For Creators

Filming and photography on a phone

A phone is a very good camera held in a shaking hand, with a small microphone a long way from the person speaking. Most of what makes a video look and sound better is what goes round the phone: something to hold it still, a lens for a different view, light, and a microphone close to the voice. This page gathers the shop's whole photo and video department for people who film and photograph with their phone.

What is on this page

• Tripods and selfie sticks: desk tripods, mini tripods with a remote, tall tripods for filming at standing height, travel tripods, and selfie sticks that open into a tripod, some with a fill light. See phone tripods and selfie sticks.
• Clip-on lenses: macro for close-ups, telephoto for distance, wide angle and fisheye, singly or in kits. See clip-on phone lenses.
• Filters: CPL filters that cut reflections from water and glass, ND filters that cut light for smoother video in bright sun, and star filters, on clips or magnets. See phone lens filters.
• Wireless microphones that clip to a collar, some in a charging case. See wireless microphones.
• Remote shutters and a ring remote for taking a shot from across the room. See remote shutters.
• Rigs and handles that turn a phone into a two-handed camera with places to mount a light or a mic. See phone rigs and cages.

Where to start

If you buy one thing, make it something that holds the phone still, because a steady picture makes every video better. If people speak in your videos, a wireless microphone comes next, because sound matters as much as the picture. Lenses and filters come after that. A clip-on lens has to sit over the right camera, and on a phone with several cameras that takes a moment to line up. The guides to tripods, gimbals and selfie sticks, clip-on lenses and filters and ring lights and video lights explain each one.

Questions people ask about phone accessories for creators

Will a clip-on lens fit my phone?

Most clip over the camera of any phone, and a few are made for one model. Each lens says which. A thick case can stop a clip sitting flat.

Do I need a light?

In good daylight, often not. Indoors or in the evening, a light on the face makes the biggest difference: see ring lights.

How long does delivery take?

Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when it usually arrives.

More to look at

• Phone tripods
• Wireless microphones
• Clip-on phone lenses
• Ring lights
• Phone gimbals
• For travellers
• Guide: Ring lights and video lights for phone filming