# Smartphone Vintage Photo Services Printic Takes Your Digital Photos and Sends Them as Polaroids By Ryan Fowler | Published 2013-05-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vintage-photo-service References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2013/05/iphone-pictures-polaroid.html) & [printicapp](http://www.printicapp.com/index.html) This vintage photo service transforms all of your favorite digital photos. The Printic vintage photo service app allows you to take photos with and from your smartphone, social media and any other galleries, and order or have them sent as photos that have been converted to vintage looking Polaroid pictures. Although the vintage photo service app does not offer any filtering or enhancing options like [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-instagram-gadget), it does offer users a unique feature, [ordering prints from their phone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fujifilm-instax-mini-link-plus) and sending them to friends and family directly through the app and right from your smartphone. The prints from the vintage photo service can be sent to any amount of people or places at a price of $0.99 per print. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 32% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Digital-to-print Services:** Opportunity for digital printing services that replicate print form and texture of vintage photographs. - **Social Media Print Services:** Opportunity for services that allow users to print and send photos directly from their social media and smartphone galleries. - **Retro Aesthetics in Photography:** Opportunity for photo editing and filter services to replicate the vintage Polaroid camera aesthetic. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Printing Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for printing services to offer digital-to-print conversion services that replicate vintage photograph forms and textures. - **Mobile App Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for mobile applications that allow users to print and send photos directly from their smartphone and social media galleries. - **Photo Editing and Filter Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for photo editing and filter services that replicate the vintage Polaroid camera aesthetic and enable users to create retro-style photographs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Single-Use Photography Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/later-cam.md) - [Vintage Photo Camera Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moodcamera.md) - [Analog Photo Simulators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vint.md) - [Digital-to-Analog Photo Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jollylook-eye.md) - [Timeless Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photos-by-artkive.md) - [Vintage Imaging Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pgytech-retrova.md) - [App-Connected Upcycled Film Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digi-swap.md) - [Private Social Photo Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-app.md) - [Retro-Tinged Polaroid Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/square-sq40.md)