I've never been a great photographer, but my best friend, a professor of graphic design in Miami, is just that. So when on a recent trip to the Sunshine State she sang the praises of Hipstamatic, a retro camera app for iPhone, I paid attention.
I had heard of it before, but Hipstamatic got lost — and nearly folded — during the Instagram craze. The company claimed to have generated $10 million in revenue in 2012 and then laid off their entire staff a short time later. Terrible businesspeople; but I sort of like that.
After a short introduction to the different lenses, filters and flashes of Hipstamatic, I was quickly using the program to take stunning pictures of my toddler son — they were in focus, a rarity when using my iPhone 5's native camera.
The photos resemble Polaroids, but the colors are more vibrant and saturated and can vary depending on the lens.
The best part, however, is Hipstamatic's excellent PrintLab.
I don't know of any other camera app that will easily and inexpensively send you prints of this quality. You order prints through the app and they arrive in the mail. Processed on archival paper using vintage chemistry techniques, this option is completely worth it. Prices for four-inch prints range from $4.99 for nine to $34.99 for 96.
For now, Hipstamatic is only available as an Apple app, and it costs $1.99.
I highly recommend Hipstamatic over Instagram. But there are more than a few ways to enhance your smartphone camera.
If you're starting to venture outdoors now that the snow has melted and are looking to explore your inner shutterbug, here are some of my other favorite camera apps to try:
• GroupShot: For those times when one person is ruining an otherwise perfect group photo, this app takes a bunch of rapid-fire photos and allows you to pick the best features of each to create the perfect group shot. It's available for $.99 in the Apple app store. And it's worth noting that a similar feature comes native on new Nokia smartphones.
• Iris: This is like Adobe Photoshop for your iPhone, with dozens of filters and textures, options for color balance and histogram controls. Also $.99 in the Apple store.
• Camera ZOOM FX: This is the only camera app you need on Android, and it's $2.99 in the Google Play store. It's got a full range of shooting modes, focus metering, burst effects and a pinch zoom of up to 6X. Processing features include dozens of textures, vignette surrounds, overlays and even fun props.
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