Louis, you were actually a design and illustration major. Hipstamatic is a stylish iphone camera app for creating unique images with a retro or vintage look. The foundation will teach a new generation of how to take photojournalistic images using hipstamatic. Ben lowy on cellphone camera apps and the ben lowy app the. In 20, he joined up with pro photography socialmedia community eyeem, sharing images with. It has a great selection of analog film, lens and flash effects which allow you to easily turn an ordinary scene into something far more interesting, beautiful or dramatic.
I think the ben lowy hipstamatic filter is possibly gimmicky, but at the same time ive seen a lot of websites and books devoted to iphoneography recently this includes any mobile photography i think, and even an exhibition in prague where i live. May 02, 2012 the new york times conflict photographer ben lowy has championed the use of imagefiltering smartphone apps such as hipstamatic and instagram, and now the company plans to release a new lens under. Hipstamatic is an all in one camera replacement and processing iphone photography app. Photojournalist ben lowy explains why he uses an iphone. Damon winter did an entire piece for the new york times with it, and have others for foreign policy, and ben lowy isnt a newcomer to getting professional results from a small tool from libya. Nov 02, 2012 ben lowy got the cover of time magazine this week with an iphone and the photofiltering app hipstamatic. Not even for, say, a special tech issue or anything like that. Our plan all along had been to publish the 35millimeter pictures, but once we saw what he had on his iphone, we felt we had to use those. Hipstamatic iphone app has funky lenses, films, and flash effects available for more money. The latest cover of time, lessons from the storm, was shot with an iphone by ben lowy. An early adopter of mobile technology, benjamin lowy was the first person to. Ben lowy discusses his what led him to create his award winning iraq war photos from behind the glass of a humvee. Time cover shot with an iphone and hipstamaticconsumer.
Hes pushing the boundaries of photojournalism, using new toolsin this case, an iphoneto illuminate the truth and essence of his subject matter. New hipstamatic tools inspired by photojournalist ben lowy. This article was first published in the aprilmay issue of the walkley magazine out now. Lowy made headlines when his hipstamatic images documenting life in afghanistan were published in the new york times magazine last fall.
The cover, lessons from the storm, was shot by photojournalist ben lowy, and is one of three in rotation for the issue. Benjamin lowy hipstography, hipstamatic, photojournalism. In case you missed it, heres a link to a great story and interview with conflict photographer ben lowy over on storyboard. Slings and arrows will always be flung at the pioneers in any field. Lowy started out primarily using 35millimeter digital slrs, before becoming a pioneer of cellphone photography. He has since taken this fresh approach to the front. Hipstamatic, an app designed to provide a series of custom lenses for the iphone, has a new group feature that could come in handy for. Posted on june 6th 2012 by behindhipstaland ben lowy is an awardwinning photojournalist whos covered major war and conflict stories across the globe. Time cover shot with an iphone and hipstamaticconsumer tools. Documenting the wars in afghanistan and libya with his iphone, ben made it to the. A little known app called hipstamatic had just come out, and no one was.
Hipstamatic by synthetic corp is the first app to replicate the look of one of the rarest lofi cameras, the hipstamatic 100, a squareframe 35mm camera most of us probably never heard of until now. Oct 23, 2015 the new hipstamatic app also fully syncs with your iphones photo library and allows you to favorite, delete and share photos shot and edited with the app. As for software, he often uses hipstamatic and snapseed. An early adopter of mobile technology, benjamin lowy was the first person to have a cell phone photo make the front page of a major magazine. Hipstamatic offers an array of cheaply priced films, lenses and other. Nov 06, 2012 ben lowy is what photography professionals call a conflict photographer.
Benjamin lowy hipstography, hipstamatic, photojournalism snappak. Ben lowy was one of the first embedded photojournalists to shoot war images on his iphone, making a case for filters in professional photographyhis ilibya. How to use hipstamatic app to shoot unique iphone photos. Visit the app store on your iphone and search for hipstamatic. Ben lowy is an awardwinning photojournalist whos covered major war and conflict stories across the globe.
Benjamin lowy is an american photojournalist who has covered most of the. As ben told it in his interview with eyeem, it all started when a client asked him to shoot chrome film, something he hadnt done for a decade. Jul 18, 2012 in case you missed it, heres a link to a great story and interview with conflict photographer ben lowy over on storyboard. Nov 02, 2012 the latest cover of time was shot by ben lowy with only an iphone and the popular photoediting application hipstamatic. The filter, like others hipstamatic sells, will be named after a photographer. He began shooting on an iphone in 2008, shortly after it first came out, and began using the hipstamatic app around the time it launched in 2010. The user can choose among a number of effects which are presented in the application as simulated. Lowy came back from libya where he shot using an iphone, a dslr and a holga he approached hipstamatic and suggested that they. Aug 31, 2019 visit the app store on your iphone and search for hipstamatic. He is a vocal proponent of the instagram and hipstamatic apps, and incamera digital processing in general.
Lowy used the application hipstomatic to add effects to his. He goes where the dramatic stories are, and in recent years has been to afghanistan, libya, iraq and now to the us states. Conflict photographer ben lowy is relying on his iphone and his soontobereleased hipstamatic lens, which applies minimal processing to the images, to document his latest trip to libya. May 08, 2014 hipstamatic, an app designed to provide a series of custom lenses for the iphone, has a new group feature that could come in handy for citizen journalists, photojournalists and protesters. Last year, when hurricane sandy ravaged the east coast of the us, one of his pictures taken with hipstamatic, made it to the cover of time magazine. He began taking his cell into the field in 2010, using hipstamatic in the. He has since covered conflicts in libya, haiti, darfur and afghanistan, among other locations. The lens and film effects were a collaborative effort between lowy and hipstamatic. Ben lowy is what photography professionals call a conflict photographer. Everybody takes pictures of their dogs with an iphone these days. Ben lowy can be called a pioneer in photojournalism. Ben was amongst the first to use the tiny, unobtrusive device for shooting in conflict zones and has been awarded numerous prizes for his work. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog. Hipstamatic plans to release the new filter, created with mr.
Once you launch the app, you feel like youre playing with a new camera. May 02, 2012 hipstamatic plans to release the new filter, created with mr. Ben lowy photographs libya with his new iphone hipstamatic lens. After shooting in libya using iphone, dslr and holga cameras, lowy suggested to hipstamatic. Conflict photographer ben lowy is relying on his iphone and his soontobereleased hipstamatic lens, which applies minimal processing to the images,to document his latest trip to libya. Ben lowy got the cover of time magazine and its shot with. Uprising by iphone series covered the arab spring using the hipstamatic app. After shooting in libya using iphone, dslr and holga cameras, lowy suggested to hipstamatic that the company create a new lens and filter combination better suited for photojournalism, that would be more acceptable for hipstamatic critics in photojournalism. Photojournalist and iphoneographer ben lowy is known for his work in conflict zones and has been awarded the world press photo, the. Ben lowy is a photojournalist whos made headlines when his hipstamatic images documenting life in afghanistan were published in the new york times magazine last fall.
It uses the phones camera to allow the user to shoot photographs, to which it applies a number of software filters to make the images look as though they were taken with a vintage film camera. Ben lowy hipstamatic app and the debasing of photography. Latest cover of time shot with an iphone and hipstamatic. The new york times conflict photographer ben lowy has championed the use of imagefiltering smartphone apps such as hipstamatic and instagram, and now the company plans to release a new lens under.
I started taking photo classes because i wanted to trace my friends. Currently represented by reportage by getty images, lowys images are featured by major publications. Hipstamatic 300 was created to replace both the classic hipstamatic and oggl apps. War photographer makes history with iphone and hipstamatic. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Dec 11, 2009 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Time cover shot with an iphone and hipstamaticconsumer tools pushing into professional realms posted by tris hussey on nov 04, 2012 hurricane sandy, and its aftermath, garnered a lot of attention this week rightly so, but one iconic image of the storm was captured on an iphone by photojournalist ben lowy using the app hipstamatic to give. The latest cover of time was shot by ben lowy with only an iphone and the popular photoediting application hipstamatic. Along with photographer damon winter and others, lowy is making waves throughout photojournalism by not only using his iphone as his main camera, but shooting his stories with hipstamatic. Shoot in either classicmode for oldschool analog or promode for manual control and precision. Sandy, taken using an iphone lowy carried around in a zip lock bag.
War photographer ben lowy, left, has been using his iphone 4s, right, since 2010 to take photos for magazines theres an app for that. He says it has minimal processing and would fit the ethical constraints of newspaper and magazine news photography. This isnt the first time an iphone or hipstamatic has been used by professionals in photojournalism. Ben lowy photographs libya with his new iphone hipstamatic. He collaborated with the company on the new filter, which has minimal processing, was. In photography news tags ben lowy, hipstamatic, iphone, snappak. I think the images this app creates are gorgeous and even though there are flaws in this first release, i love this app. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Nov 09, 2012 war photographer ben lowy, left, has been using his iphone 4s, right, since 2010 to take photos for magazines theres an app for that. You can even track the social response for each of the photos that you post via the app. Hipstamatic to release ben lowy lens with minimal image.
The lens and film effects were a collaborative effort between lowy and hipstamatic, and will be released later this year as a goodpak available for purchase price tbc within the iphone app made by synthetic. Benjamin lowy brings a small camera to big stories. When ben lowy was in afghanistan taking pictures for our article the bad guys vs. Register now for ben lowys head on mobile phone publishing workshop may 2122. Time magazines recent cover shot with iphone and hipstamatic. Jun 04, 2014 photographer benjamin lowy made history in conflicts in libya and afghanistan in 2010 when he took his images on his iphone and the hipstamatic app. Nov 18, 20 last year, when hurricane sandy ravaged the east coast of the us, one of his pictures taken with hipstamatic, made it to the cover of time magazine. Ben lowy got the cover of time magazine and its shot with hipstamatic. Benjamin lowy is a new york based photographer specializing in conflict and feature photography. Hipstamatic goes beyond most photo apps, making you forget that youre holding a cameraequipped phone in your hand. Nov 05, 2012 the cover, lessons from the storm, was shot by photojournalist ben lowy, and is one of three in rotation for the issue. Hipstamatic makes many amazing mobile apps, including cinamatic, oggl, incredibooth, tintype, and dspo. Nov 03, 2012 time magazines recent cover shot with iphone and hipstamatic. Ben lowy got the cover of time magazine this week with an iphone and the photofiltering app hipstamatic.
Time magazines recent cover, shot by ben lowy, was shot on an iphone using the popular hipstamatic app. Ben lowy as cell phone photography has developed, it has encroached more and more on professional photography. Via a series of in app purchases you build up a library of lenses and films resulting in. This has caused a lot of backlash from the purist photographers, but there is no denial that cell phones are making a name for themselves within the industry. Hipstamatic is a digital photography application for iphone sold by hipstamatic, llc. Jan 12, 2017 hipstamatic is a stylish iphone camera app for creating unique images with a retro or vintage look. Ben lowy on cellphone camera apps and the ben lowy app. I wanted to trace forms because i wasnt very good at drawing them. When i used the iphone in libya, it was a propos to use a tool. See more ideas about photojournalism, photography and this or that questions. Jul 20, 2012 mobile photography app hipstamatic is embracing its growing popularity among photojournalists by creating a new digital lens and film pack named after photojournalist ben lowy. When, in frustration, he pulled out his iphone, took a shot and quickly processed it, he found it had started selling within the hour.
Photojournalism is one outlet that the cellphone has taken by storm. A new optimized creative workflow lets you quickly mark favorites and batch delete. Armys 101st airborne division to cover the iraq war. Hipstamatic is a worldclass photography app and apples original app of the year. Lowy came back from libya where he shot using an iphone, a dslr and a holga he approached hipstamatic and suggested that they create a lens and filter combination more. April 2020 march 2020 february 2020 january 2020 december 2019. Mobile photography app hipstamatic is embracing its growing popularity among photojournalists by creating a new digital lens and film pack named after photojournalist ben lowy.
Jul 19, 2012 conflict photographer ben lowy is relying on his iphone and his soontobereleased hipstamatic lens, which applies minimal processing to the images, to document his latest trip to libya. He has used the real and perceived strengths of the iphone to suit his content, and his way of seeing. It was developed in collaboration with ben lowy, who answers a few of our questions. Record every moment with fine detail using this professional lens by ben lowy. Having started his career covering the iraq war in 2003, his most recent work involves photos taken with his iphone. Voir plus didees sur le theme danseur contemporain, catastrophe naturelle et ouragan.
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