![]() ![]() 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. 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. Here's the ring light I use! 10.2" Selfie Ring Light with.A week ago, I co-hosted a live Zoom webinar in honor of Women’s History Month. That’s it! Visit me on Instagram or Facebook if you have any questions! I might do that for a still photo, but not for a video. You still won’t be able to move your head all over the place, but it should be much better. You CAN also tilt your glasses down slightly. This has the side benefit of hiding a double chin!ģ.Now look at the results and adjust. I sometimes place a box under my laptop to raise it up a few inches. If your light is clipped to your monitor, figure out how to either sit lower (lower your chair) and/or raise your monitor. PLUS, you will turn your forehead into a blindingly bright attention grabber. Don’t go too high or the shadows cast under your brow line, nose and chin will start to look totally unflattering. If it clips onto a shelf or your monitor, move it to the edge of your screen.Ģ.Raise the light to 1-2 feet above your face. If your light is on a stand with a cell phone holder, and it’s adjustable like mine, tilt the light to the side, then move the cell phone holder slightly to the opposite direction. If you are only using it as a light and not also as your cell phone or camera tripod, this is easy. I can’t imagine teaching a class without them! How would I see my notes? Here’s how I do it:ġ.Move your light slightly to the side, about 45 degrees from the front of your face. I wear my glasses every day and it IS part of my brand. I use a ring light for every-day use, zoom calls and the occasional cell phone video or selfie. Not the lighting choice, though for glasses. It creates a beautiful, even light and an exquisite ring of catch light around the pupil of the model’s eyes (a catch light is the light that is reflected in a subject’s eyes and is a MUST in a proper portrait). The light is intended to be placed in front of the model and the photographer positions the camera to shoot through the ring. Ring lights were originally used by fashion photographers. ![]() It’s part of my brand! What if you want to use the light while in a video call? What if you are recording any video longer than 1 minute? What if your so blind you wouldn’t be able to see and take your photos without them? Nah. Wear contacts? Sure, but I personally can’t stand to wear them anymore. She loved it but was pretty disappointed she wouldn’t be able to use it for her selfies because of the pesky reflections in her glasses.Ī simple solution of course is to quit wearing glasses when you take your photos. One day a friend of mine proudly posted her new ring light she purchased for all things social media. ![]()
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