Photo and Video Content on a Phone

Photos and short videos sell. A bright, sharp photo of a cake, a neat before-and-after of a garden or a 20-second clip of a mechanic explaining a problem can bring a small business more customers than any amount of text. You don't need an expensive camera: the phone in your pocket is enough, if you know how to use light, framing and simple editing. This course teaches you to set up your phone camera, use natural light, frame strong photos, photograph products and people, plan and film short vertical clips with clear sound, edit photos and clips with free apps, and export and post them in the right sizes. It also covers the rules: who owns a photo, when you need consent to photograph people (especially children), how to use music legally and how to protect privacy and location information. The course is fully online and self-paced. Each lesson has a short practical activity in your workbook that you do with your own phone. You finish with a practical task in which you shoot and edit content for a real-style business, and a final assessment. You receive a MetaCo Certificate of Completion that you can add to your CV.