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My Zoom / Video-Call Setup: Great Video – Three Cameras, One Teleprompter, and Lighting That Actually Helps

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We do video conferences because we want to see each other. That’s the whole point. And yet, in many calls I still see people like:

  • a laptop camera from below, looking into the nose
  • a ceiling light that blasts into the camera and makes the person look like a ghost
  • a super bright window or wall behind a person killing the lighting on the face

As a photographer, that hurts. But even if you’re not: it’s simply unnecessary. You can look significantly better with a few deliberate choices.

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