That slight change of angle on the glasses usually doesn’t look weird and removes the glare for me, but I use soft Kino Flos with my lighting." - Cork: "If I see glare on glasses, I usually ask my talent to slightly raise the back part of the glasses frame that goes behind the ears. Are there certain tactics for dealing with this?” “Hey there Wistia community … In shooting my video yesterday, I found that I was fighting a lot of glare in glasses. The discussion all started with Chris Pollack, asking a question that many of us can relate to: Since our experience is limited to our own shoots here at Wistia, we compiled a list of tips and tricks from our community members to help you out next time you find yourself in a scary (glary) situation. The larger the light source, the less glare you will have on the glasses. Watch out for harsh shadows on the talent.Īnother tactic is to increase the size of the light source hitting the talent. Check out the silent video example below to see the difference it can make! A lot of times this will fix the glare problem, but it can also cause other issues. At Wistia, we’ll usually raise our two key lights up as high as possible and angle them slightly away from the camera to minimize glare. Lighting for people with glasses can be pretty tricky, whether you’re shooting video or photos. If you’re interested in learning from this group, sign up to join the fun!
As the Wistia Community migrates to Slack, we’ll be documenting some of the most useful conversations from the community on our Blog.
We are so grateful to have a community of video and marketing experts to teach us all about the tricks of the trade.