

It’s also best to avoid very dark or black tops for the same reason. You can fix this by simply switching out your chair for another. For example, If you have black or dark hair and you are sitting in a black high back office chair, Zoom may blur the lines between you both, which is disconcerting to viewers. You can make it easier for Zoom to determine where you begin and other elements end by taking notice of your clothes and what is directly behind you. Virtual images work best with an overall consistent light.

Yes, a green screen can give you better quality and you can buy them if you like but if you play with images you can find some that will do a good job. If you don’t have a real green screen, no problem! Zoom will automatically find you and crop your actual background out. There are two ways to create virtual backdrops with Zoom, with a green screen and without. Don’t worry if you don’t like what you see yet! No one else can see you and now you can spruce up both your backdrop and your personal image prior to any real meetings. Simply click on the video icon tab and your computer camera or webcam will bring up your live image. Let’s start by observing your unaltered image. In your Zoom settings, you will see a few tab options.

Now open Zoom and go to the settings cog found just under your initials at the upper right of the downloaded Zoom page screen.* This will make Snap Camera your Zoom camera lens and enable you to work with both simultaneously. Once you’ve downloaded both applications, you want to open Snap Camera first. Snap Camera is a highly intuitive camera filtering program (similar to the Snapchat application) offering an ever-growing assortment of filters. Once you download Zoom, don’t forget about downloading a great extension called Snap Camera. Zoom has many internal tools you can use to stay organized on meetings and presentations. If you haven’t yet downloaded Zoom yet, we highly suggest it! It’s the most popular free video conference tool you can download onto your computer. Fortunately, looking your best is easy online once you become familiar with a few tools of the trade! When it comes to virtually meeting with clients and colleagues, we all want to look as professional as possible, even when we are connecting from home. As we can all agree, Zoom has become an invaluable tool for connecting during this pandemic.
