To make the best out of a Zoom session with me, especially if you are private student or a student in my Intensive, I highly recommend investing in a document camera that will allow me to clearly see you write. In my experience, it is important for the document camera to have a light source and a high resolution. Feel free to do your own research as this blog post ages.
You may be wondering why can’t you use your phone. You can and many of my students do. But, very often, a lot of time is wasted to adjust the phone, to not place the head/long hair under the phone, to make sure the phone is steady…you get the idea.
Something like this gooseneck mount can work, but in my experience, it is also finicky. If you have already invested in lessons with me, I promise you that any option below will enhance our work together. I will be able to see your tines on paper and identify exactly what is happening. I recommend signing on with two accounts/from two devices on Zoom—one where I can see your lovely face, and the other pointed directly at your hand above the paper.
Here is a short list with a varied price range courtesy of the recommendation from my student, Andrea Cabrales:
$399 HoverCam Solo 8 Plus 13MP
$196 IPEVO V4k
$185 IPEVO DO CAM