It seems that one needs to be perfectly still to get a good look at trichomes. I looked in the reviews for suggestions, where a couple folks said to cut off a tiny piece of bud. Umm, I don’t want to do that. Any other tips that don’t involve mutilating my plant? LOL.
Perhaps the Microbrite isn’t for me, and maybe a different device, like maybe a simple jeweler’s loope, might be sufficient?
Take 100 pics and two will be clear enough to see 
I’m exaggerating obviously but I get a chair and put it backwards and use the back to help hold it still but you do have to take a shit load of pics to get a few good ones. Remember though the more you handle your buds the more trichomes get damaged and trichomes are your best friends they carry around most of your THC
Yep, like you say. I steadied myself against a wall, several times - nope. And yes, I was very careful to not touch the trichomes. My MicroBrite isn’t attached to a camera. I had a glimpse, enough to see, yup, those are trichomes alight, lol. They first appeared a week ago, so I have time before harvest, but it’s my first grow and I want to see their progress.
I’ve been looking at trichomes for years and I still get happy when I see em starting to form on a new flower 
I bet it never gets old! It’s like magic fairy dust … uhh yeah, it actually sorta is, LOL! I didn’t expect them last week, and so it was so cool to see sparkles near and on the buds.
Welcome @Twelve1! 
Thanks for the tag @pillsbury , yeah I ended up buying one of these
https://www.amazon.com/ITART-Plastic-Flexible-Gooseneck-Universal/dp/B01HTIQD5G?tag=ilovegrowingm-20
And I tighten the clamp (mine is a screw-tighten clamp, not a clip clamp) around the pole of my tent to steady it. It’s not perfect but like @MeEasy said, I do have to take about a dozen shots to get even a half decent one.
It’s tricky but persevere, you’ll get a couple of good ones.
I think an adjustable tripod type stand is your best bet if budget isn’t an issue.
Be sure to post a couple of snaps on here so we can be nosey! 
I just got the same one, and seems i should have gotten something different.
I returned mine back to Amazon, as it was no use to me, and it seemed to require anything be sitting on a flat surface.
What did you end up getting ? A loupe ? Ill prolly keep it in case i can figure a way to use it. Hand AND plant have to be totally, 100% dead still to use obviously. Luckily it was only $12. Not really into having to push it up against the bud site !! Seems no bueno.
Yes, I ended buying a regular $7 60x loupe, one that attaches to a phone, which I can use with or without a phone. It works much better than the microbrite, as far as movement. Yeah, needing to be 100% still was my experience. I considered keeping it, since for still objects it was really cool, and looking at magnified stuff would be a really good stoner activity, lol. I have rocks and crystals that looked really nice under the microbrite. On Amazon, there are reviews with pics of bugs, carpet, etc. Like I said, I almost kept it, lol. Maybe toke and report back on some views. 
Maybe I’ll end up re-buying one, lol.
