Shazam!
I was so impressed by a Hipstaphoto I saw in December where a photographer had used an Olloclip to capture a snowflake, that I just had to go out and purchase one of my very own.
After the Christmas holidays, they were on major backorder, so I wasn’t expecting my new iPhoneography device until February.
I did a little hop click of my heels when it arrived this week.
Super!
Between moving and the deluge of new projects at work, I haven’t had a bunch of time to play with the glass lenses and ingenious clip for my iPhone.
Yesterday, I sat in the work cafeteria slumped in my chair trying to get in some nutrition, and my eyes landed on this tableau:
Well, the light was nice and the shakers were interesting. So I decided no time like the present.
I dug the Olloclip out of my pocket, slid it on the iPhone, and took some quick snaps.
These aren’t well composed and in some cases, focus is a little wonky.
And yet, I’m deeply impressed.
These three shots were all using the macro lens:
Red pepper flakes. They almost look like jerky. The light streaks are from the sun bouncing off the ridges in the shaker
Pepper that looks like grains of sand.
Take this photo with a grain of salt
So far, I’m digging the Olloclip. I still have to try out the fish eye (though I’m not really a fan of fish eye lenses) and the wide angle. Honestly, I bought the Olloclip for the macro lens, so I expect the other lenses won’t see as much use.
I think the quality of the Olloclip is a bit better than the Macro Cell Lens Band (reviewed here) mainly because it’s made of actual glass and not plastic, but I find the lens band more portable.
Either way, they make delicious looking macro photos. Time to explore!
Happy Friday ya’ll.
It should be noted that I paid for the Olloclip myself and that this review was not solicited, nor was I compensated. I’m just a giddy fangirl and proud of it.
All photos Copyright 2011, Karen Fayeth and subject to the Creative Commons license found on the far right column of this page.
