nyc diaries | brooklyn block party, pride parties, window shopping and hanging out in the city

hey yallllllll, welcome and welcome back! it's a been like two weeks. Honestly I needed a little break AND I've been fully outside lol so ya girl is tired. But I haven't stopped filming, I just need to catch up! So this month I'll be playing catch up lol, catch me if you can ;) this weeks video we're in Soho doing a bit of window shopping, hitting up some pride parties and hitting the block to visit one of Bedstuy's favorited events with TAMA! Hope y'all like this one. All film photos are by me with the exception of the ones that I'm in.
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Music used:
Amy Winehouse x Kanye West type beat "Evergreen" by Yogic Beats
Drowninit- Aaron Brockovich

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Music is huge for me when it comes to my vlogs. I use epidemic sounds for most of my songs but sometimes I get tired of the catalog & try to source other music on soundcloud but that’s also very time consuming. I normally shoot first & then look for a song that matches that vibe. But I’m always on the hunt for new music so I have a playlist of songs I can go back to use for future videos

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i use the olympus stylus

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I believe it’s called Nowadays!

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I actually got this from Ross but I believe the tag says Roselyn Sanchez maybe she came out with a tank line? Lol idk

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I get them developed at a film store

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90% of the time it’s my insta360 go & the other 10% is my iphone 15 pro max

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I’d say just put yourself out there. Go to events & talk to people. Try going to new places, cafes, stuff like that & just go up to people lol. It can be intimidating, especially in NYC but we’re all just human. & also maybe try dating apps? But obvi to make friends lol

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not the new one, the old insta360 Go 3

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@@LaMemz i deff want to! It’s either that or DJI or both tbh lol. Do you have the new 3S?

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@@Whatthehelen_ yea I got it as soon as it came out.. but I also have that Dji osmo pocket 3!! I think how you use the insta Go is Dope so my suggestion would be once you really get into color grading I think you should add that pocket 3 to your arsenal. You’re definitely artistic so once you get into adding more color to your vids 🤌🏿quality on quality!!

[@Whatthehelen_]

@@LaMemz okay nice! Yea once I nail down color grading, I’ll def incorporate a new camera. Thanks for this though! I really appreciate it 💪🏾