Reality & photo's

[Maggie-Mae]

Does this happen to anyone else?  When I see photo's of myself my face looks different to when I look at myself in the mirror.  In photo's my face looks longer, thiner, gaunter but when I look in the mirror I dont see that, my skin tone looks more even and my face fuller.  What is the true me?.  Is there a reason for this, or do I just have to resign myself to the fact that I actually look rougher than I thought I did- lol?!!

[milly143]

It happens to me to. I look in the mirror and think 'yeah, you look alright today'. then in a photo of the same day i will have miraculously (sp) gained 20 pounds, have some dodgy quiffs in my hair and have more spots then spot the dog. god, I hate cameras!

[milly143]

oh god, there is no hope for me then. lol

[Scarlett]

I have seen many people put on a certain "face" when they look in the mirror!! It's so funny. Maybe we all do it! Tilt your head to hide the double chin, pout a bit, look at the nice bits and ignore the rest... I agree with Andy. We only see what we want to see! That goes for full length mirrors too!

[Becci_0927]

i get the same as Maggie-Mae.
God that sounds right what andy hughes has said so that means i must look really ugly and sound awful.

[Elfin]

Isn't it different because your when you look at your face in the mirror, you are only seeing a reflection of yourself (the image is reversed)? 

In a photo (and to everyone else), your face is actually the opposite way round to how you see it yourself.

It's amazing what small differences in symmetry can make. My cat has slightly more white on one side of his nose than the other.  When I occasionally catch a reflection of him in a mirror or window, he looks like an entirely different cat.

[ann_h]

es, Elfin, it makes a lot of difference. I only notice my bf's odd-sized eyes in the rear-view mirror, not when I look at him directly. Also, mirrors have a bluey tint and the image is less red than real-life. Try it by holding a piece of cloth to the mirror!

But I think the comment about focus and perception is also true.

[Morrisonker]

also consider the angle the photo is taken at.  in the mirror chnaces are you're looking at yourself straight on but ina  photo the slightest sideways tilt can make a huge difference