I find myself in repetitive situations much more frequently of late. Thusly, I get visually bored. Thusly, I don’t carry my camera bag every day. That said, I always have my iPhone with me. Always.

A few weeks ago, I bought the Hipstamatic camera app and immediately hated the title. But, I started taking pictures with it anyhow. 11 of them to date!

For less than $10, I have in my pocket 6 lenses, 8 rolls of film, and 4 flashes no matter where I go. And I can upload my flicks directly to my Flickr account.

However, I’m conflicted when shooting like this. On one hand it gives me the instantly creative and mundane freedom of a punch drunk William Eggleston. On the other hand, I’m bastardizing my DSLR altogether — which is capable of so much more if given the correct opportunity.

What do you think? Do you use cameraphone apps? If so…where, if anywhere, do they fit into your photography?

They say “the best camera is the one you have with you,” and with that I do agree. As a rule I carry my trusty Canon XTi with me most everywhere I go, but there are certain times that the only camera I have on me is my iPhone 3GS.

As far as low-res cameras go, the iPhone produces some amazing results. I often use apps such as Camera Bag, Toy Camera, and Photoshop Mobile to post process in camera before uploading to Flickr. The great thing about this for me is the instantness of it all. As I am currently ~60k images behind on processing images from my DSLR, the iPhone is a great way to snap and post on-the-go.

The above image was shot behind The Thirsty Bear in the South of Market district.