Fisheye

I got this little beauty early last year; it was a late Christmas present from my friend Steven. Definitely one of the best Christmas presents I’ve ever had!

I’d been interested in using a fisheye lens for a long time but had no idea where to start so I ended up looking at a few discussion forums for any helpful tips and suggestions.

I’d heard such mixed reactions online about the Lomography Fisheye One that I wasn’t expecting an amazing first roll of film. But, hey, it’s a learning curve, and you never know what you’re going to end up with unless you experiment.

Lounge on the Farm Festival 2011, Canterbury, Kent.

When I got the first roll back I was stunned. Considering I’d used the first half of the film on a wintry, rainy, overcast and miserable day in London, I was expecting everything to look incredibly drab, dreary and underexposed, but no. I got stuff like this:

The last half of the film was used in my garden when spring sprung (sorry…) and on a beautifully sunny day when I went to visit my little sister in Kingston-Upon-Thames. They looked pretty sweet too:

Needless to say I ignored all the criticism I’d read about the fisheye. I’ve only had a couple of minor hiccups with it and I’ve used it the most out of all my film cameras. This baby has been everywhere with me.

Eventually I’d like to get a Fisheye Two as well (purely so I can do double exposures and use a proper flash) but until then, I’m happy to have this baby as my weapon of choice.

Katy