CC Recommends: Hipstamatic!

Completely random, but I just wanted to tell you guys about my favorite iPhone app to date: Hipstamatic!  The name kinda threw me off (give me 5th Avenue over Williamsburg any day), but I have been playing with this little guy ever since I downloaded it a while back.  With little-to-no additional effort, suddenly life seems way more interesting.

For instance…

…the view from an alley after dinner at the local dive spot takes on a totally epic NYC feel

…New York’s finest look less like donut-inhalers and more like those bada$$ cops you see in the movies

…my special guy suddenly looks like a mysterious stranger plotting out his course in life

…and heck, even my quick train ride upstate on the Metro North takes on a romantic feel.

My only qualm with the software is that it takes super looooong for photos to process in-between takes.  I also have yet to try out all the different lens/flash options, so these were all mostly taken with the John S lens and Dreampop flash.  Since I don’t really know what I’m doing, the results are a little unpredictable, but that’s half the fun.  If you’re like me and want the ability to take bangin’ photos without lugging around a huge camera (or doing heavy-duty editing after the fact), then I highly recommend this app.

Do any of you guys use Hipstamatic?  Got any other app recommendations I should know about?