A Vintage Find…
I had fun with this iPhone photo and a few photo apps! It created just the look I had mind, aged, worn, yet focusing the attention on the serene and smiling statue. This was photographed at an antique store and the last thing I had in mind was to end up with a perfect digital file. I wanted the photo to look like a treasure from days past. I used two cool apps that are my favorites, Hipstamatic which worked with the green tones in the image, and also Pic Grunger, which does just that – makes it grungy in a variety of styles. I like the yellowed scratchy edge treatment, it makes the photo look real.
Want to create digital Lo-fi (low-tech coolness) with your dSLR camera? How about vintage film and beautiful texture effects with a painterly look? Stay tuned! New 4 week course coming soon! We’ll cover everything from Pictorialism to Polaroids. To get an idea of the retro look, check out my Photo a Day. It’s all about vintage Lo-fi imagery! Hope to see you there, I’ll keep you posted!
PS – This is an iPhone picture and if I wanted to resize and print it larger, I would use Genuine Fractals 6 Professional Edition. At this moment and until August 6, Genuine Fractals Professional Edition is available for $140 off with this code… DEB6
For a while I’ve dismissed the phone camera as nothing more then a snap shot tool, never being able to match a great chunk of dslr and all it’s glorious glass hung around the neck! Yes, for someone who earns his primary living from working in the hi-tech industry I should have be praising the latest advances in imaging technology but alas the camera snob in me said no!
Lately however I’ve picked up some friends phones and have begun to see just what these tools are capable of and I’ve felt myself having to rethink my previous judgements and eat humble pie. Your image above confirms what I was starting to forget, that photography is and always will be, about exploring new ideas and above all, having fun.
Hi Ray – You’ve said this so eloquently… “exploring new ideas and above all, having fun.” I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for your comments!