Doing a 180 with my thumbnail strategy

I'm going to create my thumbnail before I film my video. https://vidiq.com/blog/post/make-youtube-thumbnails-before-filming/

Creating my thumbnail after shooting the video is hitting all wrong for me. I have poured all my energy into making this video that I now have no patience to create a thoughtful thumbnail. I do put time and energy into my title, hook, and intro as well as what I want the thumbnail to convey. However, at the end it feels like the last hour before Thanksgiving guests arrive. I'm so exhausted that I don't care if the rosemary cocktail sprigs are too big, the mashed potatoes are over mashed, and I forgot the rolls. I'm done and I need this to be over!! That is what the last bits before publishing feels like. I don't expect every part of this journey to be a Zen moment but I do think that I am going to at least give myself the beginning part of the video process a fighting chance and make it the first thing I work all while I am still fresh and enthused.

The method that I use to take my picture feels antiquated. I stand against my white wall, take several pictures with my iPhone using a tripod and the timer on my phone. I think the picture quality sucks.Not only that I completely paid no attention to my Hook and I am randomly doing poses. Somebody please help I'm making myself nuts🙏🤣 I'm sharing my channel and if anyone would be interested in checking out my thumbnail picture quality I sure would appreciate it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXx-e45p5gt4PD1F7gCfrzQ

xo, Darlia

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