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5 perfect Christmas gifts for the iPhone photographer in your life | #Holiday2015

If you have someone on your Christmas gift list that loves to take photos using their iPhone – granted that could be every iPhone-touting person you know, but nevertheless – finding them the perfect gift can be easy.

There’s no argument that iPhone cameras have come a long way and are starting to hold their own against even some high-end digital cameras but there are still some things those little pocket-sized lenses can simply not handle on their own.

Below we’ve got a list of accessories any iPhone photography nut can use to take (even) better photos. Trust us, they’ll be delighted to find any of these under the tree.

4-in-1 olloclip Photo Lens

oloclip Photo Lens for iPhone 6 and 6sLet’s face it; we take photos with our iPhones so that we can share them on social media for others to see. The 4-in-1 olloclip Photo Lens combines Fisheye, Wide-Angle, Macro 10x and Macro 15x lenses to extend the capabilities of an iPhone’s built-in camera, resulting in better images to share.

The Fisheye and Wide-Angle lenses let iPhone photographers capture more in a single picture and is ideal for shooting panoramic landscapes and including everyone in a groufie.

The two Macro lenses – accessed by unscrewing the Fisheye and Wide-Angle lenses – enables highly detailed close-ups, capturing details that are often lost when simply zooming in on a subject.

The 4-in-1 olloclip Photo Lens works with both the iSight and FaceTime cameras and is tiny, making it easy to carry with using one of the three included wearable pendants and quick to snap on and off an iPhone. It also works with popular photo and video apps.

Get the 4-in-1 olloclip Photo Lens online from Apple for $79.95 or directly from olloclip for $79.99.

JOBY GripTight GorillaPod Video Mount and Tripod

JOBY GripTight GorillaPodAimed at shooting smooth video with an iPhone, but equally useful for avoiding camera shake when taking stills, the JOBY GripTight GorillaPod video mount and tripod combo features flexible joints and magnetic feet to secure and iPhone to poles, branches, metal surfaces and more.

The tripod sports an 180-degree leveling head for shooting in portrait or landscape and 360-degree pan and 135-degree tilt.

The tripod and mount can also be used independently and as an added bonus the tripod is compatible with most small cameras and camcorders while the mount can be used with any other tripod.

The JOBY GripTight GorillaPod is available from Apple for $49.95 or from JOBY for $42.46.

MeFOTO SideKick360 Plus Tripod Mounting Adapter

MeFOTO SideKick360Smartphone cameras have gone beyond snapping quick pictures. High-end phones, like the iPhone, lets users shoot time lapse video and take long exposure still images. These require that the iPhone be held complete still in exactly the same position for extended periods of time – an impossible task for the human hand.

That’s where the MeFOTO SideKick 360 Plus mounting adapter comes in – it lets the photographer attach an iPhone to a tripod easily and securely. It features a 360-degree ball joint to allow for perfect positioning in landscape or portrait mode or any angle in between.

Get the SideKick360 from Apple for $39.95 for from MeFOTO for $30.

HISY Bluetooth Camera RemoteHISY Bluetooth camera remote

Perfect for family photos and shooting at impossible angles, the HISY Bluetooth camera remote lets the photographer snap a photo from up to 90 ft. away. The HISY connects to an iPhone via Bluetooth – no app needed – and can be used to snap an image or start recording a video.

It comes with a foldable stand to position the iPhone and is available in a range of colors from Apple for $24.95 or from HISY for $24.99. Alternatively, get it on Amazon.

Photography Kit for iPhone 6/6s and iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus

If you want to spoil someone that takes their iPhone photography very seriously, you can spoil them and get them an iPhone photography kit that includes the olloclip Active Lens, the MeFOTO Sidekick 360 Plus Tripod mounting adapter, the HISY Bluetooth camera remote and a Manfrotto PIXI tripod for $199.95 from Apple.

Main image credit: Erbin D’Kay, Flickr; Product images via Apple, MeFOTO, JOBY

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