The real reason why we look ugly in photos
You look yourself in the mirror and see a handsome or beautiful looking face, then you open camera and take a selfie or ask your friends to take a good snap. After looking at the picture your reactions might be, "oh god, delete this, why i am looking bad please delete it now" like this.
You look funny, bad or ugly on every snapshot and feel insecure in front of the camera?
However, it is not only you but also, most people face same problem. Studies found that, there is a psychological aspects behind it, when we do not find ourselves attractive in pictures.
Most of the time you take a picture or selfie in your favorite outfit, or favorite hairstyle and still the picture looks like dull and unattractive face, dark circles under the eyes, or you haven't slept last night, which makes us miserable.
And then you ask yourselves, do I really look that awful and terrible in photos? In reality, no you don't.
Why you look good in mirror and not in photos
Because we use mirror to style the hair, while doing makeup, and for correcting the appearance. We don't use cameras for that purpose. Besides, we react more confidently to the things that we see very often. Since you look yourself everyday in mirror, you get used to that mirrored image, and camera reverses the image which makes your face look bad.
On photos you see inverted image of yourself
When we look in the mirror, it shows our face upside down. In photo, remove this reflection. So you see the face that you are not used to and therefore do not find yourself attractive. Because we do not see our mirror image on the photo, but correctly aligned face. Whatever you suddenly see that you are not used to, we consider this unfamiliar and thus unattractive.
Camera angle matters
To take a perfect snap camera angle plays important role, that's why we take more than one selfie or photo with different angles, then compare all the photos to find the most attractive picture. Also Different angles help to correct the small issues such as sunlight, exposure which help to take a perfect selfie.
Short lens change face shape
Although, this could be a reson. Some lenses have a tendency to distort; Because a small lens will magnify the face, such as the nose, or eyes if they are close to the camera. So, lenses can be the real culprit, which can ruin your picture.
If you want to look good in picture then you should read:
Good lighting can help
When you take a picture in proper light, a perfect pose and angle it will definitely help you to look good in photos. Try to take snap without using flash lights because it can ruin your photo, instead try taking snaps in natural light. A good lighting is important that help you appear attractive in a photo.
Last-Line
Don't worry about how bad you look in a picture because this is not a reality, your brain is just play a trick which confuses you.
Since you are used to mirror image, that's why you find your real appearance in photos unattractive. So in reality, you are not ugly at all, you just look different than usual in a camera photos. If you want to look good, you can try some filters, change the direction of camera and pose, which makes your face more attractive in photo.
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