[At-Large] A few suggestions for when you're on camera in ZOOM!

Natalia Filina filinafilka at gmail.com
Tue Oct 13 18:13:49 UTC 2020


Thank you very much for your recommendations, Jonathan!
It is very nice to see EURALO Chairman as the great example!-)

I also ask you to share the source of the background with the
dragons!!!-))))🐉

Best,
Natalia F.


вт, 13 окт. 2020 г. в 15:56, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net>:

> Great suggestions, JZ. I already decided not to use that background as it
> does get a bit shapeshifty. Seb was very well set up.
>
> Marita
> On 10/13/2020 7:46 AM, Jonathan Zuck wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> Glad we’re getting started with our meetings. I think we’re off to a
> strong start so thank you for everyone involved. I noticed a couple of
> things that I thought I would mention to improve your camera feed on Zoom.
>
>
>
>    1. *Align your camera.*
>    Often people are using the camera on their laptop to broadcast
>    themselves but when you do this, you need to be careful. The best angle for
>    the laptop screen for reading might NOT be the best angle for you on
>    camera. Often, when the lid is too far back, you will be too low on camera.
>    Something to check. You can go into Video Settings on Zoom to see how you
>    look on camera.
>    2. *Use a Green Screen*
>    While clever, the virtual background feature of Zoom is not very good
>    and can be quite distracting when people are seeing parts of you disappear
>    and reappear on camera.  IF you have a green screen, the virtual
>    backgrounds will look MUCH better! If you do not have a green screen, I my
>    strong recommendation is not to use a virtual background. I never thought I
>    would write these words but follow Sébastien’s example! He has simply
>    created a nice space in his office, cleaned it up a bit, put up a sign,
>    made it bright and it looks MUCH better than disappearing and reappearing.
>    [image: A person standing in front of a computer Description
>    automatically generated]
>
>    If you really MUST use the virtual background feature, remember that
>    it is using the difference in depth in your scene to determine what to
>    include and not include. If possible, sit with a plain wall behind you,
>    without a lot of extra stuff to confuse the camera and try to stay fairly
>    still, so you remain the same distance to the camera.
>
>
>
>    1. *Face the light.*
>    You’ll notice also in Sébastien’s example that he has a nice soft
>    light on his face. When you have the brighter light behind you, you become
>    a silhouette.  Try to face a northern window or turn a light on in front of
>    you, perhaps directing it at the wall in front of you if you’re facing a
>    wall. Ideally, the brightest source of light in you scene is in front of
>    you and bigger than your head.
>
>
>
> Just some thoughts I wanted to share with all of you who might be “on
> camera” in the next couple of weeks. Once again, great start!
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
>
>
> *Jonathan Zuck*
>
> *Executive Director*
>
> Innovators Network Foundation
>
> www.InnovatorsNetwork.org
>
>
>
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