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They Say The Camera Never Lies
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Which is probably depressingly true but why do I look so much older in a photo than when I look at myself in a mirror ?!!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I remember an interview with the late great Mel Smith when this was discussed.
As Mr Smith advised, when you look in a mirror, you automatically zero in on the bits of yourself that you dislike the least, which is human nature, being kind to yourself.
Sadly, a photo does not give you that luxury and you tend to zoom in on the bits that you dislike the most, hence the negative image you feel when you look at photos.
I bet even people like Liz Hurley, one of the most photogenic people on the planet, could point out flaws in a photo that no-one else would ever see.
It's just human nature - we all do it.
As Mr Smith advised, when you look in a mirror, you automatically zero in on the bits of yourself that you dislike the least, which is human nature, being kind to yourself.
Sadly, a photo does not give you that luxury and you tend to zoom in on the bits that you dislike the most, hence the negative image you feel when you look at photos.
I bet even people like Liz Hurley, one of the most photogenic people on the planet, could point out flaws in a photo that no-one else would ever see.
It's just human nature - we all do it.
douglas - // My daughter has a friend who is one of the most attractive young women I've ever met but in photos she can turn out not unlike Kryten from Red Dwarf.
It must be science. //
Interestingly, I have seen the exact opposite effect, a lady I used to work with years ago would be seen as more or less average looking in person, but in photographs she looked absolutely stunning.
It must, as you say, be the science.
It must be science. //
Interestingly, I have seen the exact opposite effect, a lady I used to work with years ago would be seen as more or less average looking in person, but in photographs she looked absolutely stunning.
It must, as you say, be the science.
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When you know you’re going to see your reflection you automatically put your ‘best face on’, tighten your jaw and as Andy says focus on the bits you think are ok.
In a photo it’s too late and the horror is there for all to see.
Back in the days when you took your films to a shop to be developed, on picking them up I’d chuck out just about every one of me.
In a photo it’s too late and the horror is there for all to see.
Back in the days when you took your films to a shop to be developed, on picking them up I’d chuck out just about every one of me.
Perhaps because when you look in a mirror, especially at home, the room that are in is always the same; the background behind you in the mirror is always the same; you can change your expression; open your mouth and check your teeth; smooth your eye-brows; move your hand over your face to check for a close shave; you might have a radio on the the back-ground. All of those, and perhaps more, are distractions and perhaps taking your attention away from the "real you". However, when you see a photo of yourself taken in a split-second with none of those distractions...Wow, what a difference!!!
I've had to do an awful lot of video conferencing lately. Hate it. I look dreadful. I'm sure I don't look that bad in a mirror!
Mind you someone I know (and detest) regularly posts pics on social media and clearly thinks they are the mutt's nuts but they look dreadful. All the sycophants big them up!
Mind you someone I know (and detest) regularly posts pics on social media and clearly thinks they are the mutt's nuts but they look dreadful. All the sycophants big them up!
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