Mosaic Monday: Hipstamatic iPhone App Detail Pictures

Welcome to my contribution to Mosaic Monday, hosted by Little Red House…

My post is a bit of a tutorial this week.

I wanted to share with you my "test results" from using my iPhone "Hipstamatic" camera app.

I am slightly obsessed with this app and the photos it takes…

I wanted to discover the film and lens combination to get the images I am attracted to, so I sat down and took a picture with each film, and lens…

Alfred Infared Film

BlackKeys Film

Blanko Film

Float Film

Inas 1969 Film

Kodot Verichrome Film

Pistil Film

Helga Viking Lens

Jimmy Lens

John S Lens

Kaimal Mark II Lens

Robo Glitter Lens

And they just updated the app with another lens… So I'm going to add that to the mix.

I know there are programs that allow you to edit your photos and create these effects.

But I guess I'm the type that likes instant gratification…

Too much going on to sit and try to figure out another computer program (and waste time getting pissed off trying to edit it all). Forget that!

Into the garden with my camera phone I go!

Weee….

September 2010 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

Welcome to September in my garden!

It's the 15th, so that means it's Garden Bloggers Bloom Day…

If you have pictures of your garden as it is right now and want to share, hop on over to May Dreams Gardens Blog to participate...

Above is a mix of Russian Blue Sage, Cone Flower and Nasturtiums that for some reason within the total chaos of their garden presence (way too close and cluttered together for growing potential in the coming years)… 

Really makes me feel happy…

Maybe it is the way that the plants are seeming to want to take over the lawn…

We know which side I'm on for that… 

C'mon plants (except the crab grass: you can take your seeds and nastiness somewhere else!)

Although a little lawn is nice under bare foot…

And for kid running around areas...

The "other side hill" garden is a blank canvas at this point.

I have started to divide up some grasses and planted them for some background washes of color and texture.

If time and weather participate in the next two months I will be dividing hostas and ferns as well, and transplanting some other perennials that should do well over there. 

Riley was enjoying the ride on my chest in the baby Bjorn as we toured the garden in our leisure time together Sunday & Monday…

He loves to reach out and grab the plants…

And you can tell when he gets really excited because the feet start flailing...

The crab apples are starting to turn red...

The Russian Blue Sage is really growing now…

The whispy blooms are some of my favorite at this time of year...

This little yellow flower is seen randomly from spring to fall depending on if the deer eat the bloom…

I think this may be the 2nd bloom I've seen this year.

The cooler weather setting in means we will be outside a lot more after school.

Sidewalk chalk drawings is a favorite past time of Chloe's…

Riley doesn't mind just looking on (for a bit anyway)...

Which means I have some extra time to snap pictures with my camera phone like these...

I love this Hipstamatic app for my iPhone.

You have to buy a bunch of "film" and "lenses" for the camera app…

But I tell you what - it's SO worth it.

I mean, c'mon - having this at your fingertips then in your back pocket for a few bucks - awesome!

I love the vintage feel...

The possibilities seem endless...

The above set was taken with the Helga Viking Lens, Pistil Film.

And these above were taken with the John S Lens, Float Film.

Helga Viking Lens in 7 different film types.

And  you know that the slightly OCD person in me (that would be the scientist background part) has to be able to document and recapture and master the look of the photographs…

So I went out during Riley's nap and took a repeat image with all 5 lenses and all 7 film types.

Which meant a lot of back and forth clicking…

Much easier than having all those cameras, lenses and films by all means…

And those results will be a topic for another post…

Probably for next week's mosaic monday post.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Mosaic Monday - Hipstamatic iPhone Style...

Welcome to my contribution to Mosaic Monday, hosed by Little Red House…

My friend Jenny introduced me to a new camera app for my iPhone:

Hipstamatic

The link above is to the app store for the iPhone.

A direct link to the Hipstamatic would open up your iTunes and I don't know if you want to do that right now… (like maybe you are at work and shouldn't be reading blogs… trying to help out here!)

I just love all the things you can do with this app…

I adore photos that look old…

I always wanted to do it to my pictures, but just don't have the time to edit them all...

This is just one of the lenses (John S), and one of the film types (Blanko) available on the camera app!

Ahh… how I love this iPhone!!!

Here are some other pictures I took with it that I did not make into a mosaic, but are with the same lens and film that I want to share with you…

My favorite area of the garden this year… 

Cone Flowers and maybe Blackberry Iris? 

Was once considered a Lilly, but now in the Iris family…

I get that… On some level…

I do have a degree in Entomology - so I understand the naming and categorizing of things on the scientific level… It's just that memorizing thing I have to put more effort into...

When I transferred college interests over to Ceramics, I even named my artwork with genus and species names...

The Nasturtiums… 

Considerably smaller than last year (way too hot this year!)

And the Hydrangeas hanging in there with this non-stop 90+ degree weather…

Thanks for taking your time to stop by.

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I have some questions that I would like some feedback on and value all kinds of input.
And you can have a chance at winning one of my cutout flower porcelain pendants on a silk ribbon...