Some eyeglass manufacturers tout new non-glare technology that helps protect your eyes and keeps lenses glare-free on video calls. Experiment with new anti-glare lens technology. In short, they may be good for your eyes but not good for your appearance on Zoom. Blue light blocking lenses do the job to shield your eyes from damaging blue light rays but reflect grey or blue on video.
Blue light blocking glasses help your eyes but do not improve your appearance on camera.Ĭomputer screens give off blue light which causes eye strain and can be damaging to your eyes in the long term. You can also lift the earpieces (the temples) a notch to increase the angle of the lenses to the light source.ĥ. Lower your chin slightly but still make eye-level contact with the camera. Lower the angle of your chin and tilt your glasses.ĭo not look at the light. At night, increase the level of ambient room light to offset the intensity of the glare coming from the computer screen and your video conferencing lighting. Dim the screen or attach an anti-glare monitor filter to your display. The computer screen is a big source of glare, particularly at night. Lower the brightness of your computer display screen. If the light source is sunlight from a window, you may need to lower the shades or block the light with cardboard. When you grasp and practice the general concept, you will be able to angle the light source to reduce the glare. In photography it is called the Angle of Incidence. The camera captures light reflecting off a surface. Move your light source so it is angled above head height and to the sides of your face.Īlmost all photographs are a record of reflections. A broad light source like a Softbox lighting kit is another affordable solution for studio quality lighting at home. Dimmable LED Panel lights emit softer light that make reflections less noticeable than the telltale circle. Ring lights cast shadows and require lots of fill, not to mention the reflection they cast on your glasses or any reflective surface in your shot. Replace ring lights (or halo lights) with LED panels with diffusers. These tips combine advice from eyeglass manufacturers, television studio directors, with my own observations. Note the word excessive: unless you wear fashion frames without lenses or work out of a video production studio, some reflection is near impossible to avoid, particularly when working remotely.
Here are some proven tips to avoid excessive glare on your glasses when on video calls. Instead, I opted for the comfort of being able to read without squinting, even with 24-point type.
GLASSES REFLECTION IN ZOOM HOW TO
I teach business leaders how to up-level their presence and authority on Zoom, yet I was not practicing what I preach. That was the moment I declared war on eyeglass glare. Immediately after the show, an email arrived in my inbox from a world-class public speaker and friend with the gentle warning, “I think you should know…” Attached was a screenshot of me with a halo reflected on each lens of my glasses. I chose to read from the teleprompter on my computer screen-with my reading glasses. I practiced the speaker introductions without notes but changed course at the last minute.
A week ago, I co-hosted a live Zoom webinar in honor of Women’s History Month.
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