If you have a conference call at night time you don’t have any light whatsoever. Sometimes we get direct sunlight through the window. There are some drawbacks to working at a window. If I simply take my laptop and my box and I move over to the window I automatically have a beautiful light on my face. It is a terrible situation for a couple of reasons. Lighting situations that will make your Zoom conference or Skype call so much better. There are several things we can do to fix this lighting. So we’ll turn those off and let’s take a look at our lighting and what we need to do to fix that. We are using our video lights we are using to shoot this segment.
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With the simple addition of a box in order to get the camera up high and a keyboard and a mouse we now have a much more professional set-up going. Using the USB keyboard and a mouse makes it much easier to be able to work during the call and still look professional. I can lean in as I’m talking and be able to take notes if I need to. That allows me to do all of my work underneath here on my surface. It is too high to be able to work comfortably. Once I have the camera in the right position it creates an issue for my keyboard and track pad. It is really important to get that camera up and placed where you can lean in and be centered in the frame. As you lean in you see your face and not your abdomen and you look much nicer in the frame. If you lean back whatever is closest to the camera is going to look larger. Centering yourself in the frame helps you to look very professional. Set it up so you have space where you can lean and you can write during the call. Tilt the laptop screen down so you see a better view of yourself. Don’t frame yourself so your face is way down at the bottom of the frame. It gives a nice look at your face and at your surroundings. It is above my eyes or at least at eye level. Now with using a box the camera is in a much better place. In order to do that I am just going to use a box. When we do that it gives us a much better look at our face. Up to our eye level at least so the camera is at our eye level or higher. Which is a terrible place for that laptop to be. This gives us a low camera angle, looking up underneath us. Our camera is generally in our laptop and we have a tendency to put the camera on our lap or on the counter. The first principle in setting up your station is going to be camera angle. Let’s take a look around and find our place. You’ll think, “Oh I’ll just grab a shot over here in the corner.” So let’s get to that. Because if it is hard for you to set this up it is going to be difficult for you each time and you will stop doing it. Pick a place, create a look and set all your lighting up there. I suggest the first thing in this process is to pick a place and create an environment where you go there to do your calls and not be roaming around the house all of the time. Whether it is in your house or your desk against the wall, there are so many different things to overcome. Make sure you get a lighting situation that works for you and your face and the situation you are in. You want to make sure you get that camera in the right place. That is the important thing, that they can see you and that you look professional. Today I am going to talk about a Zoom, Skype or FaceTime call that will really make you look good.
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Jay P demonstrates how to improve your lighting so you can look professional and make a better impression in your video conference calls. Learn the do’s and don’ts of how to light your video Zoom, FaceTime or Skype calls.
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