Welcome to my very first Hipsta 1-2-3 tutorial!
As a lover of Hipstamatic, these tutorials will be designed to show easy step-by-step examples of fine tuning an almost perfect Hipsta shot in 3 steps or less.
The key to Hipstamatic is learning what combos work best for every type of photo – whether it be landscape, portrait, street, architectural and so on. I’m sure all the “Hipstanerds” can agree to this!
This photo was taken over the weekend during my trip to Vancouver, B.C., Canada. As those of you here in the Pacific Northwest know, this past weekend was a delight! The sun was blazing and, I of course, was eyeing every opportunity for a shot to share here on Juxt ; )
Some may say that there is no need to edit this pic but my personal preference here is to:
> achieve a deeper, blue color
> increase the definition between the building and sky
> do the above while ensuring the bird would still be visible
Let me just say that my goal for these tutorials is to preserve the most out of the original Hipsta shot and keep it “HipstaMinimal” – thanks to my friends over at The Minimals for this tag!
SKYSCRAPER [original]: shot with Hipstamatic combo Jane lens + Sugar film // no flash
Decreased ambiance in Snapseed to:
sharpen lines, add vignette (mainly on bottom corners) & heighten contrast
Darkened photo to:
achieve a deeper, midnight blue and make sky more uniform
Opened in VSCO CAM to decrease contrast slightly
SKYSCRAPER [final]
For those of you who are weary about using Hipstamatic feel free to message me for any tips.
Also, I highly recommend following @Hipstaroll on Instagram for valuable insight and weekly combos. It’s a great way to get familiar with the app and experiment.
Thank you all for checking out this tutorial and I hope you have found it helpful.
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Love the tips here B. Especially loving that deep blue. Definitely gonna give it a go 🙂
Happy you like it Joanna! : ]
I love hipstamatic, but tend to shy away from it because I’m not familiar enough with combos that successfully work together. This was very helpful to know that I don’t have to achieve a “perfect”hipstaroll, and can edit my photo to get the look I had originally envisioned in my mind! Thank you for always be so very helpful, and passing along tips to makes us all better instagramers!
Thanks so much for your comment, Crystal and am glad you enjoyed this tutorial. Sometimes I find that I just a need a little adjustment with a pic. And, agree, finding the right combo can be tricky and sometimes it’s hard to find the right one. Instagram and other apps make it fun to edit : ]
Great job B! And great results.. Have to check out VSCO CAM…
Please do, Leigh! Snapseed and VSCO have been my to-go apps lately (along with noir for b&w). Let me know if you do try it! Thanks for reading! : ]
Fantastic, easy to follow instructions!! I’m definitely going out armed with this info and shooting with Hipsta. An app I really want to love, but feel overwhelmed by. Thank you, and can’t wait for more 🙂
Hi Marita, so happy you liked this! Hipsta can be overwhelming but the trick is to explore and take the same pic with different combos until you find the one you like. Once you do, save it as a favorite and refer to it in the future. Hope you give it a try and if you need help or tips let me know : ]
awesome tutorial B.. well done … thank u for the tips 🙂 great shot too love it! 🙂 way to go! xxx
Thanks so much, Simran! Very happy you like it! : ]
“Let me just say that my goal for these tutorials is to preserve the most out of the original Hipsta shot and keep it “HipstaMinimal” – thanks to my friends over at The Minimals for this tag!…”
AAAHHHH THE HIPSTAMINIMAL LADY IS HERE! YES!!!
i will reshare this on TM FB page, absolutely B! you rock
Thank you, Ale! I LOVE this tag : ]
I’ll be using it A LOT!
Love this tutorial! I had a tough time with Hipstamatic for awhile. I would only get 2 out of 20 or so pics that I would keep. Participating with the IG Hipstaroll made a huge difference! I have found quite a few favorites by being challenged, and forced, to shoot with lens/films I would never dream of pairing with each other! I’ve also started snapping photos with “shake to randomize” turned on. It forces me to work multiple shots and see different results ofvthe same subject. Thank you for the tips and app suggestion!!!
Hipstaroll is fantastic in so many ways. Not only do you get to explore different combos, but you get tips and valuable insight from Hipstarollers and the admin. Haven’t used the shake option in a while, maybe I should experiment with that again ; ]
Thank you for reading and for commenting! Happy you liked this!