How to look good on a video call, according to Tom Ford

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Tom Ford has offered his advice for how to look your best on camera during all those Zoom meetings and virtual events.

The fashion designer gave The New York Times “a masterclass in lighting”, to help journalist Maureen Dowd ahead of a FaceTime interview with comedian Larry David.

Here’s are Ford’s recommendations:

  1. Elevate the computer so the camera is slightly higher than your head. Ford recommends the camera is situated “about the top of your head”, and says to then point it “down into your eyes”.
  2. Place a tall lamp next to the computer “on the side of your face you feel is best”. He says the lamp should be “in line with and slightly behind the computer so the light falls nicely on your face”.
  3. Use a white tablecloth or put a piece of white paper on the table, out of sight. “It will give you a bit of fill and bounce”.
  4. Finally, Ford recommends “lots of powder, et voila!”

Of course, you can always make use of in-built filters on the app that you use. Zoom has an option to “touch up my appearance”. But if you want to be able to claim that you’ve gone ‘au naturel’, Ford’s tips could be the way to go.

 

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