Instagram Is My New Addiction!

So it all started with Sam Bradley tweeting his instagram photos. I had no idea what instagram was, but suspected it was just a site that allowed you to upload photos much like twitpic. So I downloaded the app and ignored it.

Well, it’s a little more than that!

It’s actually a site that sucks you in and draws out the competitiveness in you. That’s right! It’s all about taking the most artistically stunning photos that you can possibly take with your iPhone, known as iPhoneography.

I have become addicted to this. I shit you not, I look at everything that I pass, as a photo opportunity. OMG, it’s a freaking disease!! Not only that, there are tons of great apps that allow you to take great photos with your phone and apps that allow you to edit them.

So here’s my question, who else is addicted to instagram and who’s on? Leave your user name in the comments and I’d love to follow you. Mine is suziesetz.

But if you’re new to it, let me just give you a few hinters on how to get started. First, download and create your instagram account using your iPhone.

Next, take photos! Here is a blog post that I stumbled on to find the best apps to use. Click next web. Just alone on my phone, I have ProCamera and Camera+ to take photos. If I want the photo to be black and white, I use MonoPhix.

For photo editing, I use FX Photostudio, Dynamic Light, and Picfx.

For fun, I will use ShakeitPhoto which gives it a polaroid feel (and you do have to shake your iPhone to produce the image. Cheap and fun!)

Once you’ve edited your photo, upload to instagram! That’s it. But, actually that’s not it! Now, you’ll find that you will become a fucking street correspondent, looking for the most obscure, architecturally significant photos you can muster.

Here are examples of my photos:

So if you are looking for a fun way to showcase your creativity, get addicted! It’s actually amazing how gorgeous some of the photos that are uploaded are. To think, all they used was a smart phone.

See you on instagram!

Have a great Breaking Dawn Inspired Week!!