Lazy Letter #3: Waiting Game
Thanks for checking out the third edition of my Lazy Letters - my monthly wrap of what I've been up to including tips and tools for creators, things I recommend you watch, read and listen to and things that inspire me. I hope you enjoy this September edition.
🗞 So what's been happening?
The title says it all, the last month was mostly the same old same old. The good news is that September was the last full month of lockdown. We finally found out when we will be allowed out of house again and at the time of writing this, it’s only one week away. You can feel the anticipation in the air. The end of the year is one of my favourite times in Sydney so I can't wait to go explore, catch up with friends and fly my drone again.
In last month's edition I told you about my social media detox that I was doing at the time. It finished in mid-September and I have to say I really enjoyed it and it really freed up a lot of time and brain space for other things. I just published a video talking about my experience.
Another exciting thing that happened was Sony Australia sliding into my DMs asking me whether I’d be interested in becoming a founding member of their new ZV Nation Community. It’s a local community of creators using the Sony ZV camera line for their videos. The launch video was released in September featuring a bunch of creators from Australia including yours truly.
You might not know this about me but I'm a big fan of inspirational videos with voice overs that press all the emotional buttons and I always wanted to create one myself. I finally took on the challenge and made my own little inspirational short film. I'm really proud of it, check it out in the next section.
▶️ In case you missed it
September has been a busy month on my channel. Here are all the videos I published. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel if you want to keep up with my videos every (other) week.
This is us - My own little short film celebrating all creators.
Here is a cheap and easy lighting setup for YouTube. Perfect for filming in small spaces.
Things I LOVE and DON'T LOVE about Australia 🦘
Become the creator you want to be.
Choose the right frame rate for your videos.
This is my favourite screen recording app for Mac.
🖌 Creator's ToolKit
ADOBE SPARK
You probably heard of Canva? The easy-to-use design platform where people like you and me can feel like a world class graphic designers by simply customising templates from a library of millions of designs? The less sexy version of that is Adobe Spark. This is what I use for almost all my Youtube thumbnails and any other social media graphics. It's a bit more clunky than Canva but the great thing is that it's part of the Adobe Creative Cloud so if you're already subscribed to Photoshop and Premiere Pro, chances are that Spark is part of your subscription. I have a Beginner Tutorial on my channel.
“It’s not about creativity - it’s about consistency.
It’s not about motivation - it’s about discipline.
It’s not about talent - it’s about practice.”
💡My September Favourites
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One of my favourite YouTube creators, Matti Haapoja, speaks about creator burn out and how to define success in your life.
My latest Podcast discovery - Learning Lots with Brie Larson and Jessie Ennis. The two actresses interview a bunch of public figures and celebrities, each episode focussing on one topic such as climate justice, confidence or weed. It's the perfect listen for a Saturday morning walk.
🗃 From the Archive
Mount Batur Bali, January 2020
With Australian borders set to re-open soon, I had to think of my last overseas trip to Bali in early 2020.
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Take care! 🙌