Why you need a vlogging camera…. Once upon a time, maybe as recently as two years ago, the idea of making videos to share online was something only large corporations could do. If you wanted to quickly record what was happening that day or give some sort of visual demonstration of your business product or service there was only one solution: hire someone outside your company… an expensive professional with loads of equipment and extensive experience.
Stop letting salespeople upsell you into a $1,200 mistake. I spent 10+ years shooting on everything from $200 bodies to RED cinema rigs, and I wrote the beginner camera guide I wish existed. 7 honest picks. Real drawbacks. No megapixel BS. Read it before you open your wallet.
I hiked two hours to film a nature doc-style vlog on my iPhone, and the audio was so wind-ruined I had to drive back to a 7-Eleven for an $18 microphone. That mic ended up in a festival short. Nobody’s ever asked what I used. If you’re starting a vlog with just a phone and a gimbal, here’s the exact setup, settings, and editing workflow that actually works — no gear hype, no affiliate spam. Full guide’s up now. Read it before you waste a shoot day like I did.
Tired of watching your $1,200 phone drop off a cheap plastic clamp mid-take? Stop trusting your camera’s safety to wobbly Amazon junk. Read our zero-BS guide to the best smartphone tripods. From pocket-sized MagSafe mounts to heavy-duty wind-resistant rigs, we only recommend the gear that survives real, chaotic production days. Choose the right support for your workflow and never record shaky, unwatchable footage again. Your phone (and your sanity) will thank you.
You Do Not Need a Camera Yet Before anything else — your problem is almost certainly your audio. I know. You came here to find a camera. You’ve watched dozens of vlogs and you’re convinced that the gap between those creators and you is the $800 Sony they’re holding. It’s not. It’s the fact that … Read more
The Only DJI Gear Filmmakers Actually Need in 2026 The four tools covering 90% of real-world filmmaking in 2026: DJI Mini 4 Pro, RS 3, Mic 2, Pocket 3. Everything else is either rented when you need it or bought before you needed it. That’s the short answer. The longer one involves a Douglas fir, … Read more
The Tripod Incident and What It Taught Me About Solo Filming The tripod hit the ground at exactly the wrong moment—mid-sentence during what should’ve been a clean establishing shot on a ridge outside Squamish. I was alone, twenty minutes from the trailhead, watching my rented A7 IV cartwheel down granite. The camera survived. My shooting … Read more
The Hook It’s 3:47 AM on a beach in White Rock, BC. I’m rigging a GoPro to a homemade slider for Going Home, my 2024 short that would later screen at the Soho International Film Festival. The ocean’s louder than I expected. The Hero 12 Black I’m using keeps fogging because I didn’t account for … Read more