{"id":150093,"date":"2019-06-26T13:46:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T20:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=150093"},"modified":"2019-06-26T14:11:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T21:11:32","slug":"huji-cam-photography-app-review-the-ultimate-digital-film-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/26\/huji-cam-photography-app-review-the-ultimate-digital-film-hybrid\/","title":{"rendered":"HUJI CAM Photography App Review: The Ultimate Digital-Film Hybrid?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HUJI CAM: one of the most interesting innovations for photography. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

You can have your cake and eat it too. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is what I realized most about film:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re gonna get until you shoot it. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, I loved the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153imperfect\u00e2\u20ac\u009d aesthetic of film. The grain and grit is what made the photos beautiful. Also a lovely thing was randomly having certain photos with beautiful light leaks \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it added more emotion and mood to the photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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East Lansing, 2013. Ricoh Gr1s with Kodak Portra 400 (real light leak). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now fast forward to HUJI \u00e2\u20ac\u201da camera phone app which simulates the usage of film. Some might knock it as being this silly pseudo-hipster app, but I personally love it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Shoot photos with the tiny viewfinder (you can also make it bigger)<\/li>
  2. Buy the full version to have the photos automatically save to your camera roll\/gallery. <\/li>
  3. When you look at your photos, the processing and random light effects are already<\/em> added.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Hidden benefits <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an option to either use the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153full viewfinder\u00e2\u20ac\u009d mode, or the default tiny viewfinder mode. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve experimented with both, and I LOVE the tiny viewfinder! Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With a tiny viewfinder, you shoot more, you hesitate less before shooting a photo, random strangers don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re shooting a photo on your iPhone, and also it helps improve your composition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re framing a scene with a tiny viewfinder, you can better allocate proportions of the frame for certain colors, shapes, tones, and textures. Also you can better align lines, curves, and other compositional elements like the arabesque, golden triangle, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    iPhone as the ultimate creative tool <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m pretty much convinced that the iPhone is the ultimate creative production tool. I inherited an old iPhone 6s Plus, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m amazed with everything I can do with it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Shoot, select, and upload photos (directly to this website-blog)<\/li>
    2. Read ebooks (default iBooks app)<\/li>
    3. Procreate pocket app for drawing images, graphics, sketches <\/li>
    4. Zen brush 2 for calligraphy and sketching <\/li>
    5. Using the Apple Photos app to create albums, mood boards, and to organize my artworks. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The iPhone is the ultimate \u00e2\u20ac\u0153full stack\u00e2\u20ac\u009dand \u00e2\u20ac\u0153vertically integrated\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tool- device to thrive as a visual artist and creator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Give it a go. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Download the HUJI app, and just spend the 99 cents or so for the full version. It works on both Android and iPhone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Personally I love the aesthetics it produces, and how it has massively simplified my photographic life and workflow. Being able to simply \u00e2\u20ac\u0153favorite\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (heart) photos in my camera roll and upload them directly has reduced the friction of my photo workflow by at least 1000x fold. Even now\u00e2\u20ac\u201d I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m starting to wonder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Now that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve discovered that HUJI CAM and iPhone is the ultimate point and shoot camera and productivity device \u00e2\u20ac\u201d now what?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still interested for the RICOH GR III as the best \u00e2\u20ac\u0153standalone digital\u00e2\u20ac\u009dcamera. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m also interested in compact digital medium format, as well as video (4K and beyond). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      But it seems for me at the moment \u00e2\u20ac\u201d my personal evolution is becoming a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153full stack techno-artist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d maximal upsides from technology and art. I refuse to be confined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all good \u00e2\u20ac\u201d calligraphy, dance, music production, poetry, rap, photography, video, writing, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      You define the tools. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let the tools define you. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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