App Happy Wednesday Aug 27

It's App Happy Wednesday it seems like everyday could be App Happy for me. I really must get back to a little Photoshop before I forget what I know.
But in the meantime we are h'APP'y!

This week I set up a little still life with a branch from my Pink Snowberry bush at work. This is the first year it has looked really good. I brought it home to Texas about three years ago from a nursery in South Dakota where my dad and step mom live. (In the back seat on our plane no less. It was a rather large container but I made room.) I'd never heard of one before and wasn't sure how it would do here in the heat. But it was planted on the east side of the building and I'm sure that helped. 

I took several close ups hoping to do a collage of nine, but some weren't good enough.

I used PictureFrames app to make the collage.

I opened it in Snapseed to make basic edits and get an over all lighter look. 

The background of the top right photo was a little dark compared to the rest so I also used the Selective Adjust to brighten just the background. 

I will probably do more edits on this later. 

Some of the singles were edited in various apps. 

Snapseed Retrolux Filter

Retrolux, then back into Drama.

Stackables, 8 layers, three of which were not texture layers. And five texture layers.

In this screen shot you can see some of my layers. I love how you can drag the layers to rearrange them. In layer 9 I desaturated and added contrast and adjusted the gamma a bit for a black and white version. You can also save your formula to try on another photo. (I sure wish Snapseed did this).

Of course I whipped out Hipstamatic and shot a few too.

Bette XL Lens, Dream Canvas Film

Tinto 1884 Lens, D-Type Plate Film

Tejas Lens, Ina's 1982 Film

Jimmy Lens, Kodot Grizzled Film

Ray Mark II Lens, Blanko 일 Film 

This is a real favorite of mine. It gives an antique feel complete with texture.

Lowy Lens, Robusta Film

Sometimes it's just hard to know when to stop...

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Hipsta Sunflowers

I found the best field of sunflowers with my Hipstamatic App.

I love using Hipstamatic. I have more lenses and film than I know what to do with. I bought some new packs a couple weeks ago and still haven't figured out all the combinations but I have saved a new favorite. Lowy lens and Robusta film. great color, sharpness and a little grunge.

Dream Canvas is certainly a favorite film. Here I've paired it with the Tejas lens on the next three.

The same flowers with Dream Canvas and the Bettie XL lens.

Ray Mark II lens and the Blanko 일 film.

And back to the first, Lowy and Robusta.

Another shot in the house with Ray MarkII with Blanko 일 film. Notice the texture is going sideways and the photo 2 back is up and down. I'll bet I had my camera turned sideways for one of them. Sometimes the dream canvas will change if you change the orientation of your camera also. Sometimes this works and sometimes I can't get it to.

You can save favorite combinations by… 

going to your Hipsta Gallery, 

double tap on the photo so it will flip and show you the info on the back side. 

Tap the lower center icon (camera),

You can now add it as A New Favorite Setting,

or tap Match Settings to take a photo right now using the same film and lens. I think the match settings is pretty cool. I use that a lot now.

Do you use the Hipstamatic app on your phone?

Linking up with Friday Finds…a little early.