Investigative Protocol: The Key to Quality Investigations
Always use new, un-expired film: Never finish off a roll of film that has been sitting in your camera, even if it has only been loaded in the camera for a short period. You might wind up with double exposures that look like paranormal evidence. New, un-expired film should be purchased for every investigation. There's nothing worse than taking a hundred or more pictures only to find that none of them develop because the film was expired!
Backup cameras: If you are using any kind of digital camera you should have at least one backup 35mm camera on hand. Digital cameras do not produce negatives. Thus, having a 35mm camera allows you to compare images later and also provides you with at least some negatives.
EVP and Video Protocol:
Ask permission from spirits to speak to them: This is just a matter of common courtesy. If you are trying to capture electronic voice phenomena you're more likely to be successful with a positive attitude.
New Audio and Video Tapes: The same principles that apply to photographic film apply to audio and video. You should always have new tapes when taping. Additionally, when recording evps, you should only tape on one side of the tape to prevent bleeding of sound from the opposite side. Such bleed throughs can sound like evps.
Analyze all evidence via the process of rational deduction: This is a biggin'! Don't just assume anything about what you see or hear. When analyzing the evidence it is imperative that you maintain a healthy balance of skepticism and belief. Thus, you must use a logical system of deduction during analysis. Rule out any possible natural causes before labeling something paranormal. You're credibility depends on it!
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