These photos were not taken with a vintage Polaroid camera. Neither were they taken with an iPhone armed with faux-aged filters ala Instagram and Hipstamatic. These were taken with a digital SLR, dragged into Photoshop, altered by one-click Photoshop actions (made by someone else) to mimic faux vintage prints. I call this faux-faux-vintage art! And I believe this officially makes me ‘ultra hipster.’ Lol. This post, part one of an examination of the Instagram/Hipstamatic explosion, may double as The Boulevard Brewery Tour. VIEW PHOTOS

The Boulevard Brewing Company was founded in 1989 by John McDonald and is now the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest.

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