love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love: Hipstamatic: capture the moments for $1.99

This posting is a little different in comparison to the other ones.. but I think the topic is fascinating!

There is an application you can buy for $1.99 from the app store for the iPhone called Hipstamatic. It’s a camera application modeled after an analog camera. This application allows users to take instant pictures and make them look antique. I use this application more than I use my regular camera on my phone. There are different types of lenses and film that you can choose from in order to change the coloring, lighting, and framing.

Something I found unique when researching a little bit about the application is that Damon Winter, a New York times photographer, took pictures of soldiers in Afghanistan with the application and they were put into the November 2010 issue of the New York Times. Using only a $1.99 application he photographer was able to capture scenes in an intense environment and then use them as news coverage. Click on this link to lead you to a blog on the New York Times website that briefly talks about the photographer and why he chose to use the Hipstamatic application.

This online article shows the pictures that were put in the November 2010 issue of the New York Times.

Did I mention he won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for his photography? This guy knows how to capture tremendous moments in history and yet he chose to do so with an application costing as little as $1.99.

Here are some of Damon Winter's photographs from Afghanistan using the Hipstamatic application