A question we get asked time and time again is what camera gear we use and how we edit our YouTube videos & Instagram content. We are completely self-taught and have just learnt along the way so we like to keep things really simple. Our best piece of advice if you are wanting to learn how to create content is to watch tutorials on YouTube! There is so much great information out there from professionals in the field and it’s all FREE – we have learnt how to use our camera, how to edit videos, and how to get certain drone shots all from YouTube & practising!
What’s in our camera bag?
Phones: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Camera body: Sony A7IV (We started with a secondhand Sony A6400)
Camera Lenses: Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 (Most used) & Sony 70-200mm F/4
Drone: DJI Mini 4 (We started with the Mini 2)
Underwater camera: GoPro Hero 9 & 10
How do we edit our content?
There are so many programs & software out there for editing so it can be really overwhelming when you are trying to work out what to start with! We like to keep things simple & try not to have too many apps or softwares to edit our content with. When it comes to editing our photos, we use the Adobe Lightroom App on our iPhones & Adobe Lightroom Classic on our Macbooks. We started out by using free presets to edit our photos and over time have worked out how we like to edit our photos & have then saved those as our own presets which we can easily add to photos. To create reels/videos for Instagram & TikTok we use Adobe Premiere Rush or edit within the apps.
When it comes to editing our YouTube videos we have always kept it easy & simple and use the free app on our Apple devices – iMovie! When you speak to most people who are creating YouTube videos they are all using software that you have to pay for & will tell you that you need these programs, but you really don’t! I’m sure there will be a day that we will think about updating our software, but for now, iMovie is working just fine for us & its FREE! 
We pay for a monthly subscription to a royalty free website for our music for our YouTube videos, but you can find free royalty free music on YouTube. We used free music for a really long time when we first started to cut the costs of content creation.
Our Advice to you?
Our piece of advice when it comes to content creation is to be consistent! Consistent with how often you post & your style. We recommend testing & trialling to find your own style & then stick to it – don’t try and copy what others are doing! You will stand out from the crowd and come across as a lot more authentic if you are just being yourself 
Most importantly, have fun with it! We sure do