These days the iPhone has become synonymous with photography…with the utter explosion of photography apps on the market casual photographers are favoring the iPhone as an everyday camera. Not only do we use it for simple tasks like remembering where we parked the car, or snapping a quick photo of a lovely pair of shoes, but we’re getting creative with our iPhones to take better photos and videos.

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Your iPhone can do so many cool things, but it cannot stand up on it’s own. Let’s face it, most cameras can’t stand up on their own, but the slim and flat design of the iPhone means it’s difficult to prop it up against something to get a steady shot. Sure, a stack of books works in a real pinch…but more often than not, your iPhone will go sliding off the stack straight onto the floor – or worse. Taking a series of time lapse photos with your iPhone is practically out of the question without a tripod. What about getting that awkward low angle – save yourself from camera contortion and just get yourself a tripod. It’s the one off-camera accessory that’s worth picking up to boost the functionality of your iPhone even further.

There are several tripods on the market now, one of the most popular is the Gorillapod which offers three flexible legs that can be stretched on a flat surface, stood up, or wrapped around something like a pole or even a tree branch to get those hard to capture shots. There’s even tripods out there that come equipped with suction cups or snap-on clips to keep your camera steady and secure while shooting. All of the tripods available are light, quick to assemble, and convenient to use so it’s worth carrying one with you at all times, if possible. Inevitably, it will be the day you don’t carry your tripod that you need it the most.

Sometimes…it’s the simple things that can make your shots stand out (and your phone stand up).