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Sep 15

We recently hosted a webinar for the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition about the basics of filming, editing, and sharing your own videos about your farm business using just your phone and free software.

Check out the full webinar below, or skip ahead:

1:50 Ten Tips
13:20 Free Editing Tools
14:45 Using iMovie to Edit Videos (or see our OpenShot tutorial)
35:10 Q&A

More questions about producing your own shareable videos? Let us know at hello@grapevinelocal.com!

For more help making your own farm videos, check out some more of the resources we’ve put together below.

More Farm Video & Photo Resources

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How to Crop & Re-size Photos for Your Farm Website & Emails

Getting your farm photos ready for use in your website and marketing emails is easy — just download the free software, then crop, scale, and export. Here’s our step-by-step guide!

How to Choose Stock Photos for Your Farm Products

Stock photos often get a bad rap for being cheesy and inauthentic, but the right ones can take your farm’s e-commerce store to the level while staying true to your brand identity.

Why You Should Optimize Photos for Your Farm Website & Emails

When we say “optimize,” we are referring primarily to the process of compressing file size enough so that it loads quickly, but not so much that it doesn’t look crisp. We also consider visual consistency.

Photography Tips for Farm Marketing

If you feel like you’re taking the same photos over and over, check out our tips below to freshen up your camera roll and give you a few more options next time you need photos for marketing. Plus, scroll to the end for a few technical tips!

Hiring a Professional Farm Photographer

In the age of email newsletters, social media, and online ordering, digital photos have become a must-have asset for small farms in marketing directly to consumers. Having a beautiful library of high-resolution, professional photos is infinitely valuable.

Ideas for Farm Videos (with Examples!)

Here are some ideas and examples to set you on your way to easily composing your own shareable farm videos.

DIY Farm Tour Videos

We recently hosted a webinar for the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition about filming, editing, and sharing your own videos about your farm business using just your phone and free software. Check out the full recording!

Affordable Gear for Farm Videos

We recommend the following accessories to improve video quality of farm videos you record on your smartphone. You can get everything on this list for less than $200.

Free Video Editing Software for Farm Videos

Here are some free tools you can use to help you edit, optimize, and share your own farm videos online, including a demo of how to use OpenShot.

Ten Tips for Making Your Own Farm Videos

Here are our ten quick tips for making the most of your phone’s capabilities. All of these tips are loosely geared towards one goal: making it easy for your viewers to keep watching, and to absorb the content you’ve worked hard to produce without distraction.

Sarah Highlen

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food non-profits everywhere.⁠
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DIY Farm Tour Videos

More Farm Video & Photo Resources

Ideas for Farm Videos (with Examples!)

Affordable Gear for Farm Videos

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