Instagram: 100 Photo Apps, Day 28
What I like: Instagram is quick, it’s fun, and there’s no stopping this juggernaut of an iPhone photography startup (or so it seems). You take a photo (or grab an existing one), apply a filter (and do it very, very quickly), and then post it to Instagram for your friends and followers to “like” or comment. Yes, you can do this with other photo-sharing apps, but Instagram brings a slickness and simplicity to the process that’s in a class of its own. Just know this: After Instagram processes your photos, it saves them as relatively low-resolution (612 x 612) images.
From the app maker:
Instagram is an amazingly fun and simple life-sharing app for your iPhone. Snap photos wherever you go to show the world what’s going on in your life. Follow your friends’ photo updates as they move through the world. Select from photo filters that transform regular ol’ photos into works of art you’ll want to keep around forever. Features include: Apply over a dozen fun and beautiful filters to your photos Post as many photos as you want, for free. Find and follow friends who are using the app.
Learn more about my 100 Photo Apps project.
To see all of the apps covered so far, check out the 100 Photo Apps page.
Resources for Instagram
Buy: Free at the App Store
More Instagram images at Really Great iPhone Photos
Website for Instagram
Flickr Group
Instagram on Twitter
Also
- Learn lots more about the iPhone camera and iPhone photography with my book, Create Great iPhone Photos, published by No Starch Press.
- Watch a quick video about iPhone photography and my book.
