50(ish) Examples Of Breathtaking Fisheye Photography
Fisheye photos are tricky to do well.
Photo by Scott Cromwell
Sure, the super wide angle and curved distortion makes a lot of these pictures look cool. You don’t even need to know much about photography to impress your friends and get a boatload of “likes” on Facebook. But if you want to capture a unique perspective, you’ll need to do your homework. Then, you’ll have to head out the door and practice, practice, practice.
This lens is just a tool, so it won’t take gorgeous photos for you.
But its originality offers a lot of possibilities, too. As more and more people shoot pics with camera phones and add colorful filters with apps, taking photos that stand out is a challenge. So if you can master this unusual lens, you can not only “wow!” your buddies, but you might show someone another way of looking at the world.
Before you get started, though, why not learn (or “steal”) from those who’ve gone before you. Below are 50(ish) examples of fisheye photography that could take your breath away. Or, at least, you might think they’re pretty cool and “like” them on F-book. :)
Steve Angello at Solaris Festival by Tobias Wang
Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque Panorama by Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji
Smoking Jungle by Karim Nafatni
Shanghai at Night by Clemens Geiger
you go where you look by Valentin Kouba
Up and Above by Sebastian Opitz
Paradise Pier Sunset by William McIntosh
contingency by Matthias Koebrich
Milky Way over Jackson Lake by Royce’s NightScapes
Circle of Life by Luke Popwell
Tuscany right ahead! by Allard Schager
Wonders Of The Night by Mike Berenson – Colorado Captures
Triple staircase by Ángel Sánchez García
me and my gitarre by Siegfried Heinrich
Moving staircase by Sus Bogaerts
Keep a tight ass by AG Photographe
Papuma Beach Sunset by Rivan Indra
Morning Reflection by art-ditz photography
Different Way by Alfonso Gómez
Around the World in 80…. MINUTES! by S. S.
Azadi Tower by Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji
the tower by Bildwerker Freiburg
360 Japan with Flo Bastien by Tristan Shu
Caretta caretta by Alp Baranok
Chaos Theory by Allard Schager
Eye of Seljalandsfoss by Pai Shaka
Ground Perspective II by Vadim Za
Kish Island and The Persian Gulf by Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji
Tropical Bride by Eric Cameron
Do any of these shots inspire you to break out your fisheye lens and start shooting?
If so, please share which ones moved you in the comments below. We’d love to hear from you! If you’re fisheye-less and can’t afford a 500$ lens (or even a 15$ knockoff iPhone lens), you can still add fisheye-like filters in Photoshop or Instagram and get started today. Enjoy!
