real life I look nice?
I dont even look like my photograph, which is kind of upsetting, I look extremely FUG in photos, but not in real life...why?
How do I fix this?
2006-11-12 12:04:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
I mean in a pic my nose looks so big and its not, I look fat and im not, my eyes look like im 80!!!
I look like crap in a photo and I hate it.
2006-11-12 12:12:10 · update #1
Get a digital camera and snap a few hundred pictures of yourself. Try all kinds of angles and poses. This will get you comfortable and you will see what is the most flattering to you. I found that holding the camera about 9-12 inches above the level of my head and pointing it down to my face is a lot more flattering than having the camera level with my face or lower than my face. Try holding the camera at a level above your head and just shifting your eyes up to the lens, not your whole head. I think you will like that effect. It is still you, it just is a more flattering angle for you.
2006-11-12 15:07:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people, myself included, are not photogenic. I look at myself in the mirror and I think I look pretty good. I look at pictures of myself and I go "Oh s**t ! Is that how I really look?" If you like the person in the mirror then leave it at that. The camera can be a cruel thing. I don't even look at pics of myself anymore and I feel a lot better about myself.
2006-11-12 20:46:15 · answer #2 · answered by jare bare 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot has to do with posing. Look at magazines notice how celebs pose for red carpet shot. Standing a certain way makes you appear thinner.
2006-11-12 20:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Maria S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the lighting and the 1 dimensionalness of it. Happens to me at times. Just leave it be, and stop caring. Those who care the least have the power.
2006-11-12 20:12:16 · answer #4 · answered by Answerer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
define ugly . I guess they ccall it not photogenic somones possessing your body and they come out in the photos maybe
2006-11-12 20:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by ohbladee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're being overly critical. Don't worry about it; we all see more faults in ourselves when we see photos of ourselves. Be a little kinder to yourself.
2006-11-12 22:45:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know that you look better in real life?
2006-11-12 20:12:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hm. well you cant really fix it sorry. your like me, your not photogenic which blows but your not ugly. define ugly?
buh-bye :)
2006-11-12 21:14:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋