YouTube is an incredible resource for picking up new skills. The platform is brimming with information and tutorials on virtually any topic you can think of. It's hard to come across something that isn't explained in a YouTube video. This is precisely why YouTube stands out as a prime destination for acquiring fresh photography and filmmaking know-how. Here are five content creators who are generously sharing their expertise. And if you're hungry for more, don't forget to subscribe to the Sony Alpha Universe YouTube Channel.

Check out these content creators who are generously sharing their expertise and gear in their videos.

Lizzie Peirce

Lizzie Peirce is a video producer and photographer from Ontario, Canada. She created her YouTube channel to produce content ranging from short films to educational photography and video tutorials.  She describes her channel by stating, “My aim with this YouTube channel is to inspire young creators to start their own creative businesses and help provide them with the tips and tools to do so.” She shares knowledge on a wide range of topics. In the video below, she tests out the new Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master II. She takes the lens into a variety of photography settings to see how the lens performs. She goes to the zoo, an ultimate frisbee game, and downtown for landscape photography. If you’re interested in the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master II and the Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G Master, this video tells you all you need to know!

Victor Laforteza

Victor Laforteza is a cinematographer with a focus on content creation and marketing. He makes YouTube videos breaking down how you can best utilize your camera gear and become successful at creative freelancing. These videos are extremely helpful to those looking to make cinematic videos with their Sony gear. In the video below, he teaches his audience how to make travel videos look like cinematic masterpieces with the Sony Alpha 7 IV. He talks through gear, camera settings, gimbals, and his biggest shooting tips.

Stefan Malloch

Stefan Malloch is a photographer and filmmaker from Vancouver Canada hoping to share his experiences and inspire you to put yourself out there and grow your passion, whatever it may be. His YouTube channel is a great place for photography and filmmaking news, review and tutorials. Stefan has a huge collection of Sony gear including (but not limited to) the Sony Alpha 7 IV, Sony Alpha 7 III, Sony Alpha 6600, Sony 50mm f/1.8 and the Sony 1.4X Teleconverter. He frequently offers in depth, thoughtful reviews on different pieces of gear, like the one below. In this one, he discusses the Sony 16-35mm f/4 G PZ, which he describes as a “win.”

Micah Powell

Micah Powell is a video freelancer and cinema enthusiast. He makes YouTube videos about cinematography, gear, and filmmaking tips. In the video below, he describes his experience getting into real estate videography and his need for a great ultra wide angle lens that works well for video with his Sony Alpha 7S III. He tells his audience about his journey finding and falling in love with the Sony 10-18mm f/4. Check out his account for more inspirational content.

Alyn Wallace

Alyn Wallace is a landscape astrophotographer from Wales who travels the world in search of the darkest skies and most otherworldly landscapes. With Sony gear in hand he takes incredible images and videos and publishes vlogs on his YouTube channel. In the video below, he’s in Utah and he vlogs about his experience photographing the Milky Way. He’s attempting to recreate a photograph that previously won the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. To achieve this, he used the Sony Alpha 7S III and the Sony 20mm f/1.8 G and the Sony 14mm f/1.8 G Master.