How is your WFH Zoom background setup?

[Dalek]

I don't like Virtual Backgrounds when I am in Zoom meetings. I have some old framed posters up on my wall-but they haven't been updated in over 10 years. I was thinking of buying some artwork prints up to make my office look fancy-or maybe get some classic movie posters framed to put up.

What do you have?

 

[Deleted member 23158]

Blurred background.

If I have it unblurred it's basically part of my bed and an air conditioner. It's pretty neutral.

 

[gunbo13]

Actual background.

 

[SpottieO]

I just have it on blur

 

[wenis]

my record collection.

 

[Dest]

we were talking about Nas a little while ago at work so i put nas as my "green screen" background
i haven't change it, so yeah. it's nas.

 

[El Bombastico]

I'm not ashamed of who I am.

 

[Fright Zone]

We had a Zoom party for my friend Kwi's birthday last year and I had Photoshopped a picture of Pizza Hut to 'Kwizza Hut' and set it as my background. I didn't use Zoom for ages afterwards until a client requested a meeting on there and I still had my background as that, which probably confused them.

 

[platocplx]

Blurred background

 

[Kent]

My work computer doesn't have a camera, so it's just blank.

 

[SixPointEight]

Blur or the interior of the RR Diner from Twin Peaks

 

[MercuryLS]

Blurred background, if I unblurred it it's some baby stuff on the back wall like photos.

 

[Cipher Peon]

No blurred background, so everyone can see my games and magic cards and stuff.

My meetings are never so high stakes that I'd feel the need to blur my background.

 

[The Albatross]

I do the blurred thing. I'm in a spare bedroom, with all sorts of crap everywhere ... As well as a giant box that says "AMAZON COMMERCIAL TOILET PAPER 96 ROLLS" so I've gotta hide that shit

 

[Couleurs]

I had the "this is fine" background for the first few weeks but when the novelty wore off I switched to blurred.

 

[hachikoma]

I usually use my expensive-ass full-frame mirrorless with a 24mm f/1.4 for the real thing in terms of blurred backgrounds, but sometimes when I'm lazy and just in internal meetings I use NVIDIA's Broadcast background blur on my c920. I really dislike fake backgrounds without an actual greenscreen keeping things tidy. I am pretty extra with my setup, though, piping things through OBS, manually color grading my a7III's SLOG3 and doing fun tricks in lighthearted Zooms. I also use my decent lightboxes when I'm on panels or speaking to a large audience.

 

[ShapeGSX]

I'm an engineer. We don't do video. :-P

 

[francium87]

I had the "this is fine" background for the first few weeks but when the novelty wore off I switched to blurred.

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Exact same!

 

[mhayes86]

I'm an engineer. We don't do video. :-P

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Ditto. Just a couple people use video, but most of us keep our cameras off.

 

[Servbot24]

It's just my actual background, which is a cat tree, which sometimes includes cats.

The virtual backgrounds kinda suck since they make weird shapes around my headphones.

 

[andrew]

For grad school I use blurred.

For work that isn't an option for whatever reason so I just have my actual background. You see a photo of my fam, a map of breweries in my metro area, my headphones and part of my movie shelf.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Blurred. Hide background + keeps focus on me

 

[APizzaPie]

No background. I ain't putting my camera on unless they tell me ahead of time.

 

[jroc74]

I dont use it alot, so it was always actual background.

Before I was in a place that had a ...lived in look...lol. (bins, bins everywhere) Now that I've moved, its super plain behind me. They will just see a bench for lifting weights now.

No background. I ain't putting my camera on unless they tell me ahead of time.

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Same, I just do call in only unless told otherwise. Most of the time its call in.

 

[kyle mechlachlan]

My work space is somewhat public and my partner doesn't like to show up on camera. *And* I don't like having a logo or whatever, so I took a picture of the space behind me with my chair, but without me in it and I use that as my virtual background, and I set a blur filter on it so it mimics the Zoom blur. Lets me look like I'm physically in a space but my partner won't be caught on camera.

 

[entremet]

Corporate one. Not a requirement, but just makes it easier.

 

[Coolluck]

When I have to do it, it's a pic of my neighborhood back home. It makes me feel better especially in the winter when it's a frozen tundra outside and the pic is nice and sunny.

 

[LoveAndBeer]

I have a nice double bookcase behind me with a bunch of books and legos and other stuff on it.

I talk on calls 12-16 hours a day so decided to do something interesting behind me (I myself am not so much to look at)

 

[HStallion]

I stick with this for most meetings and calls

 

[forrest]

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Just use actual office background

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[Lkr]

we have some preset company ones that look like a conference room. I just use that on the rare occasion I use video. my camera is pointed right at my back porch which is clean at the moment but usually is a mess

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

I use my Fuji kit and f/1.4 lens to get real background blur/separation. Behind me are two nice shelves with my other camera equipment and some fun video game Knick-knacks.

 

[Squid Lord]

You guys are still working from home? God damn my company.

 

[Dervius]

Blur for me as well.

I've only recently started going on video for calls as I assumed a more senior role, and they prefer that. Most of the time it's off.

I often enjoy seeing the books people like to present on their Teams backdrop bookcases. You can normally tell which are organic collections of stuff people actually read and which are the artifically inserted 'intellectual' picks.

Slight shade aside, I do look to see the bits of personality people present on their bookshelves if their rooms allow it.

 

[PSI Rockin’ Ω]

Pro tip: if you have an office, open a new zoom, turn on blur, take screencap. Remember to horizontally flip the image.

Use this as your background, and it's basically indistinguishable from being there with the blur filter applied, as long as your own lighting is similar.

 

[Clay]

Just my actual background, I've got nothing to hide and everyone likes it when my dog occasionally makes an appearance. I only have my camera on at all though if it's a small meeting, anything larger than like six people and I join voice only unless I'm presenting.

 

[Horp]

Just my room. Its a small room with white walls, nothing to see.

 

[Sober]

Rick Astley

 

[LProtagonist]

I don't get to work from home. When I have to stream my class to students at home it's just... my whiteboard.

 

[cubistic]

You guys are still working from home? God damn my company.

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You don't have to WFH to use Zoom.

 

[Aeana]

All of the teams at my company have a team-specific background.