Hi, there. It's been a long time. Life in Lofi is moving to a new web host today. In fact, if you're reading this post, the move has been successful. "We are moving to new hosting today. Life I...
On June 29, 2007, the original iPhone went on sale in the US. I think few of us could have accurately predicted just how much of a defining moment in our culture this would eventually become. We ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2021/06/29/the-original-iphone-first-went-on-sale-14-years-ago-today/
Hipstamatic's Montmartre HipstaPak re-creates the washed out, pastel colors of a decades old snapshot. It's well worth a dollar. "Hipstamatic’s new Montmartre HipstaPak is a dreamy retro thro...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2019/02/07/hipstamatics-new-montmartre-hipstapak-is-a-dreamy-retro-throwback/
One of the original iPhoneography websites, Pixels at an Exhibition is live after a two year hiatus. With its huge collection of iPhone photography, it's one of the most extensive histories of th...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2019/01/09/pixels-one-of-the-first-iphoneography-sites-is-back-online/
Over the past several months, almost all of the officially-licensed Polaroid photo apps have disappeared from the App Store. So, what happened? "Polaroid apps have disappeared from the App Stor...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2019/01/07/polaroid-apps-disappeared-from-app-store/
Why aren't my iOS apps updating? Not to worry. It's just the annual App Store holiday break. "Apple announces 2018 holiday App Store downtime " originally appeared on Life in LoFi: iPhoneograph...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2018/11/28/apple-announces-2018-holiday-app-store-downtime/
Sony Corporation announced Monday the upcoming release of a new ultra-compact, 48 megapixel image sensor. It's a sexy sensor and I'm excited about it! And if it shoots as well as Sony's previous ...
Instagram announces IGTV, a new space for watching long-form, vertical video from your favorite Instagram creators. Not all disruptive change is good "Instagram caves to vertical video with new...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2018/07/09/instagram-caves-to-vertical-video-with-new-igtv-channel/
Over the weekend, popular photo sharing service Flickr was bought by rival service SmugMug. For now, SmugMug assures users that nothing will change with Flickr except new Terms and Conditions. ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2018/04/23/news-flickr-bought-by-rival-smugmug/
The new iOS 11 update will break some apps. Here's a list of the photo apps that will no longer work once you update to iOS 11. "iOS 11 Update Day: iOS 11 will break some apps " originally appe...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2017/09/19/ios-11-update-day-ios-11-will-break-some-apps/
Do you have some old photos that you want to scan and digitize? The scan tool in Dropbox can also be used to quickly scan, digitize, crop and straighten, and upload and share old prints. "Scan ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2017/05/08/scan-and-straighten-photos-with-dropbox/
This week's Snapseed update adds a new curves tool which makes the app even more useful for casual and professional iPhoneographers shooting in the field. "Latest Snapseed Update Adds New Curve...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2017/02/01/latest-snapseed-update-adds-new-curves-tool/
10 years ago today, Steve Jobs took the stage at MacWorld 2007 to introduce the iPhone. Watch the original Steve Jobs iPhone keynote from MacWorld here. "The iPhone Turns 10 Today " originally ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2017/01/09/the-iphone-turns-10-today/
With the Google Photos apps for iOS, macOS, and Windows, it's now easier to move your photo library to your new device if you've recently switched from Android to iPhone. "How to move your phot...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2017/01/06/how-to-move-your-photos-from-google-photos-to-apple-photos/
Sports photographer Brad Mangin talks about how his photography and career have changed since he started shooting sports professionally using his iPhone as a camera "Sports photographer Brad Ma...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2017/01/05/sports-photographer-brad-mangin-talks-shooting-pro-with-iphone/
2015 was a great year for Life In LoFi. We've covered some big stories and reviews. Missed a few, too, but we're basically a two-person shop. Here are the top 10 stories that you read on LoFi in ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/01/02/top-10-iphone-photo-stories-of-2015/
There are times when you really need to downgrade to the previous version of an iOS app or even older. Are you out of luck until a bugfix is released? Maybe not. "How to Reinstall Older Version...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/30/how-to-reinstall-older-versions-of-apps-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/
A very slick update to NightCap Pro was released on Monday with several new tools and settings to let you photograph even more things in the dark. "Photograph meteors, stars and even ISS with N...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/29/photograph-meteors-stars-and-even-iss-with-nightcap-pro-update/
One of the first cameras I shot with was one of my grandfather’s Petri rangefinders. I still have a 35mm Petri that he gave me years ago. Red Dot Camera is a very good manual exposure, rangefin...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/17/review-red-dot-camera-is-a-slick-rangefinder-style-camera-app/
Camera Noir is a new black & white photo app with a great tool set and great potential, but a lot of problems with its version 1.0 release. "CAMERA NOIR is a good B&W app that gets a lot wrong ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/15/camera-noir-is-a-good-bw-app-that-gets-a-lot-wrong/
iPhotographer Magazine talks with Glyn Evans, creator of The iPhoneography Blog, about iPhoneography's origins, the blog, and what Glyn shoots with now. "iPhotographer Magazine talks with Glyn ...
The Pixelmator 2.2 update was released Thursday. Overall, the new update introduces several new features, although some could use improvement and tweaking. "PIXELMATOR update adds Apple Pencil ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/11/pixelmator-update-adds-apple-pencil-and-3d-touch-support/
Waterlogue was updated on Wednesday. The update features a new Auto-Exposure tool and other improvements. It's one of the best natural media iPhone art apps in the App Store. "New WATERLOGUE up...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/10/new-waterlogue-update-creates-more-vibrant-watercolors/
We review Glitché for iPhone, a modern lo-fi photo app which degrades and destroys your photographs in strange and wonderful ways. "Review: GLITCHE – a modern photo app that delightfully des...
The further we're removed from the age of analog film and move further into digital, the more shooting with film recedes into memory. Many photographers and iPhoneographers shooting today may not...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/08/cool-link-reasons-digital-photographers-should-try-film/
"Back to Basics" is the fifth in the Mobile Snaps series of short videos that focuses on how to take better pictures with your iPhone or other mobile device. This one is filled with basic tips to...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/07/video-mobile-snaps-series-05-back-to-basics/
We recently reviewed Lucid for iPhone and iPad, an excellent one-tap photo fixer. We've got a few copies of the app to give away today. Keep reading to find out how to get one. "Win a copy of L...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/07/win-a-copy-of-lucid-for-iphone/
The Helsinki HipstaPak was released over the weekend. I really like the new lens and film. Along with last month's excellent Montreal pak, Hipstamatic have been on a roll overall. "Helsinki is ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/06/helsinki-is-the-great-new-hipstamatic-hipstapak-for-december-2015/
26 awesome iPhone photos for Dec 2015, featuring Susan Blase, Ginger Lucero, Armineh Hovanesian, Karen Axelrad, Liz Traynor, BlemishedEye, Candice (CLAY3) Railton, and more. "Life In LoFi’s A...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/06/awesome-iphone-photos-for-december-6-2015/
VSCO have just released their latest preset NikeLab #ACG. This excellent preset is free and given to us as proof that sometimes big companies do nice things for us. "VSCO loves us and the FREE ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2015/12/04/vsco-loves-us-and-the-free-new-nikelab-acg-preset-is-proof/