What causes "orbs" in photos?

12 years 1 month ago #210831 by My Boo
Can anyone offer a good explanation for those faint white spots ("orbs") that appear in photos? I've been taking notice to them a lot lately when I shoot portraits. It's annoying to always have to clone them out.


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12 years 1 month ago #210834 by Clicky
dust is highly likely... and i would imagine that having more people around creates more "orbs" because there's more movement in the room, which means the air's moving more and kicking up more and more dust. then when people leave i'm sure it takes a while for the dust to settle again. can't say i don't believe in ghosts, but i've never believed people actually catch anything other than dust or other tangible, airborne particles in their photos when they claim to have captured "orbs."


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12 years 1 month ago #210840 by Darrell
:agree:

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12 years 1 month ago #210841 by Henry Peach
Lens flare. Flash lit dust particles.
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12 years 1 month ago #210845 by My Boo
Thanks for the replies, probably in my case it was dust, now looking back to the days the photos were taken.


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