Adventures in Hipsta-snapping

Taking snapshots is so fantastically fun with Hipstamatic but its not without its frustrations and fussiness. In week two I worked through understanding which lens produce which affect to get the most out of my fifteen minutes. This is certainly a help as there are other issues to contend with. One being the inability to frequently see what I'm shooting . Especially this time of year with sun and snow, the glare is exceptionally bright and seeing through the viewfinder on my screen is next to impossible.  I've got an idea what the image should look like but often I'm crossing my fingers and leaving it up to the fates.

Then there is the random stopping to 'rewind the film' as it takes time for images to develop. I happen to like this nod to analog camera operation, but it does hinder the shots at times and eats into my picture taking time.

But what gets me swearing is when I do the equivilent of popping open the back of a film camera and pop out of the app to carry on using my smart phone for the bazillion other functions it provides. In that moment of switching apps I lose the undeveloped work I've thus far captured. Yep you'd think I hit my thumb with a hammer.

So no I don't have to fuss about with metering or bracketing, or leading a pack mule to carry around camera equipment thankfully. But Hipstamatic snapping is a form of photography afterall and in fine tradition comes with its own unique set of frustrations.

This weeks cutting room floor (week 2; days 8-14) -