Hipstamatic: 100 Photo Apps, Day 50
What I like: As I say in the “Retro Look” chapter of Create Great iPhone Photos, “I have a bunch of junky old cameras inside my iPhone, and I love every one of them.” Which one do I love the most? To be honest, that varies from one day to the next, but Hipstamatic is always a fave. The app turns iPhone photography into an activity that’s partly a game and party a hipster’s fantasy about the cameras of yesteryear. Want more evidence of what it can do? Check out this stop-motion video crafted from 4,000+ Hipstamatic images.
From the app maker:
Digital photography never looked so analog. The Hipstamatic brings back the look, feel, unpredictable beauty, and fun of plastic toy cameras of the past! The Hipstamatic keeps the the quirks of shooting old school but gives you the ability to swap lenses, film, and flash settings all with the swipe of a finger. Features: Swap lenses, flashes, and films for hundreds of different effects. Instantly share your best prints to Facebook, Flickr, and Tumblr. Enter our monthly photo contests to win amazing prizes. Order real analog prints delivered to your door, right from the app. Characterized by vignettes, blurring, over saturation, discolored images, Hipstaprints have a casual and seemingly accidental snapshot feel. The Hipstamatic can be downloaded to any iPhone sporting the 3.1 or beyond software update. For $1.99 you can download the base model Hipstamatic which includes a great set of standard lenses, films, and flashes to get started. Additional camera gear is bundled within the app as “Hipstapaks” and start at 99 cents. Each Hipstapak includes multiple items.
Learn more about my 100 Photo Apps project.
To see all of the apps covered so far, check out the 100 Photo Apps page.
Resources for Hipstamatic
Buy: $1.99 at the App Store
More Hipstamatic images at Really Great iPhone Photos
Website for Hipstamatic
Flickr Group
Hipstamatic on Twitter
Also
- Learn lots more about the iPhone camera and iPhone photography with my book, Create Great iPhone Photos, published by No Starch Press.
- Watch a quick video about iPhone photography and my book.
