Photography and videography with your smartphone

Create Powerful Photos & Video with Your Smartphone

One-Day Practical Workshop for Business Owners & Content Creators

Never be stuck for content again. This practical, hands-on workshop will give you the confidence and skills to capture high-quality photos and videos using just your smartphone. Perfect for small business owners, freelancers, and marketing teams who want to consistently create engaging, branded content. Delivered by Becky Craven Creative

✅ What You'll Learn

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to plan, shoot, edit, and share scroll-stopping photo and video content — all from your phone. You’ll learn how to:

• 📱 Capture professional-looking content with your smartphone
• ✨ Recognise great lighting and style a scene effectively
• 📷 Take better product shots
• 🎬 Film short-form video content for social media & websites
• ✂️ Edit video clips using simple, powerful mobile apps
• 🧠 Craft content ideas aligned with your business goals
• 🔊 Capture clear, clean audio — even in busy spaces
• 🎨 Build a consistent visual brand style
• 📐 Format your content for Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn & more
• 🧰 Use our go-to kit list of low-cost accessories & apps

🗓️ Workshop Schedule:

Morning: Photography & Visual Strategy

• What does good light look like? Understanding natural and artificial lighting
• Styling & framing: how to make your photos look clean and professional
• Taking better product photos: capturing that taste in an image
• Content strategy: brainstorm key content pillars for your business
• Creating with purpose: promo posts, behind-the-scenes, testimonials, products, ads

*Lunch will be provided*

Afternoon: Video, Audio & Editing

• Vertical vs horizontal: which format works for what platform
• Shooting short videos that tell a story in under 60 seconds
• Quick audio wins: how to get better sound without expensive gear
• Demo: good vs bad audio — why sound matters more than you think!
• Editing on your phone: hands-on practice with mobile-friendly apps
• Live content shoot: put everything into action in real-time
• Filters & branding: keep your content on-brand and consistent

🎯 Who Is It For?

This workshop is ideal for:

• Small food/drink business owners
• Freelancers and creators working within the food and drink industry
• Foodie marketing & social media teams

📣 Why This Workshop Matters

We’re living in the age of the image. From social media to websites and newsletters, visual content drives engagement and builds trust. But hiring a pro for every post isn’t realistic.

This workshop bridges the gap between DIY and professional video and photographers - so you can create polished, on-brand content every day, without the overwhelm.

🎁 What You’ll Take Away

• A set of ready-to-use photo & video content for your business
• A kit list of affordable tools to level up your phone setup
• Confidence to create content that looks great and sounds clear
• Post-workshop resources & tools to keep you moving forward

Tickets

This event is being funded by The West of England Food and Drink Support Initiative (details below). For eligibility criteria, please see below.

Eligibility for a free ticket:

• Food/Drink manufacturers based in the Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire areas.
• This scheme is open to start ups, micro and small and medium sized enterprises.

If you are outside the areas then you will be charged £50 for a ticket. Please contact us directly to arrange payment enquiries@foodworks-sw.co.uk

The West of England Food and Drink Support Initiative (WoEFDSI) is open to food producers, manufacturers, hospitality and food service businesses based in the area to help with technical and food development challenges faced by the businesses. Funded by the West of England Councils, West of England Combined Authority and North Somerset Council and being provided by the Future Food Partnership CIC through The Food WorksSW.

Find out more about the other free support available through the scheme here West of England - Funded Support — Food Works

Please note, if you are unable to attend on the day or change your mind, please let us know. Failure to do this will result in having to pay the standard ticket price of £50.