Seems we might really need Scooby Doo after all… after we featured William Hundley’s “Entoptic Phenomena” photo series in the newsletter, there’s been more ghosts hanging around than Haley Joel Osment would know what to do with.

A few of our readers decided to try Hundley’s “Entoptic Phenomena” trick out for themselves, and we have to say: we’re mightily impressed! Heather took the idea and wore out some kids she was watching over the weekend with it; Lori also tried it out to phenomenal success.

And just in case you’re wanting to try it too, we’ve pulled together some tips just for that:

1. Shoot using a very fast shutter speed (say, 1/640 or 1/800) – for most of these shots that worked out, the shutter was only open for about a thousandth or two of a second (.002 second-ish).
2. If you only have a point-and-shoot, try setting it onto “Sports Mode” – it’s usually set up specifically to take photos of quick action like this.
3. Shoot around noon, so that shadows hit the ground behind the sheet. Sunny days are great for this.
4. Use flexible people – know any dancers or gymnasts? Use them. Drape three-fourths of the sheet over their front, have ‘em grab it from inside, hunch over, and then jump as high as they can. (If they can jump while tucking their knees in, all the better.) Get ready to shoot fast!
5. Try again… and again… and again… Practice makes perfect.

That’s all there is to it, so get out there and start ghost-sleuthing already!

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