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Making cheese look all retro is pretty easy — just leave it out in the sun for a couple of days. Making photos look retro? More difficult. Which is why Lo-Fi, which emerged from beta today, and apps like it, are so cool: they let us play around with photos and create all sorts of weird effects without having to fiddle around with actual film (which can be annoying — trust me).
Lo-Fi in particular focuses (lame pun alert) on retro, toy-camera effects like graininess, light leaks and lens blur; anyone who’s ever used a Holga or a Lomo will get the idea. For added cool-factor, the app’s interface mimics the back of a camera.
Lo-Fi is $29 and is available for a free seven-day trial. Or, you might snag one of 12 free copies the developer is giving away by jumping through a few hoops: following their Twitter feed, liking them on Facebook or signing up for their email newsletters — links to which can found at the app’s website. The hoop-jumping deadline is tomorrow though, so get moving if you want a crack at it.
