

But that doesn’t happen with the Snap celebrity backgrounds we used-even though clicking the background does apparently ready it to be used with Zoom.

With the “potato” lens that we used as an example in our earlier tutorial, clicking on the background in the Snap Camera lens preview actually turned the background green-a signal that it could be used with a Zoom background. You can see from my attempts at green screens in the examples above that I was trying to come up with a solution that would work. And when I say “doesn’t make clear,” I mean it. What Snap Camera doesn’t always make clear is that you can click on the background to essentially remove you and the lens from the frame, and allow you to insert your own customized background. (Of course, it could simply be that I don’t look anything like Brad Pitt, making the differences more pronounced.)īiden’s confined to a single set in his house, so pulling off his look isn’t that hard. Otherwise, it’s a pretty good likeness, no?īrad Pitt: Unfortunately, this Snap Lens is the most artificial of all the “realistic” lenses we’ve found, giving your face an unnaturally lightened hue. My bangs are way too long to pull this off, so I slicked my hair back in other shots. It’s going to be hard to convince people that you’re going to take them out back behind the woodshed when it looks like all you want to do is give them a hug. Joe Biden: Even with a neutral face, this Snap lens gives Vice-President Joe Biden a bit of a smile. There’s also a weird, tiny little image right smack in the center that the creator left for some reason. Unfortunately, the mapping doesn’t quite extend to the edge of your face. It’s easy to squint and scowl just like he does. (Otherwise, you get something like this static image of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.) The best celebrity Snap Camera lenses for Zoomĭonald Trump: The author of this lens does a good job of capturing Trump’s pronounced orange hue and jowls. The best ones actually map the eyes to your eyes, the mouth to your mouth, and deform the face realistically, as in the examples below.

Instead, you’ll want to play with Snap lenses that map that person’s face over your own, so that you actually appear to be the person.
