Hipstamatic

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Hipstamatic
Original author(s)Ryan Dorshorst, Lucas Buick
Developer(s)Hipstamatic, LLC.
Initial release2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Operating systemiOS
Size86.2 MB (iOS)[1]
LicenseProprietary software with Terms of Use
Websitehipstamatic.com

Hipstamatic is a

film camera. The user can choose among a number of effects which are presented in the application as simulated lenses, films and flashes. Several of these are included with the application, while others may be acquired through an in-app purchase. The application had sold four million copies as of January 2012.[2] A new version, Hipstamatic X, was launched in 2023.[3]

Background

According to Hipstamatic, the Hipstamatic 100 camera was developed in the early 1980s by Bruce and Winston Dorbowski, but was a commercial failure, selling fewer than 200 units. The application's styling is based on the style of a cheap plastic analog photographic camera.

viral advertising.[5][6][7]

Hipstamatic is part of a

social networking features.[8][9] Some phones include similar built-in filters.[10]

Reception

photo of Ringsend in Dublin taken with the Hipstamatic app using the "Lucas AB2 lens" feature.
Photo of St. Stephen's Green, Dublin in autumn taken with Hipstamatic using the "RTV film" feature.

The application had sold 4 million times as of January 2012.

P&TLuxembourg issued a series of postage stamps featuring Hipstamatic photographs realized by François Besch.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Hipstamatic". App Store. 14 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "No Filter: Inside Hipstamatic's Lost Year Searching for the Next Killer Social App". 9 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Hipstamatic - Hipstamatic X Analog Camera".
  4. ^ Richmond, Shane (19 August 2011). "Instagram, Hipstamatic and the mobile photography movement". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ^ Plummer, Libby (16 November 2010). "Hipstamatic - behind the lens". Pocket-lint.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  6. ^ LaFrombois, Rick (22 December 2010). "The little hipster who could". Wausau City Pages.
  7. ^ Yawnick, Marty (23 December 2010). "News: Wausau City Pages uncovers the real Hipstamatic backstory?". LifeInLoFi.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  8. ^ von Gehlen, Dirk (7 November 2010). "Das sieht so richtig schön alt aus". Süddeutsche Zeitung. jetzt.de. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  9. Fast Company
    . FC Expert Blog. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  10. ^ "The HTC Titan 2: A Closer Look at a Windows Phone With an Amazing Camera". Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  11. ^ Estrin, James (21 November 2010). "Finding the Right Tool to Tell a War Story". The New York Times. Lens blog. Retrieved 26 November 2010. The story so illustrated was: Dao, James (21 November 2010). "Between Firefights, Jokes, Sweat and Tedium". The New York Times.
  12. ^ David Rowan, Wired UK. "Making good photography more portable on your travels Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine." 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  13. ^ "4th issue in 2013 – 02 - Book of stamps – Luxembourg Mushrooms - Stamps - POST Philately". www.postphilately.lu.

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