Hipstamatic Announces Oggl,
a Community For Creative People to Capture and Curate Their Lives Through Photography

Oggl Connects the Hipstamatic Community Like Never Before; Is a Brand New
Place to Showcase Your Best Photos

Hipstamatic announces Oggl, a community for creative people to capture and curate their lives through photography. Oggl offers a brand new way to experience Hipstamatic’s beautifully crafted filters, and for the first time ever, directly connects the Hipstamatic community and like-minded creatives from around the world.

“From the editorial spreads of Harper’s Bazaar to the cover of TIME magazine to the pages of pages of The New York Times, Hipstamatic photographers have had their work showcased on a global stage, and are ushering in a new era in photography,” said
Lucas Buick, CEO and co-founder, Hipstamatic. “It’s time we created a place designed just for them—to connect, to be inspired, to create—and to continue to define what it means to be a photographer for this generation. This is our vision for Oggl, and we’re just getting started.”

Key Features

Oggl, which will first be available for iPhone owners, is designed around two key features: Capturing and curating photos.

Capture: Oggl is a “capture-first” shooting experience using Hipstamatic’s beautiful lenses and films, and comes with 5 “Favorites” pre-loaded for situational shooting: Landscape, Food, Portrait, Nightlife and Sunset. For the first time ever, edit a photo after it’s taken to experiment with different looks, and “tap to preview” effects before shooting.

Curate: Share your best photos to your Oggl profile to curate your personal story, and the browse the Curated Editorial Feeds, curated by the Hipstamatic team and talented photographers from around the world. With “My Collection,” see your photos showcased next to photos you’ve curated from around the community.

Additional features on Oggl include: Share to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, Tumblr and Flickr, set additional “Favorites” for situational shooting, tag location, and tag other Oggl community members in photos.

Support the Community & Get More Gear

Oggl is an experience designed for capturing and curating beautiful photos, not for showcasing advertising. To support this vision for the community, Oggl is available via two subscription options: Monthly for $0.99 and yearly for $9.99. Each subscription comes with access to Hipstamatic’s entire catalog of current lens and film gear, and guarantees new gear each month.

Availability
In order to make sure Oggl is the most awesome place for our community, invitations will be issued as we build the experience. To request an invitation, visit the Oggl website.

Requirements: Oggl is currently for iPhone owners running iOS 6 and above.

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What’s your take on Hipstamatic’s latest offering? Is the price of the service worth the access to Hipstamatic’s past and future filters? Sound off in the comments below.

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"Hipstamatic Announces Oggl." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

After a false start a couple of week’s ago, the new RetroPak Three for Hipstamatic, featuring four classic lenses and eight films, including the long-awaited re-release of the Nike NSW Always On FreePak is really finally available as an in-app purchase. Really! >>>

RetroPak Three is just $0.99 and available for a very limited time. Don’t delay. Grab this one now! >>>

Originally released in July of 2011, the last time the NSW FreePak was re-released was in late December, 2011. Despite the release of the two previous RetroPaks, this pak has not been included until now.

It features the AO/BW and AO/DLX films, two excellent black & white films with rich saturation, subtle “grain” and high contrast. The pak also included the Hornbecker lens. The pak was originally created in collaboration with Nike Photographer, Chris Hornbecker. It’s the most anticipated release of any Hipstamatic pak to date.

The release of the Nike AO pak make this RetroPak worth the $0.99 alone, not to mention that Hornbecker and AO/DLX are among the best black & white combinations on Hipstamatic, in my opinion.

Here’s everything that’s in the new RetroPak Three, including four classic lenses and eight films from the NSW Always On FreePak, W Mag FreePak, Gangster Squad FreePak, Made In America FreePak, and the Rock The Vote FreePak.

Lenses

Hornbecker
Wonder
Americana
GSQUAD

Films

AO/BW
AO/DLX
W40
Blanko Freedom 13
US1776
GS-0
RTV
RTV Shout!

The RetroPaks are only available for a limited time. Here’s your chance to complete your Hipstamatic lens and film collection. Unfortunately, none of the great Hipstamatic cases are included in this re-release.

If you don’t already have Hipstamatic, the basic app is $1.99 in the App Store. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

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"Hipstamatic RetroPak Three With Nike AO Films and Lens is Available Now… Really!." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

It’s no secret that Hipstamatic app has many thousands of happy users the world over. Many of them however, are a little mystified by some of its features.

The ‘Favourites’ feature is perhaps, the most useful and yet the most under-used of all. Here’s how to get the most out of it. >>>

The idea is that you can save your fave combos to enable quick and easy access. Unfortunately, what often happens is that you end up with so many favourites that it takes just as long to find what you’re looking for. This is often due to not knowing how to delete them.

Here are a few tips on how to use the feature to your best advantage:

To add a Favourite: Tap the star icon under the viewfinder. The current combo setting will appear. To add this combo as a favourite, tap the camera icon and select Save (top right). The camera icon will then go from B&W to colour and a selection of your album pics will be displayed.

To add a different combo: Tap the star icon, select the + icon (top right) then select your preferred lens, film, flash etc. then save

Once you have more than one favourite saved, you can swipe through them and tap to select.

To remove a Favourite: Press and hold the selected combo. Then tap ‘remove favourite’.
At this stage you will also have an option to re-name your combo. This is a useful feature once you know which combo’s suit which situations, naming them according to their best application.

The key to getting the most from this feature is organization. Try alternating a colour combo with a B&W combo so that you don’t have to swipe through too many of one sort to find another. Keep reviewing your chosen combos and delete any that aren’t used often. If you’re off on a photo safari, select a fresh set of combos that are best suited to the subjects and light conditions of the day… six or eight should be plenty at any one time.

Another way of selecting a previously used combo is to select an image in your Hipsta album and tap the cog icon (top left) then choose the camera/star icon (bottom center). This will give you two options: New Favourite or Match Setting. Match setting will instantly change your combo to the one used in your chosen image.

Happy snapping!

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"Firm Favourites: Getting the most out of your Hipstamatic, by Fiona Christian." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

If you’re one of the lucky thousands who grabbed Hipstamatic’s new Silver Lake HipstaPak yesterday when it launched, you’ve got a Hipstamatic rarity not quite as cool as the Nike Always On FreePak, but still pretty cool nonetheless. It looks like Abbie is no more. The actual shipping name of the lens with this pak is now the Mabel Lens. The lens and effect are still the same — only the name has changed.

A lot of us grabbed this pak right away and got the Abbie Lens. It’s since been changed to the new name.

On their Facebook page, Hipstamatic says “Abbie was the internal name for the lens, we slipped and it released before we changed it.”

I like Abbie better than Mabel and even moreso now that she’s another Hipstamatic rarity.

I suspect that if you ever have to delete and reinstall Hipstamatic, the “Abbie” lens will be replaced with the “Mabel” lens. Until then, enjoy your bragging rights.

The new Silver Lake HipstaPak is a $0.99 in-app purchase in Hipstamatic and comes with the very nice Dixie film as well.

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"Hipstamatic 262 Ships With Another Hipstamatic Rarity." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

Start your downloads. After over a week of false starts and hitting refresh in HipstaMart a jillion times, Hipstamatic 262 is finally out now. Included in the update is the long-awaited new Silver Lake HipstaPak, available as an in-app purchase of $0.99. As expected, the Silver Lake HipstaPak includes the new Abbie Mabel Lens and Dixie Film.

The 262 update is light on new features. The main one is the new HipstaPak. I’ve had a chance to shoot a little bit around the house this evening. The Silver lake HipstaPak is definitely one of the better paks. Along with the the excellent Tintype SnapPak, the Haus of Hipstamatic are on a roll.

According to the descriptions, The Abbie Mabel Lens is “inspired by the Wonderful Abigail Spencer, (the) lens adds beautiful light to any situation. The lens washes the image in very warm, yellow tones — almost like one of the “cross process” filters found in some analog photo apps but not as washed out. It’s much better than a sepia.

Hipstamatic Silver Lake. Dixie Film with Jane Lens.

The Dixie Film is described “a light and feathery edge licks the edge of your print like a flame when you use this hip film.” I might have used a different noun in place of the second edge, but no one asked.

The Dixie Film is especially nice. It doesn’t really alter the colors of the image. The frame has subtle rough edges reminiscent of old, hand-developed prints. The edges randomly shift with each exposure. The film randomly adds some great light leaks to the image. In some exposures they are subtle, in others pretty pronounced. The film also adds a touch of noise as well as dust and dirt to the image. The Dixie film is an excellent addition to a Hipstamatic camera bag.

There is no new case which is too bad, really. The artwork for the Silver Lake pak would have made a groovy Hipsta camera skin.

I think this is one of the nicer HipstaPaks and for $0.99 you won’t be disappointed.

The 262 update is available in the App Store now, but the Silver Lake HipstaPak may not be available on all iPhones right this second. Right now, servers are being pounded. We’ve got several iPhones in the house and so far the new pak is only showing up in one. Keep checking back.

This time, it’s really all in the App Store and it’s official. Go! Grab! Now!

According to Life In LoFi reader Allan Bedford, RetroPak Three will be available this weekend at a discounted price. No confirmation as to whether the final release of RP3 will have the sought-after Hornbecker lens and the two AO films from the Always On FreePak.

If you don’t already have Hipstamatic, Hipstamatic is $1.99 and comes nicely equipped with several standard HipstaPaks. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

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Hipstmatic Silver lake detail. Dixie Film showing frame edge, noise and “dirt.”

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UPDATE 01: The Abbie Lens has been renamed by Hipstamatic to the Mabel Lens. =M=

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"Hipstamatic 262 Is Finally Out. So Is Silver Lake HipstaPak!." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

RetroPak Three includes might include the Nike NSW Always On Lens and Films

UPDATE 01: If you weren’t able to grab today’s tease of RetroPak Three, you may have missed your chance for the time being. A “prerelease” of RetroPak Three was inadvertently made available to a small number of users for a short time today. Skip past the jump for more info and an update on the release of this RetroPak. =M=

SXSW in Austin, Texas always means something good from the Haus of Hipstamatic. For 2013, they’ve just released the new RetroPak Three for Hipstamatic, featuring four classic lenses and eight films, including the long-awaited re-release of the Nike NSW Always On FreePak. >>>

UPDATE 01: Many users reported that they were unable to see or download RetroPak Three today. I spoke with Molli Sullivan from Hipstamatic who told me that this “was definitely just a hiccup server-side with Apple and we’re looking into it.” Something is definitely coming from Hipstamatic for everyone. Hopefully, you were one of the lucky ones who were able to grab this re-release early. =M=

Originally released in July of 2011, the last time the NSW FreePak was re-released was in late December, 2011. Despite the release of the two previous RetroPaks, this pak has not been included until now.

It features the AO/BW and AO/DLX films, two excellent black & white films with rich saturation, subtle “grain” and high contrast. The pak also included the Hornbecker lens. The pak was originally created in collaboration with Nike Photographer, Chris Hornbecker. It’s the most anticipated release of any Hipstamatic pak to date.

Here’s everything that’s in the new RetroPak Three, including four classic lenses and eight films from the NSW Always On FreePak, W Mag FreePak, Gangster Squad FreePak, Made In America FreePak, and the Rock The Vote FreePak.

Lenses

Hornbecker
Wonder
Americana
GSQUAD

Films

AO/BW
AO/DLX
W40
Blanko Freedom 13
US1776
GS-0
RTV
RTV Shout!

The RetroPaks are only available for a limited time. Here’s your chance to complete your Hipstamatic lens and film collection. Unfortunately, none of the great Hipstamatic cases are included in this re-release.

The Nike NSW Always On FreePak re-rerelease alone makes this one worth the purchase. Grab this quickly.

RetroPak Three was available today as a $1.99 in-app purchase. Check your in-app Hipstamart as the pak propagates down through the internet. If this pak returns, it’s worth two bucks for the great Nike pak alone.

If you don’t already have Hipstamatic, the basic app is $1.99 in the App Store. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

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Hat tip to Hipstafiend Kim Martino for the heads up on this one.

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"Hipstamatic RetroPak Three Available For a Brief Time Today! UPDATE." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

It’s no secret that I love anything Hipstamatic, including the sibling apps SwankoLab and IncrediBooth. iPhoneographer Fiona Christian recently posted a great tutorial on the Hipstamatic New England Facebook Page as part of the ongoing HIPSTACLASS. In it, she gives a short tutorial on using the photo booth app IncrediBooth to create some very cool and unexpected photos. She’s allowed us to repost it here. Keep reading for more. =M= >>>

HIPSTACLASS 008 – INCREDIBOOTH

005 – SHOOTING TECHNIQUE: The rapid-fire, four image strip was designed for facial portraiture. However, for photographers who think outside the booth, some forethought can produce interesting results. Image order begins from the top of the strip to the bottom, or if you hold the camera sideways, from left to right.

There are some challenges to filming a perfect strip. If you leap from one subject to another, the device may want to auto-focus. The interval between exposures is short; the user may need to practice their timing from leap to leap.

Finally, there have been some bugs observed. First, the device’s camera may freeze, recording an image mid-leap even though the next image had been properly framed by the next exposure. Second, taking multiple strips in rapid succession may create a ‘runaway booth’, where the camera doesn’t stop after four images. This is particularly a problem in the Haus O Haunt and Holidaze Booths.

Random Subjects
From an IncrediBooth in West Sussex UK, United Kingdom
Booth: Incredible Cowboy
Lens: Alfie K
Photo by Fiona Christian

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IncrediBooth is $0.99 and features in-app purchases that are similar to Hipstamatic’s. It’s a Universal app that will run great on both iPhone and iPad. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular. Requires iOS 4.2 or later.

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Fiona Christian Her working career has included such diverse occupations as Photographic Assistant, Graphic Artist, Exhibition Florist, Gilder & Frame Maker and Interior Decorator. Her work has recently been selected to hang in exhibitions as far afield as Las Vegas and Atlanta and has been regularly accepted on the prestigious iPhone art website, P1xels The Art of the iPhone. Her work can be seen on her website, fionachristianiphoneography.com.

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"IncrediBooth Outside the Booth, by Fiona Christian." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

There’s lots of goodness from the The haus of Hipstamatic today. There’s a new Hipstamatic 261 update available for download. Also available is the new Tintype SnapPak, featuring two new films and a new lens.

The new SnapPak is incompatible with all older versions of Hipstamatic. You’ll need to download the 261 update first. It’s a free update for current Hipstamatic owners. Keep reading for more. >>>

The Hipstamatic 261 is mainly a bug-fix update but also adds compatibility for the new SnapPak. There are not other new features.

The new Tintype SnapPak in my opinion is one of the better HipstaPaks to be released in some time. More than just subtle LOMO-style color shifts, the new Tintype lens and films give Hipstaprints an almost late century look — and by late century, I mean the late-1800′s.

Just the new Tinto 1848 Lens.

Although the emphasis of the new pak seems to be ancient black & white prints, the Tinto 1848 Lens is not a black & white filter. The new lens is actually a very cool new addition on its own with some great characteristics. The lens really cranks up the contrast and and gives colors a sweet saturation bump. The lens has a a sweet focal blur and a center focus. It’s not a depth-of-field blur. It’s more like a poorly made optics blur. On its own, the new lens is very nice!

The two new films are where the tintype magic happen. The new D-Type Plate Film is a daguerrotype-inspired black & white film that adds the look, tones, texture and damage of a mid-to-late 1800′s photograph. It’s a great, slightly warm black & white with excellent random damage around the frame. And, Hipstamatic, I see what you did there with the clever Lone Ranger play on words….

The C-Type Plate Film is a cyanotype-inspired film. Not quite a black & white film, not quite a color film. This new film desaturates the photo then adds the look of very old hand-painted tint to the image with great results.

To learn more about the under-the-hood workings of this latest pak, check out this post on blog. hipstamatic.

Whether or not you like the look of ancient tintypes, this is is an excellent SnapPak to download. The new Tinto 1848 Lens is far more versatile than just being the front end to these two films. The two films create great-looking photographs in the style of photography’s early days.

The new Tintype SnapPak is available as a $0.99 in-app purchase in Hipstamatic.

If you don’t already have Hipstamatic, Hipstamatic is normally $1.99, but the base model is on sale right now for only $0.99 for a limited time. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

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Tintype SnapPak D-Type samples

Tintype SnapPak C-Type samples

The new Tinto 1848 lens

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Big tip of the hat to reader Miki Ballard who gave me the heads up on this one today.

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"New Hipstamatic Update and Tintype SnapPak Out Now!." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

Snap Magazine is a beautifully designed publication from the creators of Hipstamatic. More than just a promo piece for their line of apps, Snap Magazine has great content as well and is a very visual piece. The photography is often stunning and, of course, filled with images shot with Hipstamatic. Hipstamatic’s roots as a graphic design studio are very apparent in each issue.

Up till now, Snap has only been available for iPad. It’s now available on iPhone and in your web browser as well, and includes sharing to social networks and zooming.

The full press release follows the jump. Snap Magazine is a free download.

Hipstamatic Brings its iPad Magazine, Snap, to the iPhone and Web

 

Hipstamatic Answers Community Demand by Extending Presence of Magazine;
Adds New Features Including Sharing to Social Networks

November 26, 2012—Today, Hipstamatic is bringing its popular, free iPad magazine, Snap, to iPhone and Web users. Anyone with an iPhone can now download the Snap magazine app, and every issue is available to read in its entirety at Snapm.ag. The Snap iPhone and iPad magazine apps include sharing to Twitter and Facebook, and  Snapm.ag features sharing to Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

“We’re really excited about how our community has embraced Snap,” said Lucas Buick, CEO and co-founder, Hipstamatic. “Bringing Snap to iPhone users, as well as everyone on the Web, means more people see how talented our Hipstamatic community is, and the incredible moments being captured. The creativity of our community continues to floor me every day.”

Snap, which is currently being featured in Apple’s latest iPad billboard campaigns around the world, was launched earlier this year and is a free magazine exploring artists, trends and tastemakers that span industries and mediums, continents and languages, philosophies and backgrounds. Snap is packed with passionate content, and provides Hipstamatic users with an opportunity to have their work featured in a beautiful, cohesive format. The full list of updated features includes:

Snap for iPhone and iPad
Support for zooming
Share your favorite articles to Facebook, Twitter, or via Email/SMS (requires iOS 6)
Archive issues via tap-and-hold
Page flipping performance improvements

Snap for Web
New website where each issue can be read in its entirety
Easy sharing to Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest

Snap’s latest issue, the “Wrap Up” issue, is out now on iPad, iPhone and the Web.

About Snap

With inspiring photography and compelling editorial, Snap is a vibrant way of life. The trends, artists, and tastemakers within its pages span industries and mediums, continents and languages, philosophies and backgrounds. Snap showcases the driving forces behind global culture, and explores provocative new ways to interpret the beauty around us.

About Hipstamatic

Hipstamatic is a photography company aiming to inspire the world to live more beautifully and creatively. Through a variety of offerings, including Hipstamatic, IncrediBooth, SwankoLab for iPhone, and Snap magazine, Hipstamatic encourages its community to tap into their inner artists and use photography as a gateway back to creativity.

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"Snap Magazine by Hipstamatic is Now Available for iPhone and Web Browsers." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

Hipstamatic has released another movie tie-in FreePak today. The Gangster Squad FreePak is available as a free in-app download now. It shoots photos inspired by the aesthetic of Gangster Squad, the forthcoming movie set in the 1940s, starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Sean Penn as notorious mobster Mickey Cohen, with Nick Nolte and Emma Stone.

It’s available for a limited time. You’ve probably already started your download by now, but if you want to see more details, click past the jump. >>>

The new FreePak comes with a new lens, film and case:

• Gsquad Lens: produces vibrant tones with an antique feel
• GS-0 Film: this carefully cropped circular film on warm paper adds a unique emphasis to prints
• Gangster Deco Camera Case: virtual stainless steel case with art deco leather grip.

Even with the film branding, I think the case looks pretty cool. With a faux-metal case and leather-looking trim, it adds the aesthetic of an old 1930′s-40′s film camera. The non-functioning shutter speed adjustments on the lens barrel are a nice touch.

I like the new film and think it’s one of the better ones that Hipstamatic have released in a while. The film adds an old-looking overall yellow cast, making the image feel slightly faded and warm. This new lens reminds me of the limited edition Tejas lens (which I still use often) except with less red.

The new film has a circular frame. I’m not a huge fan of circular frames, but at least the GS-O Film has softer edges than is often found in other apps that add a circular frame.

The new case will be fun. I like how Hipstamatic sometimes break away from the late 70′s plastic mould (sorry… pun intended) and give us some really neat period cases.

Hipstamatic’s Gangster Squad FreePak is available in-app now for a limited time — only until December 5th, so grab it fast. There’s more to this update that we can’t talk about until later today, so check back.

UPDATE 1: Gangster Squad and Hipstamatic Photo Contest

Warner Bros. Pictures and Hipstamatic will host a photo contest to drive excitement for the Gangster Squad FreePak and movie. Beginning today and running for six weeks, Hipstamatic users can download the FreePak, snap photos, and enter a contest from directly within the Hipstamatic app. Photo submissions will be judged by director Ruben Fleischer, and one winner will receive a Canon D Mark III.

UPDATE 2: RetroPaks 1 and 2 are available again for Thanksgiving weekend

Hipstamatic have again opened the vaults. Both RetroPaks are available now for a limited time as an in-app purchase in Hipstamatic. This is a good opportunity to get caught up on most of the previous yet now-deleted Hipsta films, flashes and lenses.

If you don’t already have it, Hipstamatic is $1.99 for the base configuration. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation) and iPad Wi-Fi + 4G. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

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"Gangster Squad FreePak Now Available in Hipstamatic! (UPDATE)." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

Several days ago, we found out that iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 broke Hipstamatic. A new update was promised soon. The Hipstamatic 260 update was released today — soon, as promised. It’s more than just a bug fix update. The 260 comes with several cool new features in addition to “Bug fixes and performance improvements”, including the new Rock The Vote FreePak.

Most importantly (and not specifically mentioned in the App Store description), the bug introduced with Hipstamatic on the iPhone 5 has been fixed. Hipstamatic once again saves images up to 2448×2448 pixels.

The 260 update is now iPhone 5 optimized. The revised user interface fills the larger screen of the 5 quite nicely. Not in the App Store description, but the new UI also has a slightly larger and more square viewfinder. Hipstamatic has never been about precise onscreen framing, but the new, larger viewfinder should offer a tiny improvement while still maintaining the point-and-shoot spirit of the app.

The flash button has been improved as well and works more intuitively. The neutral position is now centered. A jog to the left arms the app’s software flash. A jog to the right arms the iPhone’s hardware flash (on equipped devices).

Hipstamatic 260 comes with a new “Rock The Vote” FreePak, which I strongly suspect will only be available for a limited time. The pak comes with two new films and a new case. The RTV Film adds boldness and saturation along with a hand-drawn style frame. The RTV Shout! Film adds callouts to the print, such as “We will be counted” and “We will vote”. The callouts are randomized. RTV Shout is a novelty film that may find its way out of mothballs every couple of years or so. The bold look of RTV isn’t outstanding, but the frame is an interesting addition to the Hipstamatic camera bag.

Hipstamtic 260 comes with a new Multiple Exposure kit for $0.99 in-app purchase. It adds a new slider to the back of the Hipstamatic case and enables you to layer two exposures in Hipstamatic. The feature is easy to use. You can re-enable the slider to add even more exposures.

Prints and Stacks view has been revamped with support for portrait as well as landscape orientations (requires iOS 6).

One other undocumented addition…. Hipstamatic 260 requires iOS 5.0 or newer and no longer supports iOS 4.x or older.

A lot of us would have been happy with a Hipstamatic update that simply fixed the iPhone 5 issues. Instead, they released what I consider to be a good update with plenty of new, well-done features.

If you just got a new iPhone 5 from another brand of smartphone, I highly recommend Hipstamatic. It’s got a unique set of effects that no other app has matched. It also has great Instagram integration.

Hipstamatic is $1.99 for the base configuration. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation) and iPad Wi-Fi + 4G. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

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Hipstamatic RTV Film

Hipstamatic RTV Shout Film (sorry for the black T-Shirt)

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"Hipstamatic 260 released with a bunch of new features!." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

While overall the experience with the iPhone 5 is a trouble-free upgrade, users are reporting that the 5 breaks Hipstamatic 256. When opening on your new iPhone 5, the popular app now only has two resolution settings and High only saves at 1200×1200. There’s no middle position.

This appears to be an iPhone 5 issue and not an iOS 6 issue as everything works fine on my iPhone 4.

According to AllanB, Hipstamatic’s Community Support Ambassador, ‘The fix is happening as fast as possible. The team was made aware of this as soon as it was reported and they’re going to get it resolved ASAP.”

This happened with last year’s iPhone 4S launch as well and a fix was released pretty quickly. In the mean time, enjoy the genuinely retro Hipstamatic experience. It seems the iPhone 5 turns the Hipstamatic 256 into an experience similar to the original Hipstamatic 100. With a much better camera, of course….

Watch this space. We’ll keep you alerted when the new update goes live.

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Big thanks to Miki Ballard for the heads up on this one.

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"Fix for Hipstamatic and iPhone 5 is coming soon." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

When Hipstamatic Company’s SwankoLab update was released this week, it added several new “chemical” effects and features to the app. Many users also noticed that Fantabra Warm, one of the more popular effects from the previous versions, had gone missing. Many questioned if this was by design or a glitch.

I just heard from the app’s developer, Hipstamatic. Turns out it was a glitch.

Molli Sullivan from Hipstamatic says, “We noticed there’s been a lot of chatter about the Fantabra Warm chemical being missing. There is a small glitch, but we promise to fix it.”

Molli goes on to say that it should be fixed fairly soon, most likely within a month, if not sooner. She also says that there is another update planned for next month with more chemicals.

I’m really liking the new SwankoLab update. If you don’t have it yet, it’s $1.99 in the App Store. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

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"Fantabria Magical Warm to return in a SwankoLab update." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

SwankoLab
Version reviewed: 1.3
Price: $1.99

Bottom Line: I like it a lot. New features and tweaks make this update a good one. It’s stable and brings the app up to spec with the latest iOS devices.

It’s been over 100 weeks between updates. That’s two Super Bowls. The new SwankoLab update is finally here.

There are several new filters — chemicals in SwankoSpeak, stability updates. It’s an excellent dot oh update. More importantly, it shows Hipstamatic Company’s renewed commitment to the app. Read on for all the info on the update, including a few things not in the App Store description. >>>

SwankloLab is Hipstamatic Company’s “handheld darkroom kit” for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It features a darkroom-type user interface, complete with “developer”, “fix”, and other “chemistry.” It’s possible to get many of Hipstamatic’s early effects using SwankoLab.

SwankoLab gets four new effects in the Chemical Lab. Rockin’ Robin Color Booster really jacks up color saturation and contrast. Haze adds a little soft focus around the edges of the frame. Insty-Tex Cool adds a random hotspot in the center of the image while slightly enhancing the saturation around the edges. Queen’s Vignette – Black adds a very subtle vignette around the frame edges. If you already have Uncle Stu’s Supply Catalog, you’ll be happy with the new effects.

SwankLab sreenshots, indication the tap-and-hold preview (right)

Effects are much easier to preview. Combined effects now preview onscreen. You can also tap-and-hold to preview a chemical before pouring it. Both features are great in that they take a lot of the guesswork out of using the app and make applying the effects less random. You can still save and name your favorite “chemical” combinations for later use — always a great feature of this app.

The quality of the effects is still classic Hipstamatic-great. I love the look and quality of the effects rendered with both apps. The looks of the new effects fit right in with the old ones. In fact, the new chemicals show up in their logical sequence in the chemical rack, not chronologically tacked to the end of it.

SwankoLab now supports the full 8 MP resolution of the iPhone 4S and does so without presenting the warning screen the previous version did. In my tests, image after image processed without a hitch. The app was very stable for me. Unfortunately, it still does not support most EXIF data and it strips Geotag location data from an image.

SwankoLab has a new Hipstamatic-style shopping cart. Previously, the effects were under one listing for Uncle Stu’s Supply Catalog. In the new version, they are still all available for $1.99, but now each add-on effect has its own listing in the shopping cart.

In addition to importing images, SwankoLab now let you capture images in app with Apple’s camera APIs.

Finally, SwankoLab now requires iOS 5.0 or newer. Owners of older iPhones still running iOS 4 are out of luck on this update.

The new shopping cart contains several items that are marked “Coming Soon”. I’m excited that Hipstamatic are developing SwankoLab again. I’m more excited about the clues that indicate it’ll be a lot sooner than 100 weeks before our next update.

One of the biggest complaints I hear about Hipstamatic is its lack of ability to import images to process with its great, unique effects. SwankoLab goes a long way to address that issue and with its mix of chemicals actually gives you greater control, variation and possibilities than Hipstamatic can.

The new SwankoLab update is late, but it’s a good one. More importantly, it points to future updates, improvements and new features at a more rapid pace than we’ve seen previously with the app. I’m glad SwankoLab is back and updated. Uncle Stu has been busy cookin’. Here’s hoping he’s got a few more surprises for us.

SwankoLab is $1.99 for the stock version. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

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"Photo App Review: SwankoLab finally gets an update!." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

SwankoLab update coming soon?

If you’re not familiar with SwankoLab, it’s a “handheld darkroom kit” for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch as only the Hipstamatic folks can do. It features a darkroom-type user interface, complete with “developer”, “fix”, and other “chemistry.” Made by the same developers of Hipstamatic, it’s possible to get many of that app’s early effects using SwankoLab.

But SwankoLab hasn’t been updated since version 1.1 back on October 6, 2010 — over 100 weeks ago. Do recent rumblings on SwankoLab’s Facebook page mean that the long-awaited update might finally be happening?

One of the bigger complaints about Hipstamatic is its lack of ability to import images to process. SwankoLab was created as a way to address that issue (sort of). It allows to you mix and match “chemistry” to recreate some of Hipstamatic’s classic looks as well as create unique combinations.

Like Hipstamatic, it comes nicely stocked with effects in its standard configuration. Since its introduction, you’ve been able to purchase the Uncl Stu’s Supply Catalog. It includes nine additional darkroom chemicals for a one-time subscription fee of $1.99. The purchase was supposed to add more effects to the subscription with each update, included free for all subscribers. Since plunking down my $1.99, there have been only two updates to the app and only one new chemical.

After trimming staff recently and promising to “refocus”, SwankoLab may finally be getting the attention it deserves. It the past few weeks, the SwankoLab Facebook page has gotten three new cover photos, including the teaser shown above.

It looks like from a recent post in SwankoLab’s help forums that a new version is at least in beta.

AllanB (Community Support Ambassador) writes:
I accidentally posted pictures of the wrong version of SwankoLab. Sorry for any confusion!! I’ve got a test copy on my phone and didn’t mean to confuse you with pictures of a different version.

When asked when the new version should be out, the answer was “Not sure of the date yet, but it should be soon. ” It looks like the app is getting a Hipstamatic-style shopping cart. No other details were given.

SwankoLab currently saves images up to 7 MP — that’s 3055×2291 px. That’s still pretty good, but I suspect one of the first things to look for in an update is full 8 MP device resolution support.

I’m looking forward to a new SwankoLab update. I think it’ll happen sooner rather than whenever. Here’s hoping Uncle Stu is cooking up something worth the wait.

The app is currently $1.99. This version is still old iPhone friendly and will run on any iPhone using iOS 3.0 or newer. If you’re still shooting with an old 3G, grab this one now. I suspect old iPhone support goes away in a new update as well.

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"Is something finally cooking in the SwankoLab?." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

Today, Lucas Buick, CEO and Co-Founder of Hipstamatic, has responded on the Hipstamatic blog. Read his post in its entirety after the jump along with my thoughts on this situation.

The bottom line? Don’t panic. I don’t think Hipstamatic is going anywhere.

Here’s Lucas Buick’s response:

Letting people go is never an easy decision. Yesterday’s reduction in staff was the result of endless discussion and debate about what we want our company to look like in the future. It was in no way a reflection of the work ethic or talent of those no longer with us.

Over the last year we simply lost our focus. Art and creativity were no longer the center of what we did. Hipstamatic was founded as a lifestyle and culture brand that happened to make software. We aren’t a typical software company, and our inability to scale and ship became clear.

Some might view it as a setback for the company, however, it likely wasn’t. We’ve shipped very little in the past 9 months, but by streamlining our organizational structure, we are planning to ship more products and updates in the next few months as we reset and rebuild our team.

Our biggest product launch this year has been an iPad magazine called Snap, which has been extremely well received and already has over 100,000 subscribers. We are excited to ship the September issue in the coming weeks.

Moving forward, Hipstamatic will also continue to make awesome photo apps for mobile devices. We have high expectations for the type of company we want to build.  Today we will be back to work making products that inspire people to take their creativity to the next level.

Productivity will not be stopping anytime soon around here. We are all excited to focus on what we are passionate about and what made us successful in the first place.

Lucas Allen Buick
CEO & Co-Founder, Hipstamatic

(reposted from Behind the Scenes Of Hipstaland blog)

I have no inside information on this, so just take this as the hunches that they are.

I’m not too worried about Hipstamatic. When I first met Lucas and Ryan in their Chicago office a couple of years ago, there were about 6 total employees working with Synthetic. It was a young, lean and agile company then. In February 2010, Hipstamatic were cranking out cool updates at a pretty good rate. I think this is simply an adjustment to streamline operations, get back to “fighting weight” and trim some of the excess they’ve gathered since then.

I think the publicity is more of a case of sensationalizing this story where there isn’t really much of one. Headline grabbing, as they say. Granted, layoffs suck, but reading the TechCrunch article can lead you to believe that Ryan Dorshurst is shopping at Home Depot for chains and a padlock right this minute to bolt the doors. I don’t think so.

I think Hipstamatic Disposable app was requiring far more financial, creative and engineering resources than the the monetary return justified. I think it was a good idea to pull the plug on the app. I’d have been more worried about the company if they hadn’t cut their losses there.

This to me looks more like a case of “Let’s pounce on Hipstamatic”, who used to be the darling of tech and social media. It’s the same treatment Apple gets when they appear to misstep or when the price of the stock falls more than a dollar a share. Hipstamatic used to be synonymous with iPhone photography to many. It was an awesome gateway app. I think Instagram wears that mantle now and has now become synonymous with iPhone photography to outsiders. Sad, really. It’s an inferior app visually. But it’s free.

Hipstamatic Company is projected to earn $22 million dollars this year — a buck or two at a time from Hipstafiends like you and me. That’s double what they earned last year. They are one of the App Store’s biggest, highest profile success stories. Hipstamatic Company build and maintain excellent partnerships with high-visibility companies, organizations, publications and events.

If you’re worried that Hipstamatic are going away, don’t for now. I truly think this is an opportunity for Hipstamatic and company to refocus. I’m going out on a limb, but I have a hunch that Hipstamatic will be around for a while yet.

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I may sound a little Pollyanna-ish about Hipstamatic. What are your thoughts? Do you think this is overblown or is this the fall of Hipstamatic? Sound off in the comments below.

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"Link: Hipstamatic – Moving Forward." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

Hipstamatic and W Magazine announce the launch of a new, limited edition FreePak. The new WMag FreePak is the first-ever magazine-inspired lens, film and virtual camera case created by Hipstamatic and extends the app’s reach into more traditional forms of publication.

The new pak is available now as a free download in-app. It’s available for a limited time only — about six weeks through September 30 — so grab this new pak while you can. This is a very pleasant Tuesday night surprise.

The new FreePak consists of a new lens, film and commemorative “case.” The new lens and film give images a distinctive, very desaturated, yet high contrast look. To me, the new pak is almost a ‘Through the Viewfinder’ look without the targets, dust, and aberrations of a TtV effect. See the sample images below for a couple of shots of the new lens and film in action (sorry they’re not the greatest, but it’s late night here), as well as reference shots taken with Apple’s Camera app.

Also, Beginning August 21st, Hipstamatic users can snap photos with the WMag FreePak and enter a contest for a chance to have their work showcased at a month-long, W-curated exhibition at the Ace Hotel in New York City. W Magazine will also select one overall winner who will get to shoot a photo story for wmagazine.com, introducing their work to millions of fashion influencers. Pretty cool.

“Hipstamatic has already been embraced by professional photographers across a variety of industries, including fashion. Through this partnership, Hipstamatic hopes to surface the next generation of fashion photographers, and elevate the conversation around advancements in mobile photography, ” says Molli Sullivan, Hipstamatic’s Director of Communication.

The WMag FreePak is live now in the app’s Hipstamart. Grab it quickly before it goes into the vault.

Hipstamatic’s Wonder lens and W40 film.

Original subject shot with Camera app

Hipstmatic’s new WMag FreePak

Original subject shot with Camera app

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Here’s the entire press release from W Magazine and Hipstamatic:

W MAGAZINE AND HIPSTAMATIC PARTNER TO LAUNCH THE FIRST-EVER MAGAZINE-INSPIRED LENS

Expanding on W’s rich heritage of fashion photography, this partnership aims to identify a new generation of social photographers through user-generated photo contest and exhibition

W Magazine announces the launch of the WMag FreePak, the first-ever magazine-inspired lens, film and virtual camera case created by Hipstamatic, makers of the Hipstamatic iPhone camera app. The WMag FreekPak is free for Hipstamatic users for a six week period beginning today, and is inspired by W’s editors and content from the magazine’s September fall Fashion issue, on newsstands August 21st.

In celebration of W’s 40th anniversary year, this first-to-market partnership expands on W’s rich heritage of fashion photography and aims to identify a new generation of social photographers.  “During its 40 year existence, W has been a breeding ground for some of the industry’s most world-renowned fashion photographers including, Steven Klein, Mert and Marcus, and Mario Sorrenti, among others.  The WMag FreePak allows our brand to continue with this tradition of identifying and fostering talent but in a truly digital and social way,” said Caroline Wolff, W’s Photography Director. “Hipstamatic’s users are high quality content creators, attune with the latest trends in photography and fashion— we can’t wait to see what will undoubtedly be some amazing photos snapped with the WMag FreePak.”

Beginning August 21st and running for six weeks, the WMag FreePak will serve as the anchor to a photo contest users can enter through the Hipstamatic app. Each week, the top contest images will be showcased on W Magazine’s Facebook page  [http://www.facebook.com/wmagazine], to encourage other W fans to snap and submit their best photos taken with the W-inspired lens and film. Ultimately, winners of the contest will have a chance to be featured on www.wmagazine.com and at a month-long W-curated exhibition alongside photos taken by W Magazine’s editors, contributors and global network of street style photographers.

On October 15th, the top ten popular vote winners will be announced on www.wmagazine.com and on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/wmagazine].  A selection of contest entries will be featured in the month-long gallery exhibition at the Ace Hotel in New York City. At the opening night party for the exhibition, which will be co-hosted by W Magazine and Hipstamatic, W Magazine’s editorial team will announce its top five “best-in-show” photographers, and the winner who will shoot a story for wmagazine.com.

“When it comes to fashion photography, we can’t think of a better brand to partner with than W Magazine,” said Lucas Buick, CEO and co-founder, Hipstamatic. “W Magazine continues to raise the bar for editorial fashion spreads, blurring the lines between photography and art, which makes them the perfect match for a creative collaboration such as this. We’re excited to help them unearth and inspire the next generation of fashion photographers with Hipstamatic.”

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"Hipstamatic and W Magazine launch the WMag FreePak." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

If you already have Hipstamatic D-Series, or Hipstamatic Disposable, read past the jump for what to expect in the short term from the app. >>>

If you already own the Hipstamatic D-Series, you’ll still be able to use the app. For anyone else, the app is no longer available for download. The unlimited film paks are still available for sale in-app now. The limited-use paks have been unavailable for a few weeks.

The developers will also provide a workaround for people who have already downloaded Hipsta D and somehow lost it or deleted it from their device. Watch this blog. We’ll keep you posted when these workarounds are announced.

UPDATE 01: If you reinstall the app, don’t expect your previous shared cameras and albums to come back as well. Life In LoFi’s Steven Thomas let me know that he reinstalled Hipstamatic D on his device and all of his previous shared cameras were gone.

HipstaPaks come and go and come again, making them fairly sought after by those who don’t have them. And like Star Trek, nothing seems to stay dead permanently in HipstaLand. I suspect, however, that this is pretty final and the Hipstamatic D-Series may well end up being another digital curio in the history of iPhoneography.

The Hipstamatic Disposable page is still up for now, but the iTunes link no longer works. The page is now an interesting tribute.

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"Hipstamatic Disposable: More info for current owners." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

The original Hipstamatic 100 on an original iPhone 2G

Life In LoFi has pretty much covered Hipstamatic since Day 1. In my original review, I said “It’s a fun camera to shoot with. It just feels analog. It’s the experience of an old camera shooting within an iPhone and I like it a lot. There are other camera apps that do this, but the experience isn’t as authentic for me.” I still feel that no other camera app comes as close to fully recreating the analog retro camera experience.

Click past the jump for more and for a cool link as well. >>>

I was even able to get an interview with Lucas Buick and Ryan Dorshurst, Hipstamatics developers, when Hipstamania was in its infancy.  The interview was mostly about Hipstamatic and it’s brilliant (but fictional) backstory. Since then, several other stories have appeared in the media from time to time about the story of Lucas and Ryan and the early days of Hipstamatic.

The best “history” I’ve read yet was recently published by the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Written by Julio Ojeda-Zapata, the story covers in about the best detail I’ve seen, the history of the very early days of Hipstamatic, including the impetus for developing the app as well as how they finished the app in their Lowertown office without any power. There’s also a great photo of some of Ryan’s original whiteboard sketches of the app. That alone makes it worth the read for any Hipsta-lover.

Hipstamatic has spent most of its release in the Top 10 of the Photo section in the App Store. I think deservedly so. Many of its effects are rich, colorful and lush. No other photo app comes close to recreating many of Hipstamatic’s signature effects.

Click here to read “In a sea of photo apps, St. Paul-born Hipstamatic thrives in San Francisco” on TwinCities.com. It’s a great look into the real history of this hallmark photo app.

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"Cool Link: In a sea of photo apps, Hipstamatic thrives in San Francisco." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

… and it’s on sale now for half off for the July 4th holiday!

The new Hipstamatic 255 update has just hit the App Store. It’s a pretty nice update, too, with plenty of new features including Volume Shutter, a new standard lens and a new standard film. Hipstamatic also just dinged me for another $0.99 — this update comes with the new Portrait SnapPak, featuring the Foxy Lens and the Sugar Film. If you’ve been waiting for new Hipstamatic gear, this update delivers in droves.

I like the new Jane lens with its desaturated effect and quite a bit of sepia. It’s a nice lens, as the amount of sepia is fairly subtle and doesn’t make the image look ancient. The new Ina’s 82 film is a good-looking, fairly straightforward textured border that doesn’t seem to otherwise effect the image.

The new Foxy lens helps improve skintones by adding overall warmth — just a touch of yellow and red — to the image. The new Sugar film adds a simple, thin, soft focus black edge to the image. It also does not otherwise effect the image. The new Portrait SnapPak is definitely good for helping portraits. It’ll also give you fairly unprocessed images while compensating for the overall blues and coolness of the iPhone’s camera. Playing around with various films, the Foxy lens could be interesting. If you were expecting a new super retro lens a la John S or Helga Viking, this isn’t it.

Dual-Landscape Mode and Volume Shutter in Hipstamatic 255

Also, with this update, Hipstamatic now shoots in either landscape position. While this doesn’t make the app left-handed, at least it lets you put the iPhone’s Home button on the left side, if you want.

UPDATE 01: As reader Demétrius Daffara pointed out in the comments below, one of the new features of the 255 (and it’s undocumented) is that Hipstamatic now has Volume Shutter. You can now use the Volume + blutton on the iPhone to snap a photo in Hipstamatic, making the new dual landscape mode that much cooler!

Here’s What’s New in Hipstamatic Version 255

NEW FEATURES

•  New free lens: Jane
•  New free film: Ina’s 1982
•  New Portrait SnapPak, for amazing beauty shots
•  Redesigned Recent Prints layout, with more HipstaPrint goodness in every pixel
•  Add Place tags to your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram uploads
•  Post your HipstaPrints to your Facebook Timeline, and see awesome information about the lenses and films you use the most
•  Supports both landscape orientations for greater shooting ease

RETRO WEEKEND IS BACK!

•  RetroPak One, including the Savador 84 lens, is available
•  RetroPak Two, including the Jolly Rainbo flash, is available

BUG FIXES / PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

•  Faster scrolling performance in Recent Prints
•  Fixes bugs that could cause crashes during processing

Overall, this is one of Hipstamatic’s bigger, better recent updates. Start your downloads….

The 255 is a free update for all current Hipstamatic owners. Otherwise, Hipstamatic is normally $1.99, but the base model is on sale right now for only $0.99 for a limited time. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation) and iPad Wi-Fi + 4G.Requires iOS 4.2 or later.

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"Hipstamatic 255 is out now. New free lens. New free film….." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

The Hipstamatic 252 update is available for download now in App Store. It’s light on exciting new features and paks, but this update features another chance to catch up on one of Hipstamatic’ deleted HipstaPaks. Hipsta completists may like that the entire Wicker Park Pak is available once again through this weekend.

The Wicker Park HipstaPak contains the Lucas AB2 lens and the Jolly Rainbo 2X flash, which have been made available again during the RetroPak releases. It also contains the woody Damen Camera Case.

The Hipstamatic 252 update also features Hipsta’s first now pak that doesn’t feature an new film or flash. For a buck, the new Poptone CasePak gives you five new camera “cases”. The new cases are brightly colored in green, purple, red, teal, yellow. Nothing fancy — just the basic case in different colors.

It’s no secret that I love Hipstamatic, but for me the most exciting part about this update are the bug fixes and stability improvements. I have plenty of other Hipsta cases that are much more fun and visually interesting. Again, the Wicker Park re-release may be of interest for Hipstas who want to complete their Hipstamatic collection outside of the limits of the RetroPak re-releases.

The basic Hipstamatic gear is $1.99. There are many in-app purchases to round out the app. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation) and iPad Wi-Fi + 4G.Requires iOS 4.2 or later.

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"Hipstamatic 252 is a minor update, but Wicker Park Pak is back for the weekend." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

Hipstamatic have announced on their Facebook page news of a new update today. The new features greatly expand the sharing capabilities of Hipstamatic and let users tag Facebook friends and upload to multiple networks simultaneously — including Instagram.

More info after the jump. >>>

A scoop on the Fast Company website has more details of the new partnership between two of the most popular photo apps available on iPhone.

“Hipstamatic is set to unveil a partnership with Instagram that allows photos taken on the camera app, which enables users to snap professional-looking pictures with stylized films and vintage-era lenses, to be ported directly into Instagram’s network with just one click. It represents the first time Instagram has opened up this platform API to third parties, and marks a move toward letting photos freely flow into Instagram’s network from outside sources. “When we launched, it was all about Facebook and Flickr and Twitter, and now we’re seeing a huge shift in our user base toward Instagram,” says Hipstamatic cofounder and CEO Lucas Buick. “We’ve never been a social networking company, but we clearly benefit from social networks. So this will be the first app outside of Instagram that lets you into their network. That’s pretty cool for us.”"

Click to read the entire article “Exclusive: Hipstamatic, Instagram To Unveil Photo-Sharing Partnership“ by Austin Carr on FastCompany.com.

The new sharing looks really easy and seamless from a user perspective. Unlike most other apps that “hook” to Instagram, this looks to save directly to your photostream as if the image were shot and processed in Instagram itself. The Hipstamatic update is due to go live sometime today. available now in iTunes and as a free app update for previous owners.

UPDATE 01: The new Hipstamatic 250 update is now live in the App Store. Hipstamatic’s built-in photo library has been completely madeover. It’s less “retro” but a bit more user friendly and functional. Linking my copy of Hipstamatic to Instagram was fairly painless. This isn’t like the “Send To Instagram” hook you see in many other photo apps. You’ll need to enter your Instagram username and password before your first share. The new sharing window is pretty nice. Sharing to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr I never had to leave Hipstamatic.

If you don’t already have Hipstamatic, the base model is $1.99 in the App Store.

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"Updated: New Hipstamatic 250 update available now. Now with direct-to-Instagram sharing.." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

It looks like we get a new HipstaPak for SXSW after all.

Hipstamatic has partnered with Nic Adler, owner of legendary music club The Roxy and avid photographer, on a new lens, film and flash designed for photog lovin’ concert connoisseurs.

Just in time for SXSW, the Groupie SnapPak, $0.99, comes equipped with:

• Adler 9009 Lens: This lens is King of the Sunset Strip. With a textured glow, this lens is perfect for catching a show in Austin, or even a sunset in LA.
• Dylan Film: Damaged, overstated and unpredictable just like our favorite musicians. The Dylan film was left out in the sun a little too long, and has the light leaks to prove it.
• Pop Rox Flash: Use the software (half) flash for contrast in dimly lit “hey-no-flash-allowed” performances; the hardware flash, when allowed of course, turns up the contrast volume even louder.

Credited with reinvigorating LA’s Sunset Strip and also an avid photographer, Adler has snapped tens of thousands of photos. Hipstamatic is Adler’s favorite camera app because of its ability to uniquely capture “feel and emotion,” helping to enrich his photography.

It’s available now through the end of April.

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(photo credits: Nic Adler at SXSW)

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"Hipstamatic Partners with The Roxy’s Nic Adler on Groupie SnapPak." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

Last year for SXSW, Hipstamatic released the excellent, limited edition Tejas lens. This year, it looks like we don’t get a sexy new lens, but we do get another chance to catch up on most of the discontinued lens and fims.

Both Retropaks One and Two are now available as in-app purchases. Not all discontinued HipstaPaks are available this weekend, but what’s out there now should go a long way getting you caught up if there are gaps in your collection.

Here’s more from Hipstamatic:

Losing sleep this weekend sucks but it does mean that we gain an hour of light to shoot. To make everything better we’re bringing back the old gear – let’s celebrate Daylight Shooting TIme! This weekend, users can download:

RetroPak One  $1.99
DreamCanvas Film
Melodie Lens
Salvador 84 Lens
Tejas Lens

RetroPak Two  $3.99
Watts Lens
Big Up Film
Lucas AB2 Lens
Jolly Rainbo 2x Flash
Susie Lens
James Lens
Rock BW -11 Film
Matty ALN Lens
Libatique 73 Lens

The availability of these paks is for a limited time — through this weekend. This is a good chance to fill in the gaps in your lens and film collection, especially if you’re new to Hipstamatic.

Unfortunately, the RetroPaks don’t come with any of the limited edition cases that were often released with these paks as well. In honor of SXSW this weekend, I’ve decked out my copy of Hipstamatic in the cool retro-styled Cowgirl case.

The paks are available in Hipstamatic now for a very limited time.

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"The return of Hipstamatic’s RETRO Weekend." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.

The new America Hipstapak is available now as an in-app purchase in Hipstamatic. The pak is $0.99 and contains the same lens and case from the now-discontinued Made In America FreePak as well as two new films. I got an extra week to shoot with the Americana lens. I would have bought the Hipstapak regardless.

And in the other big Hipsta news of the day, the Soho Hipstapak is being pulled off the Hipstamart soon. This is the first time Hipstamatic have deleted one of the regular Hipstapaks, so grab it now while it’s still available.

Click past the jump for more information. >>>

The new America Hipstapak adds two new films to the previously released Made In America Freepak. From the press release, the full Pak includes:

Americana Lens: Oh say, can you see, by this lens’ soft blurry light.

Old Glory Camera Case: Pledge your allegiance to the United States of Awesome with Red White and Beauty.

US1776 Film: This black and white classic is the biggest thing since John Hancock’s signature.

Blanko Freedom 13 Film: From the lack of border, to the triple stripe corner, this film was made for you and me.

We’ve covered the lens and the case in a previous post. The faux-Bakelite case is pretty sweet with its 50′s retro look and fake chrome trim. The lens adds a little aged blue and a slight blur around the edges to your photos.

The new Blanko Freedom 13 film is a straightforward and basic color film. It’s also Hipsta’s first borderless film. The new US1776 film is black and white and creates a gorgeous high contrast photo. This one has a great looking, rough film-positive looking frame. Overall, I think this is an excellent Hipstapak.

Hipstamatic again partnered with New York fashion photographer Chiun-Kai Shih to create the pack. “Chunky” collaborated with Hipstamatic last year to create the Soho Hipstapak, which will be deleted soon. The Soho pak contains the very nice Chunky lens with its warm yellow tones, Cano Cafenol and Blanko Noir films, and the very fun Mr. Bling camera case.

The America Hipstapak is now live in Hipstamart as an in-app purchase.

If you don’t already have Hipstamatic, the basic app is $1.99 and comes with plenty of films and lenses as standard equipment. There are plenty of addictive add-on Hipstapaks. You’ve been warned.

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"Hipstamatic’s America Hipstapak Available Now and Other HipstaNews." originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneography. © 2013 LifeInLoFi.com. All rights reserved.