Kirlian photography is a photography technique that birthed aura photography. In 1939, Semyon Kirlian and Valentina Kirlian found a way to capture images of electrical discharges. They used a photographic plate and a high-voltage source, and with this they created eerie images surrounded by vibrant light. By this new discovery, they came to the conclusion that the light was an aura. Because of this, Kirlian photography is also known as aura photography. It’s often associated with the paranormal.
The way Kirlian photography works is when a photographic plate is connected to a large source of energy, it creates electric coronal discharges (also known as gas discharges). The air is then electrically charged. It will surround an object with something that looks like an aura. So what you see in these photos is electricity reacting to a subject.
Below are some examples of Kirlian photography
The electrical charge released by hands:
Mushrooms, leaves and nature:
From Kirlian photography, aura photography was born, where they use cameras to photography a persons aura:
(See my blog post on aura photography for more information on it)
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