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Lots of people have spare phones sitting around with really nice camera setups. https://reincubate.com/camo/ is a pretty cool way to use those for a quick upgrade to your camera setup.
Lots of people have spare phones sitting around with really nice camera setups. https://reincubate.com/camo/ is a pretty cool way to use those for a quick upgrade to your camera setup.
I've found it to be super laggy and unusable, unfortunately. iPhone 12 + 2018 MBP.
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Any chance you could list some links for the Twitch streams you're referring to? I've been asked to participate in some live streaming sessions for electronic music and I'm not quite sure how not to make it boring, at least from a visual standpoint.
He hasn't streamed in a few months but RAC has a great setup: https://www.twitch.tv/rac
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It signals that they have money... and/or high conscientiousness—you can fake that with enough money, to e.g. pay for someone to entirely take care of having your clothes clean and ready on-time and waiting right where you need them, of course, but for anyone other than the "employ multiple full-time people as 'help'"-rich, fine clothes require more care and attention from the wearer than a hoodie and jeans. Wearing…
> Wearing fine clothes that fit well, and not looking uncomfortable in them, also signals that effort (not just money..) Having the time to put in that effort requires some amount of money. To afford to have someone take care of the kids for a bit, or to pay someone to work on your car on the weekend instead of fixing it yourself. It takes money to have the free time so you can spend the time clothes shopping instead…
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The point of the article is not "how to do it", but rather to observe that this kind of thing, previously a (relatively) niche concern, has become important to a general audience. The article even suggests that there's a business opportunity for fashion businesses to create tailored videoconferencing spaces, which is predicated on the notion that most people lack the time or inclination to set up their own bespoke se…
I was an organizer for a major ACM conference last year, and I really struggled with my home video streaming setup. A lot of equipment was sold out last year. I followed the recommendation of some YouTubers and realized that this is not as simple as it seems. Despite realizing the importance of a live stream setup and investing in it, I'm pretty unhappy with the results. Thankfully we are out of the worst of the pand…
Not if you go very directional on the light you may need something to fill from the other side so you don't get strong shadows. One source should be ok if you only give enough angle to loose the reflection.
I have a good mic setup, but trying to improve my lighting. The biggest issue I have is with the mounting. How do people generally mounting their lights so that they don't take up much desk space?
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You may be surprised to realize that you’re the one being superficial here in equating style with money. Dressing well does not require money - what it signals is a form of sophistication or good taste in the case of high fashion, or tidyness and well-being for casual clothing. Millions of people dress nicely from Primark/C&A alone, and even fashion students get going on tight budgets sourcing second hand items. Much…
> what it signals is a form of sophistication or good taste in the case of high fashion, or tidyness and well-being for casual clothing. Caring about sophistication or good taste in fashion is a luxury that it takes money to afford. Even just the time investment it requires to be fashionable, to source nice clothes and plan outfits and all of that shit, it's absolutely the domain of people who have money. I don't thi…
> I don't think you've ever been poor.
You shouldn’t jump to conclusions - there are many people on hn from other countries where having access to a thrift store defines you as relatively wealthy.
Either way, if you look like a hobo on your livestream setup, then people are likely to judge you.
I wish the world was less judgemental, but you don’t get to tell others how to be, so you have to live with how they act, and sometimes that means playing dress up. Sometimes it is a sign of respect for other people’s opinions - some people really care about how you dress and that is OK.
Edit: also if you are obviously needy, then are you sure you can’t find thrift stores that will give you stuff for free? The best stores are run by volunteers who just want to help people.