This list includes all the tools I use for my YouTube channel, AGF Design Studio. I create videos on freelance, design, and digital art to help others learn popular design programs and explore various aspects of a creative career.
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I primarily use my phone to film my YouTube videos. It has great quality and it works well with my other Apple devices when I need to start editing my videos.
iPhone 16 Pro - 128 GB
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This is my secondary camera I use for filming my YouTube videos. I love how smooth and stable it makes my shots as well as the companion app for iPhone/iPad that also lets me control the camera settings.
DJI Pocket 2
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This is my preferred editing software. I've been using it for the last four years now and I like how powerful it is. It also has a companion app called Rush that you can download to edit on your iPhone.
Adobe Premiere Pro - Professional video editing software
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This is what I use for my background music. I'm able to use music from this site on a variety of social platforms without worrying about getting flagged for copyright violations. It also integrates with Premiere Pro for a more seamless editing experi...
Epidemic Sound
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I love this microphone because of how instantly it upgrades my audio. You just plug it into your computer and you're ready to go. I use it when I'm doing podcast interviews, streaming or recording voiceover.
Yeti - Premium USB Microphone
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I use this to light myself better for my videos. It provides a variety of lighting temperatures and intensities to suit whatever I need. It also comes with a small bluetooth remote that I can use to control my phone.
UBeesize 12" Ring Light with Stand & Remote
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This is the iPad I've used for the past 5 years. It's the core piece of equipment that I use to demo digital art programs for YouTube video tutorials.
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) - 512GB
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I use the Dropbox Plus plan to archive my client work, and YouTube videos at the end of each year. It gives me 2 TB of cloud storage and can be connected to my iPad. I also use it for sharing public links to files I want subscribers to download.
Dropbox
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This is a free app for digital drawing, painting, animation and more. It's one of the most popular drawing apps that I create tutorials for on my YouTube channel.
Adobe Fresco | Digital Drawing App
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I use Photoshop for creating my YouTube thumbnails. I like to use it because it works well with Adobe Fresco, because of Cloud Documents. I've created a lot of popular tutorials about the Photoshop for iPad app as well.
Adobe Photoshop
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I use this to create quick, templated social posts to promote my videos and artwork on social media. You can use it to schedule your posts as well! Using this has been a huge time saver for me as a solo freelancer.