Best reflection of you...mirror or photo?

gururu

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i have immense disdain for my photos, but enjoy looking at myself in the mirror...what gives?
 

Jgtdragon

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Ok, good. I am not alone. I always think I look good in the mirror and fugly in photos.
 

naruto1988

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sometimes mirror looks better because of the lighting. like my bathroom has a yellow light which gives my face a more natural tone and overall better. o_O
 

Allio

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I look fine in mirrors and terrible in photos. But then again, I think everyone else I know looks the same in photos as they do in real life, so maybe I'm just kidding myself :(
 

MichaelD

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Originally posted by: gururu
i have immense disdain for my photos, but enjoy looking at myself in the mirror...what gives?

I see dead people in the mirror. I see dead people in the photos. Did the Mets trade TJ to the Lakers?

I dunno.
 

Gurck

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I look bad in mirrors and worse in photos. Obviously I prefer mirrors, but I'd have to say photos are more true to how people look.
 

ColdFusion718

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Originally posted by: Allio
I look fine in mirrors and terrible in photos. But then again, I think everyone else I know looks the same in photos as they do in real life, so maybe I'm just kidding myself :(

it's ok, most of us are afflicted with this illness. (I'm one myself)
 

OCNewbie

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I think I look pretty good in the mirror. Of course while examining myself in the mirror, I have more time to lean one way or another, smile or not smile, wear my glasses or not, etc. In photos, it's almost always a smile, and a still image, etc. I'm usually not too fond of the way I look in photos.