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Maybe dumb to suggest, but when this happens usually the lens is dirty / a bit greasy, at least from my experience with iPhone cameras.

• teekert 5y ago
  I’ll degrease the lenses now, perhaps this was quite a brilliant suggestion :)
  • eyelidlessness 5y ago
    Not only is this likely, I intentionally leave my phone camera lenses smudged sometimes because it produces an unpredictable dreamy effect.
    • science4sail 5y ago
      That's an old Hollywood special effect: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GaussianGirl https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GaussianGirl > When filmed, the Gaussian Girl is shot through a soft-focus filter, a piece of translucent plastic (or very sheer silk, in the days of classic film), or a quick smear of Vaseline, depending on the director's and/or cinematographer's preference. This surrounds her with a softly glowing aura, and smooths out any unappealing pores or lines on her face. The result makes her look nothing short of ethereal.