What I actually use.
Every link below is something I own, use, or genuinely back. Some are affiliate, you pay the same, I get a small cut. Listed only if I'd recommend it to a friend.
The setup.
iPhone 15 Pro Max
Every shot runs through it. Phone footage is the medium UGC lives in.
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iPad
Scripts, Canva graphics and quick edits. The second screen on every shoot.
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DJI Mic 2
Wireless lav with 32-bit float. Clips on in seconds and sounds clean without a sound engineer.
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DJI Air 2S
Establishing shots, location reveals and anything that needs scale.
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iMac
Where everything gets cut. The home base for every edit.
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Final Cut Pro
The edit suite for every video. Fast, precise and native to the Mac.
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SmallRig Suction Mount
Holds the phone steady for locked-off product B-roll and surfaces a tripod can't reach.
Get it on AmazonStudio stack.
Epidemic Sound
Royalty-free music for every shoot. The single best subscription for UGC creators full stop.
Get it
Rayfa Premium Lighting
Wireless lights with motion sensor and remote. Zero wiring, installs in seconds, perfect for transforming any room before a shoot.
Shop with my linkMakeID P31 Label Printer
Heat-shrink tube labeller. Sounds boring; saves hours when you're untangling 14 cables on a B-roll day.
Get it
Capcut
For the auto-captions only. Punchy, accurate, native to the platforms my work runs on.
Get it on App Store
Canva
Thumbnails, graphics, on-the-go script work. Built this whole site's rate card from a Canva layout originally.
Get it on CanvaWorth a look.
Rheal Superfoods
As seen on BBC Dragons' Den. Organic blends for immunity, digestion, energy. Genuinely in my morning routine.
Shop with my linkTRIP Drink Bundle
CBD-infused drinks I keep in the fridge. Calming, low-cal, actually tastes good.
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Men's aftershaves, fresh, woody, musky. Use my link for 10% off any order.
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EarthChamp Protein Powder
Plant-based protein I keep on rotation between shoots.
ShopYesStyle
Skincare, makeup, sun care, masks, the lot. Ships globally.
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