Otherwise your environment will look drab, no matter what it contains.Īnd webcams are usually happier if your lighting is more even throughout the entire shot. Like any professional studio TV set, you’ve got to properly light your entire space, and that includes the background. That’s because my back wall didn’t have a lot of light hitting it. The only problem is my robots looked like shadows in my background. They’re also nice ice breakers as people sometimes ask about them when they spot my metal robots in my Zoom shot. (R2D2, C3PO, Robby the Robot and Robot from the original “Lost in Space”) I repositioned a short bookshelf into my Zoom background, and I used the top shelf to display a few robot statues I’ve collected over the years. Recently, I moved the furniture around in my home office, and to a certain extent I’ve created something of a blank canvas to work with. So, even though my home office is hardly an ideal space to create the perfect video shot for my Zoom meetings, I’ve continued to tinker with my background throughout these many months. I’ve tried digital and blurred backgrounds, but I always felt like I was in a science fiction movie. While that’s okay, I like to keep my shot as authentic as possible. I know many folks are fond of using virtual backgrounds. Position your webcam perpendicular to your eyes, not looking up your nose.Make sure you’ve got enough light on your face.How your shot looked understandably may not have been your priority.īut as we’ve settled into our new routines, many of us have improved our Zoom look. During those early pandemic months, simply finding a quiet spot to open up your laptop for a Zoom, Skype or Teams meeting was a challenge. I hope most of us are beyond the chaotic experience of working from home and participating in meetings all day. So, it’s important to create a ‘remote video communications’ home set-up that really works for you and your viewers. It’s clear we’re at a point where participating in Zoom meetings is a permanent part of home life and a necessary tool to communicate with our world. What about the supporting cast in your webcam’s view? Making sure you’re properly lit in your Zoom shot isn’t always enough.

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