So the big new feature in Hipstamatic 300 is post editing but is this a good thing or not? Lets find out with some shots of London along the way. As a reminder Hipstamatic 300 is currently in beta and it's set to be released next month.

Hipstamatic 300 Post Editing

Unlike my Hipstamatic 300 first photos all these images have been edited with the built in editing tools in Hipstamatic 300.  The options are substantial, you can not only change the film, the lens, the flash and the ratio, a range of advanced editing tools are available as well. This includes straighten, exposure, fade, depth of field, texture, grain and the list goes on. ​ Since Hipstamatic 300 always takes full resolution photos whatever ratio you pick initially, you can always change the ratio afterwards. 

When editing a photo, if you tap and hold on the image for a second or two, you can see the original unprocessed image in the editor as well.

Downsides?

​Is there a downside to these new found capabilities? It could be argued it takes away from what made Hipstamatic so special, that you had to give some thought into the shot beforehand but now you can change any element afterwards, it almost feels like cheating, which I know is ridiculous!  Hipstamatic Oggl has post editing as well but Hipstamatic 300 has taken it a step further.

While I probably prefer what  I can only describe the 'je ne sais quoi'  of the no editing original, having post editing options are undeniable useful.  A downside (or not!) could be tinkering with an image several times and each time getting further away from the original vision.  This scene from Father Ted comes to mind!

Image: Channel 4

Storage space and Image Capture

Another potential downside as well is storage space, your keeping multiple copies of an image, I went through a fair bit of space on my iPhone much more quickly that I was expecting.   This does mean though you can revert to the original image, which is handy.  

A thing I noticed on my Mac (10.8) with Image Capture, trying to offload some images from my iPhone, you only see the unprocessed images, which is awkward, as I can't get the final version of the image, which is what I am really after.  The only way I have around this current is to Air Drop the photos to my iPad, which copies over the processed image.

​Hipstamatic 300 Showcase

So I tried the editing features with this batch of photos to get a feel for them.  The options that I alluded to already, are impressive, some of them are overkill if anything, with the tone curves option springing to mind.

I'll save this for another post but with Hipstamatic 300, I may eventually get ride of Oggl on my iPhone.  Oggl becomes mostly unnecessary with Hipstamatic 300 assuming and extending most of Oggl's features. 

Barbican

Three photos of a Barbican tower starting with the Savannah Lens with Queens West film and Triple Crown flash.  

Lots of edit option used, to many to mention, same for the other photos here but Hipstamatic 300 does give you a nice summary after saving changes to an image, which is useful.  Here is the summary for the above image as an example.

This time with the Muir lens and BlacKeys XF film plus the Triple Crown flash.

Finishing with Florence lens and Love 81 film.

London Wall

You can go for subtitle or completely change the look of an image with the Hipstamatic 300 editing features, making it almost unrecognisable  if you want, whether this is a good thing or not is another matter.  Here we have the Emma lens and the Otto film with the Triple Crown flash.

Tube platform

Finishing today with the Jack London lens and the Otoo film with the Triple Crown flash.

Hipstamatic 300 post editing is ...?

On the whole the Hipstamatic 300 post editing features are pretty great, I can imagine though having several versions of an image until I have settled on a particular one that works. I do almost prefer the simplicity of just taking the shot and letting that speak for itself.  Now with post editing though you can change your mind afterwards, easily adjusting some aspect of the photo, without leaving Hipstamatic!

Interested in some other Hipstamatic 300 features, why not check out my Hipstamatic 300 teaser or you can check out all my Hipstamatic posts here.  This is only the beginning, look out for a lot more coverage of  Hipstamatic 300 in the coming weeks.

Hipstamatic 300 is out next month but you don't have to wait that long, here I share my first photos with this version. I have been using the beta version and I took it out for a spin around London today, along Regent's Canal and Primrose Hill.

Hipstamatic 300 goes widescreen

It's something I'll be talking about ​a lot more but one of the first things I wanted to try with Hipstamatic 300 is the support for different ratios, not just the square 1:1 format.

All these photo are full resolution widescreen 16:9​ (3264 x 1836), though I have resized them for here. This opens up a world of possibilities not being restricted to the square format anymore and was an often requested feature.

Hipstamatic 300 London

We start along Regent's Canal, here with the Jack London lens, no film and the Triple Crown flash. I haven't edited any of these photos with Hipstamatic new capabilities.

Hipstamatic 300 has some preset favorites , which I used with these photos, this is called Original with John S lens and Ina's 1969 film. 

In Primrose Hill now with the Original combo again. 

This is Loftus lens, Blanko film and Triple Crown flash.

The way to Primrose Hill.

Ray Mark II Lens and Blanko film.

Florence lens and the Irom 2000 fim.

Loftus lens, Blanko film and Triple Crown flash.

Hipstamatic 300 - Just the start

So this quick post was to show you an early look at what you can do with Hipstamatic 300 but this is just the start, I'll be covering Hipstamatic 300 extensively, so look out for more articles in the coming weeks.

In the mean time, why not check out the Hipstamatic 300 teaser for a look at some the new features.

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Join the Hipstamatic 300 Beta

Impatient waiting for Hipstamatic 300? Why not join the Hipstamatic 300 beta to get accesses to this awesome looking version?

As I discussed yesterday​, we now know Hipstamatic 300 is to be released in August, so next month, this was after a lot of speculation since last year.

Hipstamatic 300 Beta

What if you don't want to wait that long​, well you can apply to be on the beta by sending an email to BETA [at] HIPSTAMATIC [dot] com.   Now thats as far as I have got so far, don't expect an instant response. Hopefully an email with details will be forthcoming.

What I have discovered since, while waiting for a response, is you can just go to a website and install Hipstamatic 300 directly, so I have  done just that.  I am not posting the link as I imagine Hipstamatic want people to apply and not take a shortcut.

Hipstamatic 300 Looks Awsome

Saying that, my initial impressions of Hipstamatic 300 are, after a few minutes poking around, I'm really impressed, it's quite a radical departure, as best I can tell, merging much of the Oggl functionality into Hipstamatic and adding lots of brand new functionality .  

I'll post specifics when I can but for now, why not join the beta and get a preview of Hipstamatic 300.  Two things to bear in mind though, is the beta installs as a new app, with that new icon, leaving the current version of Hipstamtlc Classic in place.  Also the app is still a bit rough around the edges, hence why its a beta, so it may crash etc.

Much more coming with Hipstamatic 300

This is only the beginning, come back for plenty of coverage on Hipstamatic 300 leading up to it's release next month.