Greater visibility and engagement on social media with better mobile photos and videos
Photography Courses for businesses
- For anyone who takes photos with their phone for work—whether those photos are for news stories on websites or for company presentations. Here, you’ll learn techniques for taking the best group or conference photos.
- More and more companies want to phase out the use of generic stock photos and instead learn to take their own authentic photos. I can show you how.
- If you and your company are looking for a workshop to serve as a social event for your summer or Christmas party, a photography workshop with group activities can be both educational and fun for people across different disciplines and departments. We’ll decide on the duration of the workshop together.
Video editing for businesses
- In our video editing course for businesses, you’ll learn basic video editing skills that can give you the little push you need to start posting videos on social media or websites.
- I’ll give you an introduction to basic storytelling, techniques for maintaining flow and transitions, and editing tools for automatic captioning and music.
- These courses are particularly popular among communications departments and consultants. See some feedback from course organizers here.
Associations
- For photography clubs, art associations, and similar groups looking for inspiration or wanting to learn more. Participants are given simple photography assignments that can be completed during the course or afterward. Personal feedback is provided on the photos.
- For unions that need to sharpen their focus or look at things in a new way.
Teaching
- For educational institutions, classes, and schools that want to learn more about photography as a tool for communication and develop skills in digital communication.
- For anyone who wants to work together in groups across different backgrounds and "language" skills.
Everyone knows that good photos are impactful and grab people’s attention. In my workshops, you’ll learn simple techniques to take interesting, fun, and high-quality photos that have that kind of impact.
I can also teach you basic video editing on your phone, which will give you the little nudge you need to start posting videos on social media and internal or external websites. I’ll give you an introduction to simple editing tools to get you up and running. These courses have become particularly popular with communications departments and communications consultants.
Comments from course participants
“Hanne is an inspiring communicator with a keen eye for visual storytelling. She’s truly elevated the way our projects present results—visually, creatively, and effectively—using tools that work in the real world, not just in workshops!” Hanne’s background as an architect and award-winning photographer gives her a unique blend of technical skill and creativity. She communicates with warmth, clarity, and enthusiasm—and we highly recommend her!”
“Hanne Jonassen is an inspiring and skilled instructor. She managed to spark both enthusiasm and joy throughout the 3.5-hour photography course. We gained solid theoretical insight, completed practical exercises, analyzed photos—and had a lot of fun along the way. I highly recommend this course! You learn a lot of exciting and relevant material, and it’s also very well-suited as a team-building activity.”
“Hanne is a great source of inspiration and an excellent teacher! With her sense of humor and unique sense of style, she shares her knowledge and inspires us to see the world in a new way through the lens of a smartphone camera. I’ve had the chance to experience Hanne both teaching students and in social settings. The knowledge she shares has been tailored to each group, and everyone has been equally enthusiastic—regardless of age or prior photography experience. If you get the chance to share in Hanne’s joy of photography, seize the opportunity! I highly recommend her courses.”
“We’ve received excellent feedback from the participants in Hanne’s photography course! The evaluations everyone filled out clearly showed that the course was very popular and rated as the very best! Kudos to you, Hanne, for leading such a wonderful and informative course—both theoretical and practical! We in the secretariat are also extremely pleased with the entire program and are convinced that we will reap great benefits from this skills development. Right after the seminar, we saw several posts on social media featuring excellent photos!"
“Everyone found the course both useful and inspiring. It was a great mix of practical tips and ideas for addressing specific needs, along with a general introduction to composition. Hanne is also a very kind, funny, and knowledgeable woman who puts the participants at ease. Exactly what we expected—and then some.”
“I hired Hanne Jonassen in the fall of 2019 to lead a mobile photography course for our HR and marketing departments. The purpose of the workshop was to teach photography techniques and basic editing skills to inspire great photos for social media content and internal communications. Hanne’s workshop was inspiring and perfectly tailored to our needs. The course met our expectations and gave us more knowledge about mobile photography and image editing. This was a useful course, and I can confidently recommend Hanne’s workshops and courses to others!”
