I look so bad in pictures.
But whenever I look at myself in the mirror, I think I look pretty.
So is the mirror lying and the camera telling the truth?
2007-11-03 20:29:52 · 37 answers · asked by ♥FABULOUS♥ 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
The professional stage people who do the lighting at U2 concerts said in a documentary that Bono is SO hard to light, and yet, The Edge is very very easy to light up.
I think you are like Bono. You have so much personal effervessence and life that light does not bounce off you easily because you soak it up.
It's true ! You must be one cool dude.
Ignore the photos - people look at photos for 30 seconds, but they look at the real you for years, I'd be happy with that.
2007-11-03 20:35:59 · answer #1 · answered by Life's a beach 4 · 29⤊ 0⤋
Oh my gosh!! I talk about this all the time. Being photogenic and being pretty are not related at ALL. I'm a senior in high school, so I've seen TONS of different pictures. I personally don't think that I am attractive in the first place, but other tell me I am, so let's just say that I am attractive. I can't take pictures for my LIFE. I am one of the least photogenic people I've ever known. However (for example) there's a girl I'm in band with who is overy weight, has gnarly hair, and is just not a very pretty girl, but she took magnificent senior pictures. Another example of this that a lot of supermodels just are not naturally very pretty. They're so thin and gaunt looking that their features tend to stick out and look to big. But, even if they're ugly, they are very good at taking pictures, or they're tall and thin, so they are models. Once again, being photogenic and being ugly are not related at all. It sucks not being photogenic (I definitely am in this situation), but it does not at ALL mean you are ugly.
2016-03-13 12:25:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, NO, NO, NO, how many times do we have to say this? You are beautiful but you never believe the hundreds us that say it! What causes this is your parents saying you are ugly in younger years. If not, 99 percent of people will not lie to you about the way you look. Believe it or not, you look exactly the same in pics as you do in the mirror, noone but yourself can tell the difference which goes back to a rooted phsycological problem caused by your early years of being put down whether it be parents or peers. It has an extremely negative effect as you grow older. If this sounds familiar, a therapist is always good.
2007-11-03 20:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by Squelch 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's funny and sad at the same time.
Photos can distort time. I mean a photo can be taken in as much as a thousandth of a second. Who's going to look good at that speed?
As a photographer, I know many folks who I consider gorgeous, yet they don't photograph well.
Your personality probably goes beyond what a photo can do for you.
I see myself in the mirror and think I'm okay, then see a photo and I look like I'm well over 200 lbs. Scary stuff, photos. (yes I'm trying to lose weight now because of the photos.)
You don't need to worry about the photo thing. Confidence is a beautiful thing. Keep it up.
2007-11-03 20:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by Up & At 'em 4 · 13⤊ 0⤋
Not Photogenic
2016-10-06 07:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all....I have the same issue....I hate myself in pictures because they make me look older and just not attractive....and not to sound vain but im a good looking woman....in person....I too thought the mirror was not being truthful or people were just being nice...but I was approached several times about being a model etc....so relax...your beautiful im sure
2013-11-10 01:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Being unphotogenic doesn't mean you're ugly. I used to work at a company that put their operations staff downstairs and the programmers on a different upper floor. This programmer chick had her pictures taken with various operations staffers and when I saw it, I thought she was gorgeous. Eventually, when I finally met her, she had a snaggled nose, cheekbones too high, and a bad complexion she covered up with makeup. Some people are better on camera and others are better in real life. You're probably just better in person.
2007-11-03 20:34:49 · answer #7 · answered by "G" 5 · 13⤊ 0⤋
oh huney!
Don't worry about that!
Even the most beautiful women have ugly pictures.
When I was younger I used to feel just like you, to the poin where I threw out all my pictures from the age of 12 to about 16!
I thought I looked so ugly in pictures, but I'd look in the mirror, and feel otherwise, and people would always tell me how beautiful I was; heck, my mother used to have people knock on our doors to try and be an agent for me.
By the time I turned 18 I started to blossom and haven't stopped!
Don't let pictures make you feel otherwise! Maybe try different angels or sides of your face when it's time to take pictures, practice posing or smiling in front of the mirror.
Good luck!
2007-11-03 20:36:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 0⤋
Some of my most beautiful friends are absolutely drop dead gorgous in person but never turn out to look like that on pictures. They can't relax their facial features once a camera is pointing at them. I am the same and try to avoid having my picture taken on most occassions, but recently I've just learned to relax and try to smile naturally. They're not perfect pictures but they are improving. Also, you are used to seeing your reflection in a mirror, but a camera reverses the image and you are seeing, sort of, a different you.
2007-11-03 20:49:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 13⤊ 0⤋
no it doesn't mean you're ugly at all. to look good at pictures, know your best angle. you can practice smiling / posing in front of the mirror or camera to get your best shot. you may also ask for a friend's help (someone who's really honest with you) to tell you his/her opinion about the way you look in photos or in person.
2007-11-03 20:35:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋