when i look at myself in the mirror i look good, but when i take a pic i look kinda ugly, why??? which do other ppl see me as the mirror or the pic??? answer both of these and i will give u 10 xtra points
2006-09-06 15:54:06 · 6 answers · asked by ern546 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
When you look in the mirror, you are seeing a reversed image of yourself. You have seen this reverse image for most of your life, so it looks "normal" to you. However when you look at a photograph, you are seeing yourself as the rest of the world sees you, that is not reversed, so you look "funny" to yourself.
2006-09-06 16:03:25 · answer #1 · answered by eyeque195 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that happens to me too. I look fine in the mirror, but I don't look good in a photo. It's because a photo doesn't capture the light and detail in the same way a mirror or someone in real life does
2006-09-06 16:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by forever_dancing0326 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The camera adds 10 pounds and there are many different types of mirrors out there. For example, the mirrors in clothing stores make you look slimmer because that way, you'll be persuaded to buy their merchandise.
People can see you any way, we all have different perspectives. I used to think the man I love was ugly but after I fell for him, he became the best looking man alive to me.
2006-09-06 15:55:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human faces are not symmetrical - one side is quite different from the other. When you see yourself in a mirror, you see a slightly different image than what others see - they see what you see in the picture.
Hold a piece of paper in front of one side of your face while looking in the mirror. Now cover the other side, and look at the difference.
You don't look ugly to others or in pictures - just different from what you're used to seeing in the mirror, which is a reversed image of what others see.
2006-09-06 16:00:52 · answer #4 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a mirror does not show you you as you are - it shows you a reverse of yourself. so when you see yourself in a photograph, you see yourself as others see you, instead of how you are used to seeing yourself.
however, few people are able to really relax in front of the camera, and so their images appear stiff and unnatural - and not how they are in real life. this is why some candid photography can be best - because you look your most natural.
so a mirror is just a reversed reflection, and a camera captures just a moment - and usually a posed moment where you might look unnatural.
2006-09-06 16:02:37 · answer #5 · answered by girl3blonde 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you're looking at an inverse of yourself.
2006-09-06 18:29:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋