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		<title>A homage to Fernando Pessoa</title>
		<link>http://retorta.net/retortablog/2011/06/14/a-homage-to-fernando-pessoa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was Fernando Pessoa birthday, so i made a little homage to his 3 best known heteronyms. I used Camera+ to take the photos, of some book covers with his picture, processed them in Halftone and layered them in Photoforge2.]]></description>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">Multiple Fernando Pessoa - Photo: Mário Pires</p>
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<p>Yesterday was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Pessoa" target="_blank">Fernando Pessoa</a> birthday, so i made a little homage to his 3 best known heteronyms.</p>
<p>I used <a href="http://lifeinlofi.com/2011/06/07/camera-plu-new-2-2-1-update/" target="_blank">Camera+</a> to take the photos, of some book covers with his picture, processed them in <a href="http://lifeinlofi.com/2011/05/13/halftone-1-5-streets-new-fonts-dot-gain-and-a-sneak-peek-at-juicy-bits-new-project/" target="_blank">Halftone</a> and layered them in <a href="http://www.iphoneography.com/journal/2011/5/19/new-iphone-photo-app-photoforge2.html" target="_blank">Photoforge2</a>.</p>
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		<title>The iphone as a portrait device II</title>
		<link>http://retorta.net/retortablog/2011/05/30/the-iphone-as-a-portrait-device-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 09:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the previous post, i talked about the genesis of this portrait series, but after the general theme i needed to narrow it down further, and decide who to photograph and where to find them. The gender issue was clear to me, i&#8217;ve always loved photos of woman smoking, so that choice was easy. But i [...]]]></description>
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	<a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_7665.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img class="size-full wp-image-3995" title="Sara Bettencourt" src="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_7665.jpg" alt="sara" width="373" height="500" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Sara Bettencourt - Photo Mário Pires</p>
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<p>On the <a title="The iphone as a portrait device I" href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/2011/05/25/the-iphone-as-a-portrait-device-i/" target="_blank">previous post</a>, i talked about the genesis of this portrait series, but after the general theme i needed to narrow it down further, and decide who to photograph and where to find them.<br />
The gender issue was clear to me, i&#8217;ve always loved photos of woman smoking, so that choice was easy. But i needed a way to find woman willing to smoke in front of the iPhone4 camera. Asking random woman on the street is not something i&#8217;m confortable in doing, i needed a different approach. Then i remembered that i already followed some woman that smoke on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/retorta" target="_blank">twitter</a>, and figured that i could tweet them an invitation to pose. At this point i already made 4 portrait sessions, so this method turned out to be a good choice.</p>
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		<title>The iphone as a portrait device I</title>
		<link>http://retorta.net/retortablog/2011/05/25/the-iphone-as-a-portrait-device-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 13:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having left my Lumix in the closet, and relaying almost exclusively on the iPhone for all my photo needs, i wanted to put myself and the iPhone to the test. Thinking about possible challenges, i remembered that i never did a portrait session. Portraits are a bit vague, how could i make a series that [...]]]></description>
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	<a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_7755.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img class="size-full wp-image-3979" title="Sandra Gaspar iphone" src="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_7755.jpg" alt="Sandra Gaspar iphone" width="373" height="500" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Sandra Gaspar / Photo: Mário Pires</p>
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<p>Having left my <a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/2010/02/08/the-chiado-project-the-tools/" target="_blank">Lumix</a> in the closet, and relaying almost exclusively on the iPhone for all my photo needs, i wanted to put myself and the iPhone to the test. Thinking about possible challenges, i remembered that i never did a portrait session.<br />
Portraits are a bit vague, how could i make a series that makes some sense and it&#8217;s within my reach ?<br />
I also wanted to draw some attention to it, so it would need a element of defiance. I remembered some talks i had with fellow photographers about wonderful portraits of women smoking. Smoking has gained a rather negative aura in recent times, and because of it the defiance element would be smoke.<br />
Having established portraits of people smoking as the main theme, i needed to narrow it down a bit in order to establish some logistics that i could master for some time.</p>
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<li>Where to find people to photograph ?</li>
<li>How to ask them ?</li>
<li>Which gender and age ?</li>
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<p>Those questions will be answered in the next post</p>
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		<title>Coimbra C</title>
		<link>http://retorta.net/retortablog/2011/03/03/coimbra-c/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good example of a series all done in a few hours using just the iPhone, is Coimbra C in Lomoville, an online platform, curated by Susana Paiva, for all photography projects created with plastic lenses or toy cameras and mobile phone cameras]]></description>
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<p>A good example of a <a title="I dream of series" href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/2011/03/01/series/" target="_blank">series</a> all done in a few hours using just the <a title="Iphone 4, a clear winner" href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/2010/12/09/iphone-4-a-clear-winner/" target="_blank">iPhone</a>, is <a title="Coimbra C in Lomoville" href="http://www.lomoville.com/mariopires/coimbrac" target="_blank">Coimbra C</a> in <a title="Life through plastic lenses" href="http://www.lomoville.com/" target="_blank">Lomoville</a>, an online platform, curated by <a title="Susana Paiva" href="http://www.susanapaiva.com/" target="_blank">Susana Paiva</a>, for all photography projects created with plastic lenses or toy cameras and mobile phone cameras</p>
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		<title>I dream of series</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always think of series, regardless of the imaging device i&#8217;m using. From the moment i surpassed an &#8220;amateur&#8221; mindset and started to think about the concept of a &#8220;series&#8221;, i&#8217;ve never been able to work differently. Even when i&#8217;m not consciously thinking about it, after some time, a series emerges and i can&#8217;t help [...]]]></description>
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	<a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_4994.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img class="size-full wp-image-3941" title="IMG_4994" src="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_4994.jpg" alt="wall" width="500" height="500" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">O.D. series - Photo: Mário Pires</p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">P. series - Photo: Mário Pires</p>
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	<a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_0857.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img class="size-full wp-image-3943" title="IMG_0857" src="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_0857.jpg" alt="subway" width="500" height="375" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Subway series - Photo: Mário Pires</p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">B.C. series - Photo: Mário Pires</p>
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<p>I always think of series, regardless of the imaging device i&#8217;m using. From the moment i surpassed an &#8220;<em>amateur</em>&#8221; mindset and started to think about the concept of a &#8220;series&#8221;, i&#8217;ve never been able to work differently. Even when i&#8217;m not consciously thinking about it, after some time, a series emerges and i can&#8217;t help but notice and pursue it.<br />
These photos are from series i&#8217;m developing now, all produced with the<a title="Iphone 4, a clear winner" href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/2010/12/09/iphone-4-a-clear-winner/" target="_blank"> iPhone4</a> (the subway series has some photos that where shot with a Nokia device, but edited on iOS devices).</p>
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		<title>Yann Arthus-Bertrand &#8211; Being A Photographer</title>
		<link>http://retorta.net/retortablog/2011/02/21/yann-arthus-bertrand-being-a-photographer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just bought this book, and i recommend it for anyone who thinks that photographers have a easy life. It&#8217;s hard to do excellent work, it takes a lot of energy, determination and team work.]]></description>
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<p>I just bought this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yann-Arthus-Bertrand-Being-Photographer/dp/B000HOJGMC/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_12" target="_blank">book,</a> and i recommend it for anyone who thinks that photographers have a easy life. It&#8217;s hard to do excellent work, it takes a lot of energy, determination and team work.</p>
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		<title>A fotografia em Portugal é um &#8220;café de bairro&#8221; ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ao ler a entrada sobre Gérard Castello-Lopes no blog Arte Photographica, reparei logo na passsagem onde José Manuel Rodrigues ao falar sobre Gérard Castello-Lopes diz:  “passávamos horas e horas a discutir fotografia”. Esta afirmação suscitou-me uma pergunta, porque não discutimos a fotografia com paixão e sem nos cansarmos ao fim de breves minutos? Muitos possuidores [...]]]></description>
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	<a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_4269.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img class="size-full wp-image-3916" title="setas" src="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//IMG_4269.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Fotografia: Mário Pires</p>
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<p>Ao ler a entrada sobre <a href="http://artephotographica.blogspot.com/2011/02/gerard-castello-lopes-1925-2011.html" target="_blank">Gérard Castello-Lopes</a> no blog <a href="http://artephotographica.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Arte Photographica</a>, reparei logo na passsagem onde José Manuel Rodrigues ao falar sobre Gérard Castello-Lopes diz:  “<em>passávamos horas e horas a discutir fotografia</em>”.<br />
Esta afirmação suscitou-me uma pergunta, porque não discutimos a fotografia com paixão e sem nos cansarmos ao fim de breves minutos?<br />
Muitos possuidores de material fotográfico diverso passam muitas horas a discutir as qualidades e defeitos das suas ferramentas, não será isto discutir fotografia ?<br />
Na minha opinião discutir ferramentas não é particularmente interessante, pode ser útil se por acaso enfrentamos alguma dificuldade tecnológica que nos dificulta o nosso trabalho, mas está a milhas da importância de discutir conceitos e formas de abordagem, de reflectir sobre os problemas que o mundo nos pôe, e da forma como a fotografia nos permite responder a essas solicitações.<br />
O tipo de discussão de que falo, assemelha-se à que é praticada por académicos da fotografia, mas acho importante que os fotógrafos não se alheiem e deixem toda a discussão com os não-fotógrafos. Quando falo de discussão, falo de conteúdo, de intencionalidade, da ideia que fez nascer uma fotografia, uma série ou toda uma obra. Os académicos podem efectivamente discutir todas essas questões, mas os fotógrafos não devem ficar de fora, porque para além de todas as questões técnicas, é muito importante que os processos decisórios, de selecção e captação de imagens sejam trazidos à discussão.<br />
As pessoas que completaram formação superior em fotografia ou outras artes têm toda a legitimidade para analizar tudo segundo os cânones que usam para toda a tradição visual, e muitos deles escrevem de uma forma brilhante e que nos mostra pontos de vista enriquecedores.</p>
<p>Mas nós que fotografamos não devemos assumir o papel de parentes pobres que não conseguem alinhavar umas palavras sobre o que fazemos, como e porquê.</p>
<p>Então porque não tomamos a palavra sobre as nossas obras ? Porque deixamos toda a discussão para os outros ?<br />
Eu já <a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/tag/chiado/page/2/" target="_blank">escrevi</a> sobre as circunstâncias em que alguns dos meus trabalhos ocorreram, nomeadamente no decorrer dos meus <a href="http://esteticafotografica.org/programa/fim-de-semana/" target="_blank">workshops</a>. Ao reflectir sobre ele e colocar os textos disponíveis, estes podem servir para despoletar discussões interessantes e conhecer olhares surpreendentes sobre os mesmos assuntos.<br />
Mas este problema também se revela quando a intenção é falar sobre o trabalho de outros fotógrafos. Há alguns meses atrás fui a uma apresentação de uma fotógrafa estrangeira sobre duas séries do seu trabalho. A audiência era composta por fotógrafos e pessoas com bastante interesse em fotografia. Todos presenciaram a apresentação com atenção, mas assim que chegou a parte em que se abriu a discussão, foi o silêncio. Eu fiz duas perguntas, os organizadores também contribuiram, mas ao fim de 15 minutos tudo acabou e as pessoas deram o assunto por terminado.<br />
O alheamento da discussão sobre o conteúdo, faz com sejamos meros consumidores não reflexivos.  Será que temos medo do debate sincero ? Somos demasiado humildes ? Será possível que não tenhamos nada de relevante para dizer para além do banal gosto/não gosto ?</p>
<p>Um dos maiores problemas da fotografia em Portugal é o sindroma do &#8220;<em>café de bairro</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;<em>Café de bairro</em>&#8220;: Todos os dias os mesmos clientes com temas de conversa quase imutáveis, apreciando acima de tudo a familiareidade e a ausência de risco e mudança.<br />
&#8220;<em>Café de bairro</em>&#8220;: Todos se conhecem, todos odeiam &#8220;conflitos&#8221;, cada cliente permanece fiel ao &#8220;seu&#8221; café.<br />
&#8220;<em>Café de bairro</em>&#8220;: Os conflitos quando ocorrem têm sempre a ver com egos pessoais e nunca com conceitos.</p>
<p>O maior &#8220;<em>café de bairro</em>&#8221; da fotografia portuguesa chama-se &#8220;Olhares&#8221;, um verdadeiro estudo de caso. Independentemente da maior ou menor validade das fotografias e do mérito dos fotógrafos, é esse o espírito que ali reina. E esse espirito parece-me pernicioso para uma prática fotográfica saudável, já que favorece um prática de mimetismo de soluções de agrado fácil e penalizam pelo exclusão os autores que procuram quebrar esse circulo vicioso.</p>
<p>Um dos meu objectivos para combater esta situação, para além de divulgar bons exemplos de prática fotográfica, é suscitar o interesse em debater a fotografia de ontem e de hoje. Para contribuir para esse debate promovo desafios abertos à participação no site <a href="http://esteticafotografica.org/category/desafio/" target="_blank">Estética fotográfica</a>, concebi a apresentação &#8220;<em>Trow Away the Camera</em>&#8220;, e já fiz duas apresentações no <a href="http://igniteportugal.clix.pt/2010/07/ignite-portugal-6-sumario-e-videos.html" target="_blank">IgnitePortugal</a> sobre possibilidades criativas em fotografia.</p>
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		<title>New tool: Glif tripod mount</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought a Glif tripod mount for the iPhone4, now i can secure it to a tripod and avoid camera shake in some situations. The only problem i see with it is the need to take the phone out of it&#8217;s protecting case. But it was inexpensive, and until the Jumba from Canopy becomes available, [...]]]></description>
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<p>I bought a <a href="http://www.theglif.com/products/glif-for-iphone-4" target="_blank">Glif tripod mount</a> for the iPhone4, now i can secure it to a tripod and avoid camera shake in some situations.<br />
The only problem i see with it is the need to take the phone out of it&#8217;s protecting case. But it was inexpensive, and until the <a href="http://www.canopyco.com/Jumba" target="_blank">Jumba</a> from Canopy becomes available, it will have to do.</p>
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		<title>Photo Projects 2010 reviewed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mário Pires</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January 2010 i made a list of photo projects i wanted to develop in 2010, a year later it&#8217;s time to access the status of those. Chiado Project The &#8220;7 Visões no Chiado&#8221; project was successfully completed, It was shown in Lisboa, Vila Nova de Paiva and Coimbra (more dates coming soon). I made [...]]]></description>
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	<a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//fotografia.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img class="size-full wp-image-3900" title="fotografia" src="http://retorta.net/retortablog/wp-content/uploads//fotografia.jpg" alt="palm tree" width="500" height="500" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Palm tree, Photo: Mário Pires</p>
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<p>In January 2010 i made a list of <a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/2010/01/31/photo-projects-for-2010/" target="_blank">photo projects</a> i wanted to develop in 2010, a year later it&#8217;s time to access the status of those.</p>
<p><strong>Chiado Project</strong></p>
<p>The &#8220;7 Visões no Chiado&#8221; project was successfully completed, It was shown in Lisboa, Vila Nova de Paiva and Coimbra (more dates coming soon). I made a <a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/tag/chiado/page/2/" target="_blank">series of blog posts about it</a>. I wish to take it to Porto and back to Lisbon before the end of the year.</p>
<p><strong>Prazeres Graveyard</strong></p>
<p>I did three sessions on this project, and was unable to advance it further. But after i had <a href="http://roundthecornertt.blogspot.com/2010/07/brenda-turnnidge.html" target="_blank">Brenda Turnnidge</a> review the work, i lost some doubts i had about the focus of the work. I expect to be able to schedule some more sessions in the spring.</p>
<p><strong>MobileOne</strong></p>
<p>I started this series with Nokia mobile phones, then i added a iPod Touch and iOS photo apps, and then the iPhone4. it&#8217;s no longer a series, it&#8217;s body of work that grows everyday! The iPhone is constatly with me and i haven&#8217;t used the <a href="http://retorta.net/retortablog/2010/02/08/the-chiado-project-the-tools/" target="_blank">Lumix</a> in months. The camera is good enough and all the photo applications that i can mix and match give me endless creative opportunities. We can be mobile artists with nothing but this small device!</p>
<p><strong>“T” Project</strong></p>
<p>Postponed. Without a couple that knows how to T, it can&#8217;t be done right.</p>
<p><strong>4 Cars…</strong></p>
<p>I finished photographing for the project and then got some doubts about the whole series. It&#8217;s sleeping in the archives until i pick it up again and start editing it into the final form.</p>
<p><strong>And for 2011 ?</strong></p>
<p>Publishing some POD books is my goal, hope i can pull it off.</p>
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		<title>Hipstamatic is not really my cup of tea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hipstamatic is a popular photo application for the iPhone, even photojournalist are using it, so i bought it to see what all the fuss was about. After a very short time i found that this application doesn&#8217;t really suits my shooting habits. I take pictures with the iPhone just like any other camera i use, [...]]]></description>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">The Ghost of elections past.. (Hipstamatic; iPhone4)</p>
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<p><a href="http://hipstamaticapp.com/" target="_blank">Hipstamatic</a> is a popular photo application for the iPhone, even photojournalist are using it, so i bought it to see what all the fuss was about.<br />
After a very short time i found that this application doesn&#8217;t really suits my shooting habits. I take pictures with the iPhone just like any other camera i use, saving the &#8220;<em>original</em>&#8221; unprossessed picture first. I only run it trough the photo apps if i find it can give the photo a different meaning.<br />
<a href="http://hipstamaticapp.com/" target="_blank"> Hipstamatic</a> just saves the processed photo, preventing me from trying other approaches without it&#8217;s mark.<br />
But i can see why photojournalists like it though. The UI is build to make us think we are using a classic rangefinder 35mm camera, and if we stick with a lens/film effects combination in the app, we know how the result will be (just like real lens/film/developer in the analog world).</p>
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