hey Soybean, taking trichome pics with a phone camera is a challenge..and impossible if your hands shake like mine lol. Try supporting your phone on something..a table or chair, couple of boxes...etc. Then move the plant close to the edge of table or whatever..you can still focus the camera while the phone stays steady. Just try and get a real clear pic..i find my camera on HD settings has a really hard time focusing to crisp pics..it doesnt know to focus in on trichomes..just the leaf or bud itself, so trich's are usually blurry. Might have to take 10 pics to get one really clear one.. good luck. There's other options..clip on jewelers loup for phone, usb microscopes, etc.