How to Take Kirlian Photos

Step 5 Taking the Picture

To take the picture you will need to move your setup into a dark room with a light you can turn on and off with out leaving the equiptment alone. With the lights still on place the page protector on the discharge plate. Whatever the object is that the picture is going to be taken of will need to be set on top of this, so be careful of the size of your object, it it is too large it will just short out. Screw your camera onto the tripod and set the exposure setting to about 8 seconds, also zoom into the object so that the object is centered with about 2-3 inches of room around it. When you are ready to take the picture turn on transformer and turn out the lights. After the lights are off touch the wire (yes you have to hold it, but only use one hand and NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER 1MILLION TIMES NEVER TOUCH THE PLATE WITH THE OTHER HAND, doing so would lead to the transformer shorting out your heart, so be careful.) and hold it on the object. At first you will be freaked out and scream and drop the wire because the sparkes are very lound and bright but after a while you will be used to it. After you are comforatble with the sparks and the lights out with the sparks on start your camera. After the picture is finished unplug the transformer or turn it off FIRST and then turn the lights back on. The best thing you could do is have a flashlight that you can turn on after the picture to see so you won't electricute your self! Another good idea is to have someone help you with starting the camera and plugging in everything and then unpugging it. It is very cool to watch so have fun but be careful please.

Comments

[Noblenutria]

 I see kirlian photography of peoples hands all the time.  How is that possible?  This one would short circuit your heart, as you said.

[lloydrmc]

Hook the HOT wire to the conductive side of ITO glass, or to an electrode immersed in salt water, between two pieces of glass: http://www.rmcybernetics.com/projects/DIY_Devices/homemade_kirlian_photos.htm This is thousands of volts, so you are a good enough ground just standing there.

[natman3400]

That is ether a different type or someone else's hand (Still dangerous, probably kill the hand muscles) or a hand shaped plate. There is a type that only images the electric field you make by existing.