Fidget Spinner in Motion - Study w/Flash
For my initial fidget spinner study, I went with natural light and no flash and the result can be seen in the first comment. It was OK, but I wanted to see a bit more of the spinner so I included a flash. I placed the little fidget spinner that measures 2 5/8 inches across on a mirror with a black throw blanket for a backdrop. On-camera Nikon SB900 flash pointed at a white screen off camera right provided nice supplemental bounce lighting in addition to natural light. The exposure, 1/2 second, was set to get a decent amount of blur. The hardest part was spinning the thing and taking my finger off without it moving/sliding so I could keep focus on the insignia. By adding the flash, I was able to get a snapshot of the spinner, a cool reflection in the mirror AND the spinner motion. This worked for me and I was happy with the way it turned out.
Nikon 55mm f/2.8 NIKKOR Micro
Nikon SB 900 Flash w/Natural Sunlight
Macro Mondays Theme - Motion Blur
Fidget Spinner in Motion - Study w/Flash
For my initial fidget spinner study, I went with natural light and no flash and the result can be seen in the first comment. It was OK, but I wanted to see a bit more of the spinner so I included a flash. I placed the little fidget spinner that measures 2 5/8 inches across on a mirror with a black throw blanket for a backdrop. On-camera Nikon SB900 flash pointed at a white screen off camera right provided nice supplemental bounce lighting in addition to natural light. The exposure, 1/2 second, was set to get a decent amount of blur. The hardest part was spinning the thing and taking my finger off without it moving/sliding so I could keep focus on the insignia. By adding the flash, I was able to get a snapshot of the spinner, a cool reflection in the mirror AND the spinner motion. This worked for me and I was happy with the way it turned out.
Nikon 55mm f/2.8 NIKKOR Micro
Nikon SB 900 Flash w/Natural Sunlight
Macro Mondays Theme - Motion Blur