mirror image and pics

Why do you look great when looking in the mirror and then when you take a photo it doesn't look the way you see yourself? Sometimes, a lot of the times appearing bigger?

which is the true image or do I see and you see something different?? Curious...

Because of major problem with cheap camera lenses, things like (Radial distortion) (Pincushion distortion) (Barrel distortion). Etc

If you want to take photo of yourself, do not use wide angle like 28.. or 35mm, shoot at 50mm you can also upload your image to photo editing softwares like photoshop, etc and adjust the image from there.

Posted by TasteOfChaosss
Oh tell me about it!!

I am not photogenic AT ALL... As soon as the camera clicks my face totally munts up!

I hate photos!

You are gorgeous you berk.

Mere Exposure Effect. Your mind has internalized the mirror image (which, keep in mind, is reversed right-to-left) as the "correct" way that you look. When you see yourself in a photo, the asymmetries that are present in everyone's face become magnified in your perspective, and you think you look grotesque. Anyone else who sees you in a photograph will think it looks just like how you look all the time.

If you want the truth simply ask someone else how you look.

I made a thread like this perhaps a year or two ago.

Posted by Amandus

If you want the truth simply ask someone else how you look.

They lie! 🙂

Q BE RIGHT FOR A CHANGE

ALSO MIRRORS LIE

THERE IS A GANG OF MIRRORS WHO JUST HANG AROUND WAITING TO FUCK UP PICTURES

Unfortunately its that type of (perceptive) distorton that discourages people from posting pictures and viddys of themselves. Im trying to get this girl who works at the bakery to do some YouTube cooking videos, she wants to be the next Rachel ray or something) so im like, I'll do the camerawork and you cook something and then I will edit it and put it on youtube. She says, No im ugly on video, blah, blah, blah....so im like fuck it then.

Takes a lot of guts to put your image out there i completely understand that though.

This bugs me, too. There are times I've been looking in the mirror and figured I looked good enough at that moment to take a profile pic, but the camera NEVER shows what I see. Well, actually, ONE time I managed to snap one that I thought acutally looked like me, but when my husband saw it later he asked why I was making a weird face.

You can do it, I did. 🙂 Chubby, chunky monkey heifer me.

I wonder this too! I am so damn unphotogenic it's not even funny...it's like the camera catches my absolute worst moments.
Yet, on film it's the opposite. I always assumed it was because I am very animated and have an expressionate face. Better to see it live. Screen shots don't work for me 😛

I have friends however, that look way better in pictures than they do in person :X

Pictures don't add 10 lbs to me...they add like 20.

& yet I have a friend who I swear looks 10 lb lighter in all her pics.
She says "it's all about the angles" lol I don't even know what that means...

Posted by ellessque
(leo in midheaven helps a little bit too 😉)

*high five*

OMG so does that mean my flacid penis is actually bigger than what it is?

*please say yes*

I think it's the same for video cameras as well...

Posted by AA
OMG so does that mean my flacid penis is actually bigger than what it is?

Posted by P-Angel
That's doubtful

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Lol really?

There you go elle, to further along your gumption.

Posted by brianafay

Posted by AA
OMG so does that mean my flacid penis is actually bigger than what it is?

Posted by P-Angel
That's doubtful

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cheeky

THAT'S YOU VB! I can see a bit of tat

lol

LOL I have a half sleeve AA, where joo been? 🙂

she's a biker.

😛

I freaking love being on the back of a motorcycle, but no. LOL

Hahaha I'm an undercover biker...got a tattoo in my no no place 😛

can't believe ellessque ala cougar ala red velvet ala mature cheddar ala fine wine was interested in my penis. Elle if your so interested YA COULDA JUST ASKED BABE.

HAHAHAHAHA, oh dear. Next you'll tell me you love black leather. *insouciant grin* Me toooo.

I actually learned today elle doesn't do 20yr olds or anything past or beyond the 6yr mark

Posted by AA
can't believe ellessque ala cougar ala red velvet ala mature cheddar ala fine wine was interested in my penis. Elle if your so interested YA COULDA JUST ASKED BABE.

"mature cheddar"

lmao

Posted by venusianbull
HAHAHAHAHA, oh dear. Next you'll tell me you love black leather. *insouciant grin* Me toooo.

LOL. The definition of insouciant explained it all. 😛 You so naughty

Maybe that's a bit TOO cougarish/cub for her AA?

Posted by AA

Posted by venusianbull
HAHAHAHAHA, oh dear. Next you'll tell me you love black leather. *insouciant grin* Me toooo.

LOL. The definition of insouciant explained it all. 😛 You so naughty

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*pointing at self* Moi?! LOL

Posted by ellessque

Posted by venusianbull
There you go elle, to further along your gumption.

that is so sexy, chicca!!!!!!!!! 😛

If i wasn't at work i'd be so tempted 😄

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😄

LMAO @ #stalkerwannabe.

WTF OMG HORNEY OLD WOMEN

Posted by james tate
WTF OMG HORNEY OLD WOMEN

thought you'd show up 🙂

Posted by james tate
WTF OMG HORNEY OLD WOMEN

Who you calling OLD Tiger?

Posted by Amandus
Mere Exposure Effect. Your mind has internalized the mirror image (which, keep in mind, is reversed right-to-left) as the "correct" way that you look. When you see yourself in a photo, the asymmetries that are present in everyone's face become magnified in your perspective, and you think you look grotesque. Anyone else who sees you in a photograph will think it looks just like how you look all the time.

If you want the truth simply ask someone else how you look.

I made a thread like this perhaps a year or two ago.

Oh great so I am fat and ugly!! I much prefer to lie to myself in the mirror.

And it doesn't work asking someone else...you know "does my bum look big in this?"

How many people are going to give you the truth??

That's why you have gays in your life, they won't sugar coat nuffin.

I hate pics. I'm not photogenic AT ALL.

And not only will the camera lie on me, but certain mirrors do as well. I can put on a little lipstick and look fine, in say a car mirror, but I'll get in a store and walk past a mirror and look hideous. Just can't win.

Posted by sweethearts

Oh great so I am fat and ugly!! I much prefer to lie to myself in the mirror.

And it doesn't work asking someone else...you know "does my bum look big in this?"

How many people are going to give you the truth??

I think if you look great in the mirror chances are you look great to others. You yourself however are simply not used to seeing what others see.

You could try to make yourself a "true image mirror"--a mirror that shows you what others see--close at least.
http://www.darylscience.com/Demos/TrueImageMirror.html>True Image Mirror

I did the same thing and found that I don't look all that different from what a regular mirror shows.

It took some getting used to though. And the line in the middle is annoying.

You could also look into buying one...expensive though. http://www.truemirror.com/>truemirror.com

I've also noticed there's a good side and bad side to have a pic taken. my pics look slightly better taken from my left. is there a reason for this or just because my hair is parted to the left?

Thank god I'm not the only one! Same thing here....In the mirror I think I look ok then take a pic and I'm like wtf is that...so I avoid having my pic taken at all cost lol I was more photogenic when I was a kid...Idk what happened :/

Yes and then you have those surprise clicks that are uploaded to FB before you have a chance to object!!!

I sometimes wonder if what I see and what others see in my pics are completely different!