I Love Using My Phone to Shoot Vacation Movies. Here Are My Top Tips

The iPhone 17 Pro‘s top-notch video skills have impressed me time and time again — including when I tested it against a pro cinema camera on a real commercial shoot. It’s so easy to get great-looking video footage from it, whether you’re an experienced creator or completely new to filming video. Some of my favorite times to shoot short films for myself and my family are around the holidays or when on vacation. It’s the perfect opportunity to get creative and I love putting together little films that document the time we spend together. Here’s how you can do the same. 

Don’t have an iPhone? Not to worry — other phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Pixel 10 Pro or older iPhones and Android phones are also capable of capturing professional-looking video with very little effort on your part. But if you want to add some Hollywood flair to

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