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Picture Perfect
New smartphone accessories let you take your best shot.
BY LINDA DOMINGO
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Once upon a time, you couldn’t take a picture with your cellphone. And when photo-taking technology was introduced to the mobile phone arena, users
were wowed by a staggering 0.35-megapixel camera. It’s difficult to imagine, in a time where Instagram is used as a verb and “selfie” was recently deemed
a word by Merriam-Webster.
Now, smartphone cameras can snap pictures worthy of albums, frames and even magazine covers (Time magazine notably used an iPhone photo for a
November 2012 issue on Hurricane Sandy). The advances are making photography more accessible than ever, with add-ons that take cellphones to the next level
of image recording. From high-tech lenses that can make any amateur feel like a pro to external lighting devices that are slim enough to fit in your back pocket,
Loews Magazine rounded up some of the top accessories that are changing the game when it comes to phone photography. L
Take perfectly lit
photos with the Nova
Bluetooth iPhone
flash, a slim card
that fits in your wallet
and works with a
complementary app
to control it, $59, at
novaphotos.com.
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The Instant Lab Universal from The
Impossible Project allows all iOS and
most Android users to turn digital images
into analog instant photos by simply
placing their phones atop the device,
$249, at the-impossible-project.com.
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Joby’s GripTight GorillaPod for smartphones has an adjustable grip for all best-selling
phone models and leg joints that bend and rotate 360 degrees, allowing users to mount
their phones just about anywhere, $29.95, at joby.com.
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