Nicole Laeno is just 19 years old, but she has somehow managed to amass a pretty astonishing online community, with 5.7 million followers on TikTok, 3.7 million subscribers on YouTube, and 1.9 million followers on Instagram. And she’s done it thoughtfully, with care, and with all the right tech.
At VidCon 2025’s Meta Night Out, Laeno told Mashable that she shoots most of her content on her phone.
“My phone is always a great tool,” she said. She uses both the front and back camera, but says the back camera has “better quality” and says using 0.5 is “great to capture.” She edits her photos directly on her camera roll because it’s “super quick and easy,” and her content on Instagram’s Edits.
Nicole Laeno attends Meta Night Out at VidCon 2025.
Credit: Mashable
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