Great to hear! Be sure to catch the next episode on lighting. I'm really excited about it because it is one of the most impactful aspects of good presentation--and it can be done with inexpensive table lamps you probably already have around your home/office!
Tracey, here's the gear that I used in the production of this video: Lavalier Mic (Rode SmartLav+): www.rode.com/microphones/smartlav-plus Desktop Mic (Yeti Blue): www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/ Webcam (Logitech StreamCam): www.logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams/streamcam.960-001289.html Camera (Canon 90d w/ 18-135mm kit lens): www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/cameras/eos-dslr-and-mirrorless-cameras/dslr/eos-90d-body
Awesome video! I enjoy meeting people for work in person but demands are getting bigger for virtual meets as well. Guess I will have to upskill now. Will checkout your other videos. Thanks again.
Great video! I never thought of using a camera I already owned. You look great and your productions are very interesting. I will definitely enjoy following - have a great day!!
Thanks so much, Kathleen! It's nice to hear from you! I hope you're doing well! If you need any advice on how to get your camera to work, just ping me and I'm happy to share what I've learned.
Very helpful but why don’t you show where the camera is placed instead of just saying you raise your camera up and where the actual placement of the camera so that you’re not looking up and down from camera to laptop screen. Every one of these videos shows nothing about where the actual camera is placed so you’re not looking at the monitor. But you just keep it on your face. So I have no idea what you mean by just raise the camera up. How up? Thank you
Thanks for watching! The height adjustment will depend on how tall the user is, seating position, etc. My advice is to sit up straight, look straight ahead, and then adjust your camera height while looking at your camera output on-screen. Adjust until you appear to be looking straight into the camera when you are looking forward. To give you some ideas of how this looks with my setup, you can look at the second video in this series at at about 6m 15s (th-cam.com/video/gKqadYO7NGk/w-d-xo.html) or the third video in the series at about 5m 35s (th-cam.com/video/wH-4PtOwsXo/w-d-xo.html). Let me know if you need any further advice!
This is awesome. Your channel handle name alone tells me I’m going to enjoy this channel. Looking forward to watching more
Awesome! Thank you!
I thoroughly enjoyed the TH-cam video! It was very practical on how to effectively use videoconference platforms in my personal and business worlds!
Great to hear! Be sure to catch the next episode on lighting. I'm really excited about it because it is one of the most impactful aspects of good presentation--and it can be done with inexpensive table lamps you probably already have around your home/office!
Great video! Love your place and how great of a backdrop it is for these types of videos. Keep up the good work! 😁💻🎥
Thanks, Ed!
Great video. Can you please post a link in the comments to the microphone and webcam you are using? Thanks!
Tracey, here's the gear that I used in the production of this video:
Lavalier Mic (Rode SmartLav+): www.rode.com/microphones/smartlav-plus
Desktop Mic (Yeti Blue): www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/
Webcam (Logitech StreamCam): www.logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams/streamcam.960-001289.html
Camera (Canon 90d w/ 18-135mm kit lens): www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/cameras/eos-dslr-and-mirrorless-cameras/dslr/eos-90d-body
Excellent advice. Even if I don't choose to upgrade camera and microphone, the lighting and camera angle recommendations are most helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video! I enjoy meeting people for work in person but demands are getting bigger for virtual meets as well. Guess I will have to upskill now. Will checkout your other videos. Thanks again.
Thanks for watching! I'm excited for you leveling-up your presence! :)
Looks excellent Billy! 🙌🏼
Thanks!!
Great video! I never thought of using a camera I already owned. You look great and your productions are very interesting. I will definitely enjoy following - have a great day!!
Thanks so much, Kathleen! It's nice to hear from you! I hope you're doing well! If you need any advice on how to get your camera to work, just ping me and I'm happy to share what I've learned.
Great content!
Thanks very much! Glad it helped!
Great video, Billy! Super excited for you and I certainly learned a few things by watching! I just subscribed ;-)
Thanks, Broc!!
Cool. Most the world could benefit from a view…
Thanks! Glad you found it useful!
Very helpful but why don’t you show where the camera is placed instead of just saying you raise your camera up and where the actual placement of the camera so that you’re not looking up and down from camera to laptop screen. Every one of these videos shows nothing about where the actual camera is placed so you’re not looking at the monitor. But you just keep it on your face. So I have no idea what you mean by just raise the camera up. How up? Thank you
Thanks for watching! The height adjustment will depend on how tall the user is, seating position, etc. My advice is to sit up straight, look straight ahead, and then adjust your camera height while looking at your camera output on-screen. Adjust until you appear to be looking straight into the camera when you are looking forward. To give you some ideas of how this looks with my setup, you can look at the second video in this series at at about 6m 15s (th-cam.com/video/gKqadYO7NGk/w-d-xo.html) or the third video in the series at about 5m 35s (th-cam.com/video/wH-4PtOwsXo/w-d-xo.html). Let me know if you need any further advice!