Hipstamatic is an iPhone camera app which applies filters to the pictures while you are taking them to give them a vintage film look. There are all sorts of combinations of camera and film. Some of the cameras and film come standard with the app but most you need to purchase as packs.
So I decided to buy the app and get a couple of the combinations after reading the June 2014 issue of the
Mobiography Magazine which was a Hipstamatic special edition. By the way this is a great magazine especially if you are starting off in mobile photography. Lots of help and tips and inspiration.
I have to say that there are quite a lot of filters that I don't like and I read a lot of the recommendations on the
Mobitog forum before buying some of the packs. Unfortunately the makers sometimes only have the packs available for a limited time which I find quite irritating as some of the ones I wanted are not available at the moment. I am sure it is to force you to buy others. Don't get sucked into buying them all. It really isn't necessary and you will probably find you only use 25% of them.
It was fascinating using the filters while you are shooting. You really need to try them out and get a feel. Some I really didn't like and others were good in some instances but not in others. However, I got some stunning shots that really don't require any further manipulation at all. The titles show the camera and film combinations. Apart from reducing the size and adding metadata only the last picture was slightly enhanced in Snapseed:
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| Jane + Ina's 1982 |
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| John S + Ina's 1969 |
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| John S + Ina's 1969 |
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| Helga Viking + Ina's 1969 |
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| Loftus + DC |
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| John S + Ina's 1969 |
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| John S + Ina's 1969 |
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