Step up your smartphone photography game with these accessories that are sure to take your Instagram feed to a whole other level.
LENSES
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Olloclip offers a range of versatile and affordable lenses, the most interesting of which may be the 4-in-1 options for iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S4/S5. The clip-ons add a fisheye and wide angle perspective, as well as 10x and 15x macros lenses for close-ups. Lenses can be flipped around, screwed in or detached for the desired effect. The 4-in-1 lenses range from $70 to 80 depending on your phone.
Offering perhaps the best quality optics for a smartphone, Moment lenses allow for wide angle or telephoto shooting with exceptional sharpness and minimal distortion or chromatic aberration. These can be attached to iPhones and Androids with a mounting plate for your phone or case.
Compatible with most smartphones, instaLens has a wide-angle, super-wide, fisheye, telephoto and poloarizer, offering a range of focal lengths. These mount with magnets and adhesive removable rings.
LIGHTING
This bluetooth-controlled LED flash unit for iPhone is the size of a credit card and consists of 40 warm and cool LEDS. The free corresponding app allows for control of the temperature and the brightness, and up to 10 units can be simultaneously triggered at once for more advanced setups.
A constant light and LED flash, the iblazr works with most smartphones by attaching to the headphone socket. Photographers can adjust brightness and sync with the camera shutter on the device.
This battery-powered, 32 LED bulb spotlight provides constant light (versus a flash) and attaches to the headphone socket of a phone, or can be used on its own. Offering an hour of light, it charges via USB.
REMOTE SHOOTING
A wireless Bluetooth remote for iOS and Android, Muku allows for remote shutter control in native camera apps (as in you don’t have to install yet another app), and can be used from 30 feet away, or just at the end of your selfie stick.
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This brings us to…the selfie stick, but one that extends 37 inches with a Pholder 2.0 phone holder and XSmart Remote 2.0; which means you can operate via Bluetooth hands-free.
CASES + MOUNTS
Klyp+ cases turn your iPhone into a dedicated camera with more grip and the option to mount Manfrotto Klyp accessories including lenses, lights, and a tripod mount or kickstand.
Mount external lenses to your iPhone that make it more DSLR-centric. The Moment case incorporates a Bluetooth shutter button and an option to connect a camera strap. The case itself, working in conjunction with the app, provides better manual control over settings.
Attach your smartphone to a tripod or a stand with Joby’s spring-loaded grip that clamps around any smartphone. The case comes in 3 sizes ranging from smaller phones to tablets and features rubber grib and standard thread to use with most tripods and stands.
TRIPODS + STANDS
At 5.31 inches tall, the Manfrotto Pixi is a small tabletop tripod that works with smartphones with a tripod mount adapter. A push-button allows for movement of the ball-head or to lock it in place, while the curve of the legs makes it easy to hold steady while shooting video footage.
Bendy and grippy, the range of GorillaPods are ideal for supporting your shots in a number of random situations.
TIME LAPSE
A moving time-lapse mount that rotates your smartphone, TurnsPro is a kickstarter-funded device that shoots the passage of time.
PRINTING
Prynt’s combo smartphone case/ photo printer plugs into a microUSB connector built into the case. Once connected, users can print a 2x3 photo in under 30 seconds. According to the website, the case can hold up to 30 sheets of photo paper, with plans of future versions that can print larger images.
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A compact, Wi-Fi compatible printer, the Canon Selphy uses dye-sublimination tech to produce lab quality 4x6 prints. The app for both iOS and Android make printing easy.
Turn standard photos and videos into 3D with Kúla Bebe’s lens attachment. The stereoscopic effect is created by the lens capturing two offset images with a set of mirrors on each side. The images are then viewable as 3D through the red and cyan glasses as well as 3D capatable TVs. They can be viewed on your phone with an accompanying a pp and screen attachment called the CinemaBox.
