And so, Leo updated his profile with the new photo. Comments poured in: “Professional!” “You look great!” “Did you hire a photographer?”

Then, he tapped the spacebar. The Camera app snapped a photo.

While smartphones have largely taken over the world of casual photography, your laptop’s built-in camera (webcam) remains an essential tool for video conferencing, remote work, and quick self-portraits. However, taking a high-quality picture on a laptop is not always as intuitive as tapping a screen icon.

This is the easiest way to take simple still images.

He smiled, closed his laptop, and took a sip of cold coffee.