I've read on the Internet- I can't remember which site- that fast shutter speeds are often the best when photographing ghosts. Does anyone else know about this, as the site mentions about how ghosts can move at speeds that are too fast for the human eye to see. Perhaps this accounts for many of the ghosts accidentally captured on film when nothing is seen by the photographer?

Hmmm, I have to say I haven't heard this theory before, but it certainly would make sense.

I know how to fake ghost pictures with a slow shutter speed! (I did that for a media studies project at school once, I got straight A's too!)

I've heard of slow shutter speeds being used to create fake ghost pictures- I can imagine how good (and convincing) the effect would look.

If you were taking pic in low light you would use a wide aperture and fast film, which would allow you to use fast shutter speeds-hope this helps!

Check this out! http://www.ghoststudy.com/photography_class.html

Cheers for the link, mrlee. I took almost a whole film at a church in North Yorkshire last summer. A well-known ghost photo was taken there in the 1960s and it can be seen in the Ghostly Monks thread. I used a fast film, but I was unable to use a fast shutter speed as the church was very dark and there was no lighting. The weather was very overcast as well. The ghost didn't appear on my photo of the same location and it has never been stated that the figure had appeared on anyone else's photos.

Check out the Ghostly Monks thread for a detailed discussion on this fascinating photo. You'll also see my photo of the same spot.

nice page mr.lee, can anyone explain to me what a slow shutter and fast shutter camera is?