Schwang Swag: Taking Photos of Your Dog with a Lomography Fisheye Number 2 Camera

It used to be that taking photos of my pets was just another way to 'use up film'. But now, it seems like our pooches have become the focus of all of our photos.With temperatures soaring into the 40's this weekend, we took our new Lomography Fisheye Number 2 Camera out on our daily walk.

This camera is part of the lomography camera family--a type of 'toy camera' that intentionally uses light leaks and poor construction to create interesting photos. The best part are the surprises where some photos come out looking vintage 70's or have light leaks creating interesting, artistic effects.

These cameras still use film, so there is also the suspense of having to use a whole roll and wait to get them developed. Some of the photos are luck, but there is also a skill to getting a good picture. Most of the time when people first use their lomo camera, they come back with a blank roll. There are minimal settings you have to set for the camera, but we found that we have best luck using the camera in full sunlight, set to the "N" setting. Since the viewfinder is set higher than the actual camera, you also have to remember to set the camera a bit higher than your subject. We're still learning, and we have a couple that turned out like this:

The fisheye is a bit different because it creates a wide-angle to purposely distort your photos. We found this camera at a good price, but I know you can also get a fisheye lens that you add onto your camera. It's fun to take the close-up distorted face photos, but they're also nice for capturing neighborhoods:

And capturing your subject within the neighborhood:

We're still finding new ways to use it, but it has been fun capturing our daily walks in a new way.