Here are some tips to remember when you want to record yourself:
1. Make sure your lighting is good.
When you want to record yourself, you want to make sure that your background is dark. If you have bright lights behind you, those will show up in your recordings.
2. Turn off motion blur.
Motion blur makes your face appear blurry. To avoid this, turn off motion blur in your camera settings.
3. Use a tripod.
Using a tripod helps keep your camera steady. Without a tripod, your camera may shake slightly during the recording process.
4. Keep your distance.
Keep your distance from the mirror so that you don’t block light from hitting your face.
5. Record yourself in front of a plain white wall.
Plain white walls reflect light better than colored walls. So, if you want to minimize reflections, choose a plain white wall. Also, try to get close to the wall so that you can see yourself clearly in the reflection.
6. Don’t wear makeup.
Wearing makeup can cause unwanted shadows and reflections. So, remove any makeup before you start recording.
7. Wear clothes that cover your body.
If you want to be comfortable while recording yourself, wear loose-fitting clothing.
8. Avoid wearing glasses.
Glasses can distort your facial features. So, remove them before you start recording. You can then put them back on after you finish recording.
9. Look straight at the camera.
Looking directly at the camera ensures that you look natural. And, looking away from the camera shows that you aren’t comfortable being recorded.
10. Use a microphone
A microphone is a small device that records sound waves. Microphones come in different sizes, shapes, and prices. They are used for recording music, interviews, and speeches.
Microphones are useful for recording yourself speaking because they pick up sounds well. However, microphones aren’t always ideal for recording yourself speaking.
11. Edit your Recording
Once you’ve recorded yourself speaking, edit your recording. Make sure you remove any background noises and add music where appropriate.
12. Smile!
Smiling naturally looks more attractive than frowning does. So, smile whenever possible.
13. Have fun!
Don’t forget to enjoy yourself while you’re recording yourself. After all, you’re doing something fun!
14. Share what you’ve created.
After you’ve finished recording, upload your video to YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, or other sites.
15. Upload your video online
Upload your edited video online. There are many websites that allow you to do this easily.
Essential Tools When recording yourself!
- Camera – Phone or DSLR
- Mirror to see your self properly
- Ring light for your front view
- floodlight for background view
- Side lighting to give you that separation from your backgound
- Editing Software – phone or laptop (best to tweak output)
- Tripod for Camera
- Tripod for lights
- Proper Background (green screen or clean white background)
- Microphone with noise reduction
- microfiber to make sure the camera lens is clean
- powerbank
- power cables
- extension cords
- Timer or clock
- Fan to keep you from heating up from the lights
- water to keep you hydrated
- Script to stay on cue
When recording yourself, follow these tips above and you will churn out good quality video, but now you will have to work on the content (we talk about that in another post) The basics of capturing isn’t that hard to do but it will take time and testing to get that perfect mix and match with lighting, audio and camera settings. Remember it is alway trial and error to get the output you want. It’s a balance of lighting, audio settings and if you want to get more technical shutter speed, aperture, ISO and capture quality settings in the camera.
What people shouldn’t forget is that you need to love what you do and everything becomes easy and fun. Make it Fun and enjoy it!
