Life in LoFi: iPhoneography | iPhone Photo News, Showcases, App Reviews

So, you got new iPhone for Christmas…. You’ve already downloaded Angry Birds and have asked all of the “Siri-ous” questions (my personal favorite is “Open the pod bay doors, please, Siri.”)

Your new iPhone comes with a pretty serious camera and with the small investment of a few inexpensive photo apps, you can take and share some really cool photos.

But navigating the App Store can be intimidating without a little help. Here’s Life In LoFi’s guide to the best starter photo apps.

If you have a friend or family member who recently got a new iPhone, this is a great list to share with them. There’s a quick and easy email button at the end of this post. >>>

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There is a lot of news from HipstaLand this weekend, including the chance to catch up on some long-deleted HipstaPaks, an immediate update to the Hipstamatic Disposable, and what could be the ultimate Hipstamatic Lens and Film guide.

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Bringing back analog, one exposure at a time.

From the Synthetic team, Hipstamatic introduces the new D-Series iOS app, set to release this Thursday December 15th!  Hipstamatic’s Disposable camera makes it a snap to create and share a camera with your friends. From the first snap to the last, everyone shoots to one roll, and at the end photos are instantly exchanged to all of the camera’s contributors. You’ll never have to swap doubles or email from your friends phone again. Sharing a roll of film has never been this much fun. Users share a set of 24 exposers through a cloud sync’d camera creating a social sharing application to instantly connect and exchange with friends. The D-Series launch, marks Hipstamatic’s first ever FREE download and will launch with 3 in App Purchase Camera’s to create sharable analog images.

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Christmas arrived a little early for new hipstas today. Retropak Two is now available as a Hipstamatic in-app purchase, a few days earlier than previously announced. This new/old pak is only available for a few days, so if you missed out on any of these the first time, grab them now. No word yet if this will be available through December 18 as advertised.

UPDATE 12.13.11 @15:00 CST: RetroPak One, featuring the awesome Melodie and Tejas lenses will also be re-released this weekend as well as part of Hipstamatic Retro Weekend.

UPDATE 12.13.11 @12:41 CST: Hipstamatic are currently tweeting that the launch of Retro Weekend is still three days away. This early release may be a server glitch.

As far as Hipstapaks go, it’s expansive and it’s expensive. Retropak Two features six lenses, two films, and a flash. It’s pricey, though, and is a $3.99 in-app purchase. Click past the jump for a look at what’s inside….

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It’s been two years since Hipstamatic was released in the App Store. Whether it was the brilliant marketing — the “revival” of a mythical prototype toy camera from the early 1980′s, the Hipstamatic 100 — or the fact that the app creates lush, great looking unique effects, Hipstamatic has spent most of its time in the App Store fighting sharing the #1 spot with Camera+ and Color Splash in Paid Photo Apps.

Earlier this year, Synthetic Infatuation teamed up with iPhone case maker Agent18 to manufacture the HipstaCase 100. The case gives your iPhone 4 or 4S the appearance of a “real life” Hipstamatic toy camera.

The case is on sale through the weekend. Click past the jump for more info and the promo code needed for the discount. >>>>

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When many users think iPhone photo, they think Hipstamatic. And with good reason. This fun, hipster toy photo app creates great-looking analog film effects and has been at or near the very top of the App Store’s Photo app Sales chart since its introduction. Hipstamatic is so popular, it’s the only photo app to have its own category on this blog.

Tuesday, December 13, Hipstamatic’s Chief Executive Lucas Buick will be holding an informal media event in their San Francisco offices to announce…?

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One of the glaring updates missing for the new and improved iPhone 4S has been Hipstamatic. This week, Hipstamatic 226 was released. While this update is light on new features, it fixes the high resolution bug of the previous version. Hipstamatic is finally ready for the 8MP camera of the iPhone 4S.

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My iPhone 4S finally arrived. This may not be news to many of you, but there is a bug in Hipstamatic 225 that prevents the app from saving full resolution images on an iPhone 4S. In high quality mode, the maximum file size is only 1200 x 1200 pixels — the same as medium quality on the 4S. Definitely something to think about if you’re one of the second-wave of adopters for the iPhone 4S or as many of us who got to Apple or AT&T late in the day are now getting our new iPhones.

I had no problems getting full res out of Hipstamatic on my iPhone 4 using iOS 5. This is an incompatibility between Hipstamatic and the new camera in the iPhone 4S. Hipstamatic supports device resolution on all other iPhones.

There is no workaround yet that I know of, short of shooting Hipstamatic on your old iPhone. Kind of a pain to have to carry around two devices.

The latest from Hipstamatic? “The Hipstamatic development team is fully aware of this issue and are actively working on a fix. There is no ETA just yet for an update, but it will be as soon as possible.”

We’ll keep you posted.

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UPDATED 10.01.11 @ 11:00 PDT: Scott from Image Blocks is offering Life In LoFi readers an exclusive discount promo code through October. Find out more after the jump.

If you’re looking for a unique way to display or share your iPhoneography, Image Blocks are an attractive option.

Image Blocks are a unique and attractive way to mount square format images. The blocks are targeted towards Instagram and Hipstamatic aficionados, but any square format image will look great on one of these.

I received an Image Block of one of my photos. Read my thoughts after the jump.>>>

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Hipstamatic have released another GoodPak today. We Heart Boobies Goodpak is now available in honor and support of National Breast Cancer Awareness month. The new GoodPak is available in the Hipstamatic app for only $0.99 for a limited time only.

We’ve got more info and samples after the jump. >>>

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