FLYIIING!!!

My Mom inspired this shot over the weekend, when she was telling me of similar pictures that she liked. I took it as a challenge to make my Mom happy. :)

The only post-processing done here was to crop the picture and slightly correct colors. Nothing else.

You can produce similar effects with most cameras, but I stacked my chances a little. I used my flashlight to give light to the ball, and my two soft boxes to provide enough light for a tail. Exposure time of 1/20s allowed my secondary light to create that fuzzy effect. Main trick is not to ask Novak Djoković to hit the ball but to gently drop it from a small distance to the soft chair, so the process could be repeated until the shot looks good. Remote control for a camera can help too.

In two and a half weeks I'll get Novak to assist me with this shot.