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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 20 Sep 2014 15:21 #152223

Seriously, I don't understand it. I feel like I look sooo much worse than I do in the mirror. I've taken only a handful of pictures where I came out good, but the last one was probably over a year ago so in my head I'm like "I'm an ugly piece of shit now".

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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 20 Sep 2014 16:28 #152234

Ok, first what kind of camera are you using? If you're using a shitty camera, you're going to look shitty because the lighting and colors will be off.

Second, your face is flipped in the mirror, so you're not used to seeing yourself that way. This is even more pronounced if your face is not symmetrical. Most people do think they look better in the mirror than on cam.

Does flipping the picture horizontally make things look a little better?

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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 20 Sep 2014 16:34 #152237

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It would help us if you'd provide the pics so we can take a look at it.
Also are you aware of the squinch?
If not check it out

It improved my pictures by like 100%.

There's also some other video about the jawline, i haven't looked into it yet but you might want to.

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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 20 Sep 2014 18:54 #152273

Voltorb wrote: Ok, first what kind of camera are you using? If you're using a shitty camera, you're going to look shitty because the lighting and colors will be off.

Second, your face is flipped in the mirror, so you're not used to seeing yourself that way. This is even more pronounced if your face is not symmetrical. Most people do think they look better in the mirror than on cam.

Does flipping the picture horizontally make things look a little better?


I'm talking phone cameras and pictures taken by other people. I don't think flipping it horizontally makes much of a difference unless I take a selfie. It's just so confusing man. One minute, people tell me a group of girls are checking me out. Next minute, take a picture and I look fucking retarded and ugly. One minute girls want to take pictures with me at a party, next minute look at the pictures and I look ugly af, nothing at all like what I see in the mirror.

Could it just be the way the angles on my face catch the light? I feel like I look like a different person in every single picture, and rarely do I look good.

Gucci wrote: It would help us if you'd provide the pics so we can take a look at it.
Also are you aware of the squinch?
If not check it out

It improved my pictures by like 100%.

There's also some other video about the jawline, i haven't looked into it yet but you might want to.



Why do I need to do some method to look good in pictures though? Doesn't a camera capture how you look, I don't go around all the time squinching my eyes... I'm not talking about taking selfies for a dating profile I'm talking about the disparity between what I see in a picture and in the mirror.

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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 20 Sep 2014 20:31 #152287

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The same exact thing happens to me. I thought I was the only one haha. Can a mirror really make you look that much better looking than you are just because it is flipped?

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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 20 Sep 2014 21:12 #152293

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I felt the exact same way and actually researched it a few weeks ago.

Turns out that almost everyone prefers the way they look in the mirror to the way they look in pictures.

There was a study that was conducted where people were shown pictures of themselves and people they knew.

Some pictures were "mirror" images, and the others were shown as we naturally appear to others.

People rated themselves as better looking in the mirror image and they rated the people they knew as worse looking in the mirror image.

The conclusion was that we find comfort in familiar faces--not familiar faces turned backwards.

A friend of mine (who happens to be a really hot chick) took a selfie in the mirror and posted it on FB the other day. She was all fixed up and looking good, but the first thought that came into my mind when I saw it was, "Something's off. She usually looks more attractive." I realized a second later that it was taken in a mirror and it wasn't the face I was used to seeing.
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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 20 Sep 2014 21:50 #152299

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@Gucci THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO !!! It`s dope.

Usually I am on the photogenic side but sometimes I just look weird. I just tried this technique and made some pics with my mobile phone. I look like a (confident) badass criminal on every pic I just made. At least much better than looking like a bored faggot.
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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 20 Sep 2014 22:06 #152301

Yo Dave, I agree man.

If you watch that video and DON'T say to yourself, I'm going to try this shit out…

You're a lazy fuck.
It makes a big difference.
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Why do I look so bad in pictures? 21 Sep 2014 04:15 #152355

manmoregenova wrote:
Why do I need to do some method to look good in pictures though? Doesn't a camera capture how you look, I don't go around all the time squinching my eyes... I'm not talking about taking selfies for a dating profile I'm talking about the disparity between what I see in a picture and in the mirror.


No dude, cameras are highly flawed in the way they take pictures, especially cell phone cameras. The small lenses distort the light and make shit look weird. The CMOS sensor tends to boost red light too much because they are naturally sensitive to infrared. Cell phone cameras have all sorts of tricks that try to correct for the problems, but pictures still look like shit. You can easily tell if you look at a picture on your camera vs real life.

This is why professional photography is a good idea. Because they know about all the little issues with cameras and they can make up for them.

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This was a big eye opener for me. When I first got on OKC, I was taking photos with my Motorola phone which has among the lowest rated performance according to OKC data.

Also, I was at the mall the other day and I noticed all the posters of males had models that were squinching. So yeah that shit matters lol. I was even thinking about how I could photoshop a harsher shadow on my jaw for a better jaw line.

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