iPhone Macro Lens Hack

Don’t lie– you’d kill for great macro images on your iPhone.  But fret not, as there exists a fairly simple hack.

Because the point of focus is beyond the image, we will need a positive lens to pull the point of focus towards us. Typically, any double- or plano- convex lens will do. These are very easy to find as they exist in throwaway cameras.  In it, you will find a series of simple tiny lenses which you can put in front of your phone’s camera for optimal focus.

Here’s the best part though… I keep a few lenses in the coin section of my wallet so that I can have instant access to good macro images wherever I go.  That makes me “cool” right?  No? Well, wait until you see my before and after images:

So there you have it. I’m cool.