How to Look Good on a Video Call(And How to Eliminate Glasses Glare)
The world of remote work and video calls has taken off and is here to stay. So of course, you want to look good on your Zoom, Teams, Skype, FaceTime, or any other service you are using for your video calls. Our Visionworks team has put together a few tips to not only get you looking your best but to also get your glasses looking stylish and glare-free. See our top 7 tips for how to look good on a video call!
Choose a Good Background
A background can make or break your video call. Think about it this way, the video call background is the new corner office. What do you want your space to say about you? Overall, make sure that your space is clean, clutter-free, and professional. It is also great to style it and make it more appealing than a blank wall.
A few considerations to make:
- Don’t sit with a window behind you. The window will backlight you and make it difficult to see your face. Also, it leaves room for distractions to go on behind you.
- Zoom offers the option to add a background digitally. The feature works best when you are in front of a blank wall. Upload your own image, and impress your coworkers with any location.
- Don’t sit in a high traffic area of your home. How would it look to have a family member barge into your office to grab something from the fridge during your meeting? This brings us to our next tip.
Invest in a Do Not Disturb Sign
At this point, you have probably seen all the funny Zoom call fails that have been circling the internet. A dog chasing a cat, kids making a mess, a husband walking through in his boxers, all going on behind you while you think people are actually listening to your presentation.
While it may be funny online, don’t let your meeting go viral for the wrong reasons. Try to find a secluded room, close the door, and post a sign for other household members to know when it is not ok to interrupt.
Look Professional — Including Your Frames
The best part about video calls: no pants required. The worst part about video calls: everything waist up needs to be camera ready. Your work attire now places most of the emphasis on your face, so it is even more important to have stylish frames that work with your style and look professional.
Visionworks has hundreds of frame selections to fit every face shape and style. Going for a retro boss-babe look? Try a cat-eye frame. Want to look like the creative? A round frame gives a unique vibe. Looking to become the go-to team member that everyone depends on? Square shapes have been shown to convey dependability and strength.
Get Lighting to Reduce Eyeglass Glare
Now that you have the perfect frames, you need to make sure they sparkle on screen and don’t glare or reflect. The last thing you want is for the boss to catch you goofing off in a meeting because they saw the reflection of a crossword puzzle in your glasses. We have some simple suggestions to eliminate glare easily without studio lighting.
- Make sure you are lit from the front and the side. The easiest way to achieve this is to set your desk up to look out a window. This will offer great natural light and a nice view! Adding a desk lamp or floor lamp in the room can serve as great side lighting too. Side lighting is what will really help eliminate glare because it will balance the main source of light. (This is the same practice they use in Hollywood, but with simpler equipment.)
- Turn down your monitor’s brightness. You may forget, but your monitor is also a light source. If you are getting a reflection in your glasses, try dimming it to reduce the amount of light it reflects. This is an easy hack that takes almost no effort.
- Work your angles. When all else fails, try adjusting the angle of your glasses or monitor. This may take some trial and error, but typically moving your glasses down the bridge of your nose or tilting the monitor down will help reduce reflections.
Eliminate Lens Glare at the Source
Make glare reduction easy by investing in lenses that do the hard work for you. Visionworks offers elite non-glare lenses with claritech technology that reduce strain and reflections by over 90%. This not only helps protect your eyes but also keeps your lenses glare-free on video calls.
Increased video chats not only come with worries about appearances but also worries about your eye health. Screens give off blue light, which is the most damaging type of light to our eyes with effects on our sleep cycle, eye strain, and even retina damage. We now offer glasses with Smart Screen technology that effectively blocks 45% of damaging blue light rays. Make sure you not only look great on your video conference but are also protected.
Work the Camera and Know Your Angles
As glasses experts, there is always one key factor we want to address when picking out frames. Don’t get frames that are too big for your face! We know this as a simple rule to live by.
What you may not have known is that most webcams rely on wide-angle lenses. This means that the closer you get to the camera, the more distorted your image becomes. Your perfectly sized frames may look massive if you sit too close. Our suggestion is to make sure to keep the camera at or slightly above eye level and to sit 2 to 3 feet away, which will also help to reduce the effects of Computer Vision Syndrome.
Do a Test Run
Finally, the last tip for how to look good on a video call is to always remember to do a test run before the main event. This will give you time to not only make sure you are looking great but also offer an opportunity to get comfortable in front of the camera. If you are still having trouble managing your glasses on screen, you may want to consider making the move to contacts. It may be a sign that contacts might work better for your lifestyle overall.
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Information received through Visionworks® content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, medical recommendations, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your eye doctor, physician, or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Claims regarding blue light efficiency are supported by manufacturer-provided test results.
