Now that most people carry a cell phone with a built-in camera, spontaneity and creativity trumps technical perfection. Face it, a cell phone is always with you. Camera apps for your phone like, FxCamera, CameraBag, Hipstamatic and Retro Camera, all offer filters and effects to mimic toy cameras, fisheye lenses and Polaroids etc., creating a retro and analog look.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.A dragonfly sits on top of a lotus bulb. .Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Kodot XGrizzled film effects.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Rafters adrift in a pond north of Lawrence. .Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Kodot XGrizzled film effects.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Wheat in storm..Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Kodot XGrizzled film effect. .

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.East rider..Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Kodot XGrizzled film effect. .

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Street musician Michael Tanner.Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and BlacKeys B+W film effect.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Street musician Michael Tanner tunes his guitar named "Tip Money"..Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and BlacKeys B+W film effect.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Sculpture garden piece at Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Kodot XGrizzled film effects.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Garage door on Mississippi St., Lawrence.Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Pistil film effect.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Garage door on Mississippi St., Lawrence.Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and BlacKeys B+W film effect.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Bubbles in a science lab algae tank. .Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Pistil film effect.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Chinese kitchen toy. .Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Pistil film effect.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Summer skirt. .Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Pistil film effect.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Summer skirt. .Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and BlacKeys B+W film effect.

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Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo.Vacancy..Photographed with the iPhone camera app Hipstamatic with The John S. lens and Kodot XGrizzled film effect. .