Use A Pinhole To Get Macro Smartphone Photos

By placing a .35mm pinhole in front of the smartphone lens, everything in front of the camera becomes equally focused.

https://youtu.be/rqABdMSdVvQ

Macro photos can be taken by bringing objects very close to the lens/ pinhole combo.

Any kind of homemade pinhole will yield results, with improved sharpness coming from from laser-drilled / acid-etched pinholes.

Pinhole being moved in front of smartphone lens (click or tap image to see comparison)

Example image follows:

With Pinhole and Without Pinhole (click or tap image to see comparison)

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Put A Pinhole On Your Smartphone Camera To Get Macro Closeups

Most smartphone cameras have a limited ability to focus on objects very close to their lens.

Place a piece of foil with a pinhole over your smartphone camera lens and it will be able to resolve images very close to the lens.

https://youtu.be/YYVN5lVpXhI

For more information on how this is working, try an online search for “pinhole photography”.

Regarding questions you may have:

-Any kind of needle will work, just be sure to twist it slowly as you press it into the foil.

-Any kind of foil will work, including candy bar wrappers (and mini peanut butter cup foils).

-Any kind of smartphone will work, with some smartphones showing more corner-darkening than others (this is called “vignetting”).

Some fun things to photograph:

– Your eyeball – Postage stamps – Sand – Pizza – Denim – Your mouth – Magazine Ads – Wood – Ants – Flowers – Fingers – Pizza – Snails – Water drops – Your nostril – Coins

If there is sufficient interest, I’ll provide a follow-up video with more specifics and examples.

Have fun with your new lens on life! 😀

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