Fisheye for weddings

Down below Nadine suggested a fisheye lens - this has whetted my curiosity.

Please can people post some shots (preferably full frame) where a fisheye has

been used? I'm looking for creative inspiration!

Bob -

 

Here's my contribution: all 65 guests and the couple at a backyard wedding shot in late July. First shot was off roof with 24-70L; too straight, too plain, too boring.

 

This version was a favorite of the family. A few blinks (in the sunshine, with my fill flash 580 off shoe), but I'll composite a few exposures together for a final.

 

16mm Zenitar (Ukraine) off Eb*y, typically $125-->$185

 

-Mike<div></div>

Full frame ... fisheye.

 

Don't limit this lens to architecture only. It's viable for people as well. I use the canon 15mm on a 5d; the only problem I have with this lens is limiting the number of times I use it!

 

Getting Ready.<div></div>

Same lens and camera... this situation was a Portrait but the lovely stained glass here had the balcony pews within a couple of feet of it at the back of the church balcony; the crowding of the pews absolutely subtracted from the overall scene so out comes the superhero: Fisheye!

 

I laid down on the floor to capture the huge work of art (monster stained glass) with the couple right after the ceremony. Available light.<div></div>

Of course the Fisheye loves Architecture! Same camera, same lens.

 

All these photos are from different weddings this year and I have to hold myself back from using it to much.

 

I really would love to do an entire wedding with a fisheye some day! YIKES!

 

I'm hogging now so will stop ... a final note: the fisheye does wonderful if you want to capture the Reception Location prior to the onslaught of the Celebrating Herd. I've been bold enough to ask all the workers to leave the room just prior to opening up the Reception Room for a photo of the Reception Hall with lights turned up and all the decorations up and ready. It makes a nice photo for the bride and groom so they see what all that money paid for.

 

Sorry for the three posts ... the fisheye works well in many ways and is not really all that limited imo.

 

(Oh, and a cake gets a cool make-over from a fisheye landing on it.)

 

The photo below is of a historical church in southern ohio ... i also laid down on the steps, right at the foot of the lovely doors (with the fisheye), and took a photo of the doors and the ceiling above the doors as well as the clouds passing by: the bride and groom loved it.<div></div>

I like using architecture in the fisheye things to frame things. I also like to use the fisheye to do pictures of room setups.

I do like the look of a fisheye used SOMETIMES. I work at a lab as well and the other day we had a girl in who was nearly in tears because her photog had not gotten a single photo of her and her husband where they weren't distorted. We looked at them and she had used a fisheye n every single portrait, every single group shot. I felt so bad for her I offered her a deal on doing some reshoots if she wanted to (and promised that I didn't even own a fisheye).

I must say that when I lust after a lens purchase this is it.

 

It is on my holiday list!

Santa are you reading?

Brooke

This is from a Sigma 12-24, not really fisheye, but similar, I really want to get a fisheye, for shots just like this at weddings.<div></div>

Interesting story on the bride and tears ... I'll just keep shooting about 5 or so shots with the fisheye for each wedding. Not bad if you have an average of 1000 photos per wedding.

 

No tears is a good thing. lol.

Here are some of mine... my assistant actually grabbed the beach shot while I was using a standard lens.

Oops, I forgot the image.<div></div>

Sorry, nothing to contribute here, but I do have to say thank you.

 

I am a huge fan of my fisheye and seeing some of these shots has inspired me a bit.

 

Kari, I love the one in the SUV.

<p>Stephanie Pletscher writes:</p>

<blockquote><i>I do like the look of a fisheye used SOMETIMES. I work at a lab as well and the other day we had a girl in who was nearly in tears because her photog had not gotten a single photo of her and her husband where they weren't distorted.</i></blockquote>

<p>I agree. Very wide angle lenses are specialty tools -- and the fish-eye is a specialty within the specialty. Personally, I think a very little fish-eye goes a long way. I prefer my Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6.</p>

 

<p>I don't have sixty-seven folks on hand, but I'm taking a test shot that shows, I think, that I could fairly easily get them all -- and with a minimum of distortion. The shot was taken just now from the couch in my living room. You can see my knee at the bottom of the shot. Angle of view from left to right is a good 90 degrees. There is some perspectival distortion: the walls on the left and right seem to be skewed. But I could have reduced that by holding the camera higher when shooting. Keep in mind that there's only about 10 ft between the camera and the fireplace. The advantage of a lens like the Sigma 10-20 is that you can get a lot into a shot without major distortion and yet work in close quarters, as in the dressing room.</p><div></div>

Sorry about the attachment.... I thought I'd downsized it enough and apparently I hadn't.

William--you have to attach a caption of some kind as well.

The fisheye is one of my favorite lenses. A couple of shots with the the canon 15mm fisheye 2.8 on a 5D.<div></div>

Here is another<div></div>

Mary ... I apologize.

 

I posted more than one image (just read the image posting parameters because I see images loaded that are much larger than 100kb, still don't know how others are doing that but anyway...) so please delete my other postings.

From last weekend...<div></div>

Here are my fisheye contributions.. I don't really use it as much now that I have my 16-35 2.8L, but it is a great lens (this one's a Sigma).

 

Jen<div></div>

Here is one inside a church, you have to love the 2.8 aperture

Here is one of my shots :)

 

This is a tradition in Poland. When the bride and groom drive to the church some people eventually block the road. They have to "pay toll" in form of vodka :)