A week or so ago I bought the Best Camera iPhone app [$2.99, iTunes link] that Chase Jarvis has released, and I’ve been having quite a bit of fun with it. Trying to find things here and there to photograph, apply the filters, and share them. The software makes it super easy to do everything — you can stack filters, save to your iPhone camera roll, share to Twitter and Facebook, and upload to thebestcamera.com all with one button.
Getting them to Flickr is a bit more tricky, but it can be done (from what I have read, more integrated Flickr uploading is coming soon). You just have to go to your Flickr account page, click the e-mail tab, and get the Your Flickr upload email address, put that in your address book, and go from there. The app gives you the option to email during the share process. Click here for a shortcut to that page (you’ll need to be logged into your Flickr account) The method I actually prefer to share on Flickr is to use FlickIt [Free, iTunes link] which will allow you to upload more than one image, add tags, put them into groups and sets, etc. Saves time later, especially if you’re not at a computer. Flickr has their own app as well, but I like the expanded features of FlickIt. I also prefer the Twitter integration with FlickIt since it sends people to your Flickr stream rather than thebestcamera.com — that way they can see all of your other photos, not just the iPhone ones!
My Best Camera photos are available for viewing at:
All of my iPhone pics (using Best Camera and other iPhone apps) are here on Flickr.
The book is quite cool, with tons of great photos Chase took with his iPhone. It’s available at Amazon, Borders and Barnes & Noble.
