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Annie Leibowitz: The iPhone Is The Greatest Snapshot Camera

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Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 09/12/11 17:12 GMT Updated: 11/12/11 18:14 GMT

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You can of course use mobile phones to make calls and send texts, if you must.

These days though, Instagram and the iPhone 4S camera have turned your mobile into a truly viable camera alternative.

Annie Leibowitz recently called the iPhone's camera "the snapshot camera of today".

She described it as accessible, easy and the modern version of the "wallet with the family pictures in it".

Essentially a visual Facebook status update, but with gorgeous filters, Instagram, is the ideal bragging tool for professional photographers and amateurs alike.

The newest version also means you can print your pictures with no loss of quality, since the resolution is now 1,936pixels x 1,936pixels.

There are loads of options for printing Instagram snaps on Printstagram and Postagram. Canvaspop allows you to print your best shots straight to wall-mountable canvas,

Instagram is still free, though not available on Android, yet. Though it is coming, according to the Telegraph.

The Instagram community is growing steadily, and now has 14 million users. You need no qualifications to join. Just a willingness to snap and share.

Take a look at some of our favourite Instagram snaps below:


Lead image Shard at Sunrise, @londonbird.

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You can of course use mobile phones to make calls and send texts, if you must. These days though, Instagram and the iPhone 4S camera have turned your mobile into a truly viable camera alternative.
You can of course use mobile phones to make calls and send texts, if you must. These days though, Instagram and the iPhone 4S camera have turned your mobile into a truly viable camera alternative.
 
 
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Londonbird
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09:12 AM on 12/13/2011
I was thrilled to see my pictures (@londonbird) and great thanks go out to Gareth for his selection skills !! The Shard is on my route to work and nearly every day it is a picture, having my i-phone to hand is perfect for grabbing the moment, the quality of picture it produces constantly suprises me.
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kerrmatt
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11:22 PM on 12/11/2011
I love using my phone for taking pictures, or notes on where I could shoot. It's a great scouting tool and the best part is you ALWAYS have it with you. As Chase Jarvis constantly says, the best camera is the one you have with you.
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WritersKitchen
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08:58 PM on 12/11/2011
Lovely post. I'm wondering, however, why the author/editor did not caption or mention Instagram user names with each Instagram featured in the post. I would like to follow some of the featured photographers, but it's impossible to search for them on Instagram without knowing their user names--seems Instagram doesn't include real names in meta tags.

A serious editorial oversight, as I'm sure many readers would like to add the post's featured Instagramers to their follow lists.
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Melanie Hick
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09:55 AM on 12/12/2011
The photographer's names/instagram handle is in the bottom right of each shot, but they are so small on our system that they are easy to miss.
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Pali Dumtur
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06:35 AM on 12/11/2011
I love the iphone photo apps. I take tons of pics with Hipstamatic, Leme Cam, Gothic Pic.
Here are a few: http://www.leblogdelamirabelle.net/category/mes-photos
These apps + Iphone have an amazing quality.
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iPhonehipsta
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04:01 PM on 12/10/2011
Nice article and thanx to Gareth Richman for researching pix and featuring @iPhonehipsta!
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