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My Content Creator Essentials! 📷

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My go to content creating essentials from one content creator to another x
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Cameras

My babies haha, couldn’t do it without them 😂
 
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This camera is my baby haha I love me a canon camera
Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Digital Camera Black
 
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It may not be the newest iPhone but I still love my lil iPhone 11 Works well enough for me when creating content
Apple iPhone 11, 64GB, Green (Renewed)

Lighting

Great lighting at an affordable price? Yes please!
 
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I got this light a few years ago for my birthday so I’m not sure if this is the exact one but this is the type I have, it’s small but effective, gives great light or extra light where needed and is pretty compact to store too
* LED Video Light, 5600K Dimmable USB Photo Lights with Mini Tripod and Colored Filters for Photo *, Small Angle Shooting, Video Recording, Game Streaming

Editing

My go to editing softwares for quick and easy great edits every time
 
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I have been using filmora for many many years now to edit both long form and short videos on my laptop and I won’t use anything else!! Super easy to use, not over complicated and does great editing, so worth the money!
[Official] Wondershare Filmora – AI Video Editor & App
 
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If I’m editing a YouTube short or editing on my phone I’ll typically use iMovie, it’s free and does the basics for a good edit!
‎iMovie

Instagram post editing apps

Apps I use for insta stuff like carousel posts etc
 
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This app is great when I wanna throw together a carousel post for a monthly recap on insta, even just using the free version there are still great design options 😊
‎17V28: Creative Carousel
 
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I’ve also used Canva to design a few carousel posts for Instagram too and it’s super easy to use!
‎Canva: Design, Photo & Video
 
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For some things I do prefer to use the website instead of the app as it can be a little easier
Canva: Visual Suite for Everyone
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Storage/SD cards

Go to sd cards and hard drives to film with and store footage
 
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My go to sd card for my camera! I’ve never not used sandisk, they’re my go to
128GB SanDisk Extreme SD UHS-I Card | Sandisk
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I’ve had 2 seagate hard drives over my 7 years of YouTube video creating and then one other one from another brand that just wasn’t anywhere near as good as these! Lots of storage, easy to use, no problems at all 😊
SEAGATE One Touch Portable Hard Drive - 1 TB, Black
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Books I’ve read to help me

Books that I’ve read to help me learn about content creation
 
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I bought this book a few years ago to help with learning about YouTube etc (I think there may be a newer one since this one, so worth a look)
YouTube Secrets by Benji Travis, Sean Cannell | Waterstones

Fiverr

I think we’ve all heard of fiverr, right? Super helpful for so many things when you don’t know how to get exactly what you want yourself
 
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I’ve used fiverr a couple of times over the last couple of years, once for a vlogmas intro for my vlog channel and once for a thumbnail for a haul video Amazing results every time and great when you know what you want but don’t know how to do it your...
‎Fiverr - Freelance Services
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Creating Ideas

Things I’ve used to help me generate ideas and keep the creative juices flowing haha
 
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I know AI is pretty controversial haha but I use this when I want help with getting content ideas or when I know what I want to create but don’t know how to edit it etc and it’s always super helpful! Again the free version works just fine 😊
Claude
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Where better to look for content ideas than the apps themselves that we’re posting on??
‎Instagram
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Again one of my fave places to look for shorts and video ideas is just YouTube itself
‎YouTube
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Thumbnail editing

Apps and sites I love for creating thumbnails for my videos!
 
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A super basic app for when you want to do basic edits on a thumbnail
‎piZap: Design & Edit Photos
 
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Again they also have a website which at times can be simpler to use
piZap: Simple Design & Photo Editor | Collage Maker | Social ...
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I have also used the Canva website to edit thumbnails, they have so many amazing templates you can use and even just using the free version there’s plenty of options
Canva: Visual Suite for Everyone
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Ipiccy only have a website and can’t be used on mobile but this is one of my go to sites to design thumbnails and it’s super easy to use
iPiccy Photo Editor is Awesome!

Analytics

For my number nerds!
 
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I love the YouTube studio app to stay up to date with new subscribers, views and all the nerdy numbers stuff 😊
‎YouTube Studio

Copyright free music

Places I go to get great copyright free music for videos

 
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I currently just use the free version of thematic but would love to upgrade in the future So many great copyright free music options for any type of video though!
Free Music for YouTube Videos • Trending No Copyright Songs
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Okay, hear me out! The YouTube audio library in YouTube studio has some great copyright free music and some that give old school 2014 YouTube vibes still too and all for free!!
YouTube Studio (Audio Library)
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My channels and socials

A cheeky plug of my own channels and accounts? I'm sorry, I had to haha! I am currently on a break but there's plenty of content to check out in the mean time hahaha

 
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My makeup channel aka my first channel and the one that's been up and running for 7 years!! Lots of makeup and beauty long form and shorts videos
Hanna Mai
 
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My little vlog channel where I post lifestyle and faith based content
Hanna Mai Vlogs
 
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My little lifestyle instagram I started more recently to share more relaxed, less niched content
I used to have a makeup insta too but it got suspended sadly
Instagram (@hannamailife)