Tech Specs

Hey Everyone!  I hope you all are having a fantastic day!  For today’s post, I thought I’d answer some questions that I’ve gotten about what sort of camera, programs, etc. that I use to create the content that I post online.  Before I hop in, I just want to say that I am in no way an expert on any of this- I feel lucky to have the tools that I do have, but I also know that there is room for improvement in my ‘toolbox,’ and I do have some ideas on steps that I want to take as far as upcoming improvements.  That being said, please feel free to leave comments and suggestions on products that you recommend to me, and let me know what your experience have been (positive and negative) with any of the products that I mention!  I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts, and they may even influence decisions I make in the future!

Computer

I currently am using a Macbook Pro that runs the latest version of OS X.  I switched to the MacBook Pro from a PC about a year ago, and have not regretted the decision to do so once.  I find the Mac so much higher in quality (I absolutely hated Windows 8, which I had for a brief time), and it is really not hard to make the adjustment to the different computing system.

Cameras

I have two cameras that I frequently use to film content for my videos.  The first one, is the most frequently used camera in general on my part, and it is my DSLR.  It is a Nikon D3100.  I love this camera.  However, I am still learning the ins and outs of it, and would really love to just take a photography class somewhere to get the in depth help that I probably really need.  In addition to this particular camera, you may also be questioning which lens I use.  I do not own any additional lenses for this camera- I simply use the starter lens that it came with, and for my ‘beginner’ status, it works well.   However I do have my next lens already picked out.

The second camera that I use is a simple point-and-shoot camera that I’ve had since high school.  This camera was actually passed on to me by my Dad, but he took great care of it and it still works incredibly well.  I’m not entirely sure of the official name of the camera, but it is a Sony Cyber-Shot with 10.1 mega pixels.  This camera mainly gets used for smaller vlogs as it’s perfect to have in my purse when I’m on the go, or I’ll bring it along for nights out with friends when bringing a DSLR isn’t the most practical choice.

Editing Software

To edit all of my YouTube videos, I simply run them through the most updated version of iMovie, which for those of you that don’t know, is a program that comes with the Mac computer systems.  I find that the program is fairly easy to use, and it gets the ‘basic’ editing done, however doing much more than basic editing can be more challenging and/or time consuming.  This is another area that I hope to make improvements in, and hope to update to Final Cut Pro, which most people on YouTube utilize.