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Photography & Video on a Phone for Studios

Premium studio content using only the phone in your pocket

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About this guide

A modern phone has a better camera than most studios will ever need. The reason your content does not look the way you want it to is rarely the camera. It is the light, the angle, the distance, the moment, and whether you remembered to record sound properly. This guide gives you a repeatable, in-house workflow for capturing photos and video that do justice to the studio you actually run.

Five rules of phone content you can memorise in a minute
Lighting, framing and movement techniques that actually work on a phone
Sound, editing and app recommendations that get out of your way
A consent and safeguarding workflow that protects students and the studio
Printable shot-list template and sample consent form
An annual content plan tuned to the dance studio's year

Inside this guide

Every chapter, summarised.

01
The five rules of good phone content
Memorise these, the rest of the guide is detail.
02
Knowing your phone
Five settings that quietly decide whether your footage is usable.
03
Lighting: where to stand, when to shoot
The three lighting situations in every studio, and how to handle each.
04
Composition and framing
Four framings every studio needs, plus the principles behind them.
05
Capturing movement
Burst mode, slow-motion, panning and the peak of every action.
06
Sound for video
The underrated upgrade, plus the £20 kit that earns its keep.
07
Portraits and posed shots
The shots that build trust with parents and prospective students.
08
The shot list approach
The single habit that separates great studio content from nearly-good.
09
Consent and safeguarding
The non-negotiables, the common-sense bits, and what to keep on file.
10
Editing on the phone
Apps that stay out of your way, and a 90-second photo edit recipe.
11
Organising your library
A folder system that takes 10 minutes to set up and saves hours every term.
12
The annual content plan
A rhythm tuned to the dance studio's year, plus a monthly minimum.
13
Shot-list template (worksheet)
Print, fill in, hand to whoever helps you shoot.
14
Sample consent form (worksheet)
A starting point you can adapt for your studio.
15
Your 30-day content sprint
Setup, shoot, edit, review. A simple way to build the habit.