Spirit photography

Spirit photography

Spirit photography is a type of photography whose primary attempt is to capture images of spiritual entities.cite book |title= The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings|last= Ogden|first= Tom|year= 1999|publisher= Alpha Books|isbn= 9780028636597|pages= 107-108|url= http://books.google.com/books?id=CJ3jnDYzTF0C&pg=PA107&dq=%22spirit+photography%22&sig=ACfU3U38YJIiPr9Q8HPkllOLbX-T3yIhCw#PPA108,M1] It was first used by William H. Mumler in the 1860s.

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