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/
The eagerly anticipated P1XELS Social Network has launched. Official opening day was November 29, the seven-year anniversary of the launch of the original site, pixelsatanexhibition.com, whi...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/11/30/the-p1xels-social-network-for-the-mobile-launches/
A friend went to an iPhoneography gallery show at a winery in California a while back and fell in love with the work that people were. He launched a monthly contest, the Photosaurus Mobile Photo ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/11/15/photosaurus-the-new-monthly-mobile-photo-contest/
Macphun is a major photography software player for iOS devices and on the Mac. They always offer good value, and high quality apps. Since many of our readers do much of their photography on iOS d...
When my non-photographer friends see a clear day they often tell me it’s a great day for taking pictures. Of course photographers know that clouds are good, not bad. They add interest to lan...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/05/25/skylab-for-ios-makes-sky-replacement-easy/
There are quite a few nice apps for figuring out ‘magic hour’ or ‘golden time’ for iOS. As our readers know, ‘golden time” is that sliver of time around sunset and sunrise where the c...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/05/17/lumy-makes-it-easy-to-find-the-best-times-to-take-photos/
This week's updates to Adobe Photoshop Fix and Photoshop Mix will please people running 16 GB iPhones. Both apps smartly manage the space your projects use. "Adobe updates PHOTOSHOP MIX and FIX...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/05/04/adobe-updates-photoshop-mix-and-fix-for-ios/
Come on. Admit it. If you are like me you can’t resist sharing your meal digitally with friends and families, especially if it’s nicely served and extra photogenic. Foodie is a free app that ...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/04/26/shooting-a-lot-of-food-foodie-is-the-app-for-you/
We review FotoMagico 5. There are lots of versions of slideshow creators on iOS, but none can compare to what this app offers. "FotoMagico 5 debuts, and it’s a stunner for slide show creation...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/04/12/fotomagico-5-debuts-and-its-a-stunner-for-slide-show-creation/
ProShot ($3.99, but it’s a free app of the week if you have the U.S. version of the Starbucks app) is a full featured camera control center that goes way beyond the Apple provided app and has a...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/04/07/proshot-will-please-feature-hungry-iphoneographers/
Steller is a well thought out story telling app which creates tasteful collections of photos or photos mixed with your videos. "STELLER is a beautiful and easy way to share your photos and vide...
Google has just given a nice gift to the photographic community. The NIK Collection, a $150 bundle of processing tools and filters is now a freebie. Google made the announcement in a blog post ye...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/03/25/googles-nik-tools-now-free-for-mac-and-pc-they-used-to-be-150-00/
Apple has announced a new 12 MP camera to it's latest iPhone, the 4 inch iPhone SE. The new iPhone features Focus Pixel technology for fast focusing, an Apple-designed image signal processor, adv...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/03/21/apple-adds-a-12-mp-camera-to-its-new-small-iphone-se/
Although it was last updated in 2014, Glaze is still among the best photo to painting apps around for iPhone and iPad. "GLAZE is still a standout ‘photo to painting’ app " originally appear...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/03/18/glaze-is-still-a-standout-photo-to-painting-app/
I have to say the name, Lens Distortions, may lead an interested buyer in another direction, but the app does an excellent job of adding optical effects and fog to any image, giving you a great d...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/03/11/lens-distortions-is-a-slick-effects-editor/
We took a look at Adobe Post (free with in-app purchases) late last year. It was an intriguing piece of software for creating graphics based on photos. It has nice tools for fitting text over pho...
https://lifeinlofi.com/2016/03/10/post-adobe-updates-its-social-photo-app/