6 accessories…
Take more interesting shots with these affordable add-ons
…to enhance your iPhone photography.
now that we’re well into daylight saving time, you’ve got more hours in the evening to enjoy outdoors. Much of the time you’ll have your iPhone with you, so why not take the opportunity to spend the lighter nights using it to improve your photography skills?
If you’re already feeling confident about using a camera app, whether Apple’s or a more powerful thirdparty alternative, you can grow your talent by adding accessories to your iPhone to take shots that aren’t possible with the phone alone. Whether it’s better selfies or sweeping vistas that you want, you don’t have to haul around a DSLR camera and bulky and heavy lenses to wow your friends.
1
Studio Neat Glif
The latest model of this smartphone tripod mount ($28) finally adds a quick-release lever, so you can quickly switch between taking handheld and stabilized shots.
2
IK Multimedia iKlip Grip Pro
Alternatively, try this convertible stand ($60). It can work as a tabletop
tripod, a handgrip for steady video recording, a selfie stick, or you can detach the tripod mount to attach to a full-size tripod.
3
Manfrotto Lumimuse
Better illuminate
Shed some light with the Lumimuse.
portrait photos with a3, 6, or 8 LED. Lumimuse features a quarterinch thread for use with a tripod.
4
Joby GripTight Pro Phone
Deformable legs enable this stand to be attached in all sorts of places. It even fits your iPhone in a case.
5
HISY Bluetooth Camera Remote
This $25 remote is helpful for taking selfies or group
shots that include you, or to keep a tripod-mounted iPhone steady at dusk. (You can use an Apple Watch for this, too.)
6
olloclip Active Lens Set
The 2x telephoto and ultrawide lenses in this $100 set broaden your compositional choices, and its mount enables each to be used with your iPhone’s front- or rearfacing cameras. You can buy other lenses separately.