To capture an instant on film or sensor with a camera, you usually need a fast shutter. But alternately a flash can be triggered with the scene in the dark and the shutter wide open. It’s this latter ...

Here a student uses a sound trigger to capture a photo as a balloon in the process of ripping apart as it pops. Note, there is a banana floating in space that has only just started falling when the ...

There’s an old joke where you ask someone what’s the most important thing about comedy. When they get to about the word “important,” you interrupt them and say, “Timing!” Perhaps the same thing can be ...