Taking photos is easy. Taking unique photos, however, requires a good eye, a decent camera, and often some editing skills and patience. Luckily, for many of us who possess none of the above, there exists the iPhone. There were many photo editing applications I was able to find, but here are a few that have now become sine qua non to my camera-clicks.
Hipstamatic - $1.99
There is something really charming about the color gloss that this application coats over pictures taken. I found that you can literally take a picture of anything with this app-- your toe, a few grains of rice, leftover eggplant in your fridge -- and almost be guaranteed that the picture will look really cool. There are three different lenses featured in this application: the Kaimal lens which make the pictures look like they were taken during India's Mughal period, the Jimmy lens which gives the illusion that the photos was taken through a light yellow lens, and (my favorite) the John S lens which adds a silvery - blue layer to the picture. The borders can also be changed which make the pictures further appear as if it was taken in a different era. An option to purchase more types of lenses and borders is available. A frustrating ...
