Friday, June 4, 2010

iPhone App: Camerabag

I recently found this app mentioned in a magazine and I see Hollister Hovey has been playing with it too.

For $1.99, Camerabag allows one to change iPhone photos into something really special. There are twelve camera options:

"Helga" - Square-format toy camera with washed-out highlights and old-school vignetting.
"Colorcross" - Hazy, chemical color-swapping straight from the darkroom.
"Instant" - No need to shake this instant-developing film.
"Magazine" - Rich tones for glossy pages.
"1974" - Your father's camera: faded, tinted, and hip.
"Lolo" - Shoot from the hip and take life as it comes with vibrant, colorful shots.
"Cinema" - Dramatic, moody coloring with a widescreen aspect ratio.
"Silver" - From the earliest days of photography, when taking a shot was a much larger production than it is now.
"1962" - Dynamic, high-contrast black and white from the photojournalism of a bygone era.
"Mono" - Smooth, refined, balanced black and white.
"Infrared" - Simulation of the popular landscape photography technique.
"Fisheye" - Go ahead, get too close to the lens.
"Original" - Just in case you got it right the first time.

I experimented with a photo of my husband preparing his absinthe. Which camera style do you think is the best suited to this subject matter?

Helga


Colorcross


Instant


Magazine


1974


Lolo


Cinema


Silver


1962


Mono


Infrared


Fisheye


Original

5 comments:

LPC said...

I'm thinking 1962.

The Redhead Riter said...

I love the differences. Each photo creates a different mood and expectation. Very fun post!

Bee said...

I want to get an iPhone just so that I can play with that app. I am no techie, but that is so cool.

Marilyn *Pink Martinis and Pearls* said...

I must be the last person on earth who barely even uses a cell phone but how great are these affects? Thank you for leaving such a nice comment recently. :) xoxo

Ren- Lady Of The Arts said...

love this app! Nice to meet you!