ghosts are caught on tape. However, observing a cupboard opening and closing, or a candle moving across a table is just as important as capturing an actual ghost on tape. There are several things to take into consideration when trying to capture ghost activity.

Location

Look around the room and find the best location for your cameras. Cover areas of interest where previous happenings were documented. Take baseline readings of thermal and EMF activity so you can spot any significant changes.

Cameras

There are several cameras that paranormal investigators use when attempting to capture ghost activity:

  • Nightvision/Low-Light/Infrared: This is a very important tool. It works by finding whatever light there is in the room and enhancing it.
  • Thermal: Heat signatures are an integral part of ghost hunting because it’s well documented that when ghosts try to manifest, they draw energy from an area causing a "print" in the form of a dramatic decrease in temperature.
  • Normal: Just running a regular camera without filters can be useful since some spirits appear as shadows that are darker than "dark". Without filters, the camera can capture them as they manifest and move.

Types of Ghosts

What follows are some examples of ghosts that you may find on your ghost picture videos:

  • Full Body Apparition: A full apparition is a full sized translucent human being giving off a soft white glow. These ghosts may also be seen in reflective surfaces like mirrors and windows.
  • Partial Apparition: These are normally found in reflective surfaces. This type of ghost is a lot more prevalent than a full body apparition due to the additional energy needed to appear in full form.
  • Shadow People: Often considered a dark force entity or demonic in nature, these ghosts can take the general shape of a being, but are sometimes seen as a globule of black smoke.
  • Vapor/Mist: These entities appear as mist or fog, but move more intelligently.
  • Vortex/Funnel: This more or less describes the general shape of the entity. Imagine a vapor or mist entity that is able to take shape into something more formed or direct.
  • Orbs: Orbs are the most often documented occurrence in ghost hunting, and probably the most debated. For the most part, the orb has been debunked as nothing more than an energy particle or dust. There is no conclusive evidence that an orb is a spirit of any kind. However, two differences between an orb and a dust particle are that dust has a defined nucleus while an orb is translucent, and dust tends to float while orbs "fly".
  • Energy Rods: These are a fairly new occurrence, and many people don’t really know what to make of them. There is debate that it’s a high speed illuminescent insect of some sort, but these objects have been spotted going through solid material.
  • Swimmers: These are very similar to energy rods, but they have what appear to be fins all around the rod. No one really knows what these things are.

The Art of Debunking

Looking at videos of ghosts, you want some confirmation that what you’re looking at is legitimate. The art of debunking ghost footage takes some skill and a keen eye, but some things are easy for even a novice to spot:

  • Jump/Pause: Look for instances in the footages where it seems to stop for a split second, something happens, and then it begins again. This is a good indicator that someone has paused the tape and then restarted it. In movie terms this is known as "stop motion".
  • Time Stamp: Clever fakers can pull off a stop motion action without it being noticed. The "tell" here can be found in the time stamp on the video. Pay close attention to the time stamp to make sure it doesn’t jump in seconds, such as going from 2:33 to 2:35 in one frame. This is another indication of a pause-and-stop video fake.
  • Reflections: It is important to take note of where every person of your team is located, as well as where reflective surfaces are situated, especially when working with thermal. An instance of a ghost may very well be a teammate being captured in a shiny surface, and reflecting back to the camera. The same thing can apply to shadows on walls when using low-light cameras.
  • Cigarette Smoking: One of the easiest ways to debunk ghost footage is if the person shooting the footage happens to be a smoker. Many don’t even think about it, and will shoot footage while smoking. The smoke will float up past the lens, looking just like mist or vapor.
  • Photoshopping: Many ghost video photographers often like to prove their footage by showing still images. Even a complete beginner in Photoshop can create orbs, shadow people, full body apparitions and everything in between.
  • Objects: No one is perfect, and sometimes thumbs may get in the way while taking a picture. Additionally, the lens cap or strap, a bit of wall, a fence post or other object can inadvertently enter a photo. As the camera attempts to focus, these obstructions blur the image making it appear somewhat translucent.

Have you ever taken any ghost pictures or videos? Share your experiences in the comments section below.

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