Polaroid photos were apparently produced by preexposing the film, since it was noted that he made great efforts to obtain a film pack and spend time with it in private." In a 1984 television interview, Kiyota confessed to fraud. Uri Geller In 1995, famed psychic Uri Geller began to use a 35 mm camera in his performances. The lens cap left on the camera, Geller would take pictures of his forehead and then have the pictures developed. Geller claimed that subsequent images had come directly from his mind. James Randi claimed Geller had performed the trick by using a "handheld optical device" or by taking photographs on already exposed film. References Further reading Hereward Carrington. (1921). The Problems of Psychical Research. Dodd, Mead and Company. External links The Jule Eisenbud Collection on Ted Serios and Thoughtographic Photography, 1931-2001, bulk 1964-1989 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Factual Basis Behind The Ring, Ringworld.com, accessed February 23, 2006 Mind Power or Hoax? Thoughtography, accessed February 24, 2006 Fukurai Institute of Psychology Paranormal hoaxes Paranormal terminology Parapsychology Photography by genre Psychic powers Psychokinesis