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    Read more about the article Mists and fog: investigating photography
    Mists and fog: investigating photography

    Mists and fog: investigating photography

    • Post author:ThBoggartW
    • Post published:February 23, 2025
    • Post category:Photography

    One of the most commonly seen image types on ghost investigation websites and social media is that of the ghostly mist...

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    Read more about the article Orbs: investigating photography
    Orbs: investigating photography

    Orbs: investigating photography

    • Post author:ThBoggartW
    • Post published:February 23, 2025
    • Post category:Photography

    The topic of orbs in the paranormal is an interesting one. Orbs are the source of massive disagreement when it comes to collating 'evidence' ...

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    Read more about the article Investigating Photography: sources and further reading
    Investigating photography, sources and links

    Investigating Photography: sources and further reading

    • Post author:ThBoggartW
    • Post published:February 2, 2025
    • Post category:Photography

    This page holds links and titles of useful sources/research for those wanting to look into photography themselves, and understand the processes behind some of the mundane phenomena often mistaken for paranormal phenomena.

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    Read more about the article Software and apps: investigating photography
    Apps and software: investigating photography

    Software and apps: investigating photography

    • Post author:ThBoggartW
    • Post published:January 21, 2025
    • Post category:Photography

    Perhaps the most common 'ghost photograph' that crosses my desk these days is the product of the deliberate use of a ghost app or other software...

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    Read more about the article Smoke: investigating photography
    Smoke and smog: investigating photography

    Smoke: investigating photography

    • Post author:ThBoggartW
    • Post published:January 18, 2025
    • Post category:Photography

    Out of all of the anomalous 'mist' images I've seen over the years, the imagery produced by smoke introduced to a cold damp atmosphere is by far the most evocative and easily prone to pareidolia and very simple imaginative interpretation...

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    Read more about the article Long exposure: investigating photography
    Long exposure: investigating photography

    Long exposure: investigating photography

    • Post author:ThBoggartW
    • Post published:January 18, 2025
    • Post category:Photography

    Long exposure photography lies behind a lot of alleged paranormal imagery seen on the internet today - whether it be deliberate fakery or lack of knowledge on how the camera they're using works...

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