What to wear on camera

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People always ask me: What do I wear on camera? First and foremost, I want to tell you to wear whatever makes you most comfortable. Because truly, being on video is one of the strangest experiences that you will have until you get used to it. But it's going to take a while for you to get used to it.

So wear whatever you're comfortable with, and it's something that you're not going to think about while you're on camera. Don't wear something scratchy. Don't wear something brand new. Don't wear something with crazy puffy sleeves or an outlandish pattern or anything like that. Just wear something that you're comfortable in.

And past that, I will give you a few tips.

The first one is to avoid any tight patterns on your clothing. This will cause a moiré effect, or what I like to call, make the camera dance a little bit. And it'll cause some movement on the camera that just looks unnatural. The second thing is, if you're looking for color recommendations, jewel tones are always a good idea. So blues, greens, purples, pinks, reds, anything solid like that will usually look good on someone. Black will bring your skin tone down a little bit. White might overexpose it a little bit. So I try to tell people to avoid those two things.

And the final thing is, if we're shooting on green screen, please avoid wearing green. I have had many people come into a green screen shoot wearing their favorite green blouse or button-up or top, or there's just a little bit of green in the pattern of their shirt, and usually, I can work around that because green screen technology today is better than ever. However, that does make the keying challenging, and you could end up disappearing.

So when you're going into your next video shoot, wear whatever you're going to be comfortable in, so it's not distracting. And you and I can focus on creating the best content for you.