Dat feel when you look 10x better in a reflection than on camera picture

[Efre]

you need to practice taking pictures (ded srs) for angles, distance, smile, etc.

freeze frame selfies on a decent camera shows everything: light facial hair, light acne, everything

[Onepoundfish]

I can't even smile properly in a photograph, it feels awkward.

[cromofo]

picture distorts the **** outta you, tried this few times.some of my friends look much better irl than in photos

trust the mirror first


video is in motion but it's again the same **** since it uses lenses

[rspb]

Holy fuk, I feel these feels.

[5HE0]

know them feels OP

it's called the 'Mere-exposure effect'.

definition - Also called the familiarity principle, this psychological tendency causes individuals to prefer an option that they have been exposed to before to an option they have never encountered, even if the exposure to the first option was brief. The Mere Exposure Effect can be useful in marketing, as many forms of advertising can be used to create a feeling of familiarity with the product.

[.aeterna]

The mirror is more accurate, but flipped. If you put two mirrors next to each other at a 90 degree angle and look into the joint you will get the most accurate image.

yea..i dont think so jeff. i have mirror + sidewall cabinet right next to it in my bathroom

i look like i weigh 100lbs when i line them up 90degrees and look into the "joint"

[cromofo]

yea..i dont think so jeff. i have mirror + sidewall cabinet right next to it in my bathroom

i look like i weigh 100lbs when i line them up 90degrees and look into the "joint"

Dont do the 90 degrees stuff. it aint worth it

i wasnt normal for the next week

[.aeterna]

Dont do the 90 degrees stuff. it aint worth it

i wasnt normal for the next week

lol - now i keep the cabinet wide open so i cant see that "90 degree view"

seriously demotivating as phuck. I'll look into it and think even Christian Bale (in the Machinist) had more mass than me.

[Godfrd824]

I have noticed I look better in a mirror than in pics, but I think I look ok in pics, guess I'm just lucky, or deluded.

[C0sta]

I can't even smile properly in a photograph, it feels awkward.

i know that feel, i hate having my photo taken for that reason

brb doing the ****tiest most awkward looking smile ever lel

[thewiz8807]

what are these feels brah

[InfoBrah]

Most individuals perceive themselves as being more attractive than they really are, to be honest. Or it could just be the angle wasn't kind to your facial features.

[TwoCats]

i know these feels.

[MaleFashion]

I can't even smile properly in a photograph, it feels awkward.

i also know this feel so much

i cant really force a smile so it looks soooo awkward in the picture when I am trying to pose and look normal

[Rusty82]

Poverty cameras with focal lengths not designed for portraits is your issue brah.


Imagine how you would look up close, with a wide angle lens... Like sloth from the goonies, right? Well up close without a good camera, that is basically what's happening to a lesser extent.

80 MM is good for portrait, human eye is the rough equivalent of 50 mm or so.

Any less or too close, getting huge distortion.

[hewhodar3s]

If you took a picture into Paintshop and mirror imaged it , would that be the accurate image?

[AllThatGlitters]

Camera phones have small lenses so they distort your face. Then you have the lighting issues which can enhance certain features over others causing an imbalance. If you can get access to a professional camera , use that for personal pics. It can seriously make a huge difference.

Here's a good article I read on this.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...etty-ugly.html

[ClarkGrizwold]

Most individuals perceive themselves as being more attractive than they really are, to be honest. Or it could just be the angle wasn't kind to your facial features.

uh i think you're wrong..i think people think they look worse than they do.

[Davidson4]

I look pretty good IRL (or so have been told)... and yet I look like a fukking potato in pictures.


what gives..

[DOZbrah]

[TigerBulk]

What you look like in photos and video is how you look to others.

Try this out. Take a picture of someone, then look at that picture and compare it to that same someone.

Pretty similar right?


I've got some bad newz OP

[Efre]

What you look like in photos and video is how you look to others.

Try this out. Take a picture of someone, then look at that picture and compare it to that same someone.

Pretty similar right?


I've got some bad newz OP

you never go full retard

[J1992]

Poverty cameras with focal lengths not designed for portraits is your issue brah.


Imagine how you would look up close, with a wide angle lens... Like sloth from the goonies, right? Well up close without a good camera, that is basically what's happening to a lesser extent.

80 MM is good for portrait, human eye is the rough equivalent of 50 mm or so.

Any less or too close, getting huge distortion.

Exactly, A professional picture is a better representation of your face than a poverty smartphone camera. That's why you see all these sloots taking pro pics thinking they're models.

Also video> picture. A video of yourself is how you really look (with less quality/lighting) , so record yourself for a min and you should see what you're used to seeing in the mirror.

[relevators]

Know these feels

Especially on the iphone where u can reverse the camera and look right at yourself, look freaking horrible, but when I look in the mirror I'm like "dang , you're a good looking dude." any mirror I look good in srs. 7/10 on camera, 8.5/10 in mirror


like some of you have mentioned, high quality , non camera phones, make me look good like i do in mirrors

[Mathematics]

yea..i dont think so jeff. i have mirror + sidewall cabinet right next to it in my bathroom

i look like i weigh 100lbs when i line them up 90degrees and look into the "joint"

The mirrors have to be touching and you have to make it so there is no visible line down the middle, check 2nd post in this thread for example.

[relevators]

[IMG]http://cdn.gizmocrazed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/camera-lenses.jpg[IMG]

so the higher mm (300mm) is the best camera? Which in turn is the best representation of how she looks?

So a 19 mm is maybe a smartphone camera, and 300mm is a real camera?

[J_A24]

5/10 on mirror

1/10 on picture

[Lb54TG]

i know that feel bro

also flipped.. so the way my hair slants looks better int he mirror :\

[Efre]

so the higher mm (300mm) is the best camera? Which in turn is the best representation of how she looks?

So a 19 mm is maybe a smartphone camera, and 300mm is a real camera?

no, you can see the ears are huge in the 300mm

read the dailymail article above

[xigotmailx]

Hate pictures, but for best results

Take Photo
Open Photoshop
Invert/Flip/Mirror Photo
Prosper