Why do people, from the many I spoke to and myself, believe that they look much better in the mirror than on camera and some the other way around? Claiming 'i'm not photogenic'. What is it with the cameras? Or what is it with mirrors that people look noticably different. What do we look more like, ourselves in the mirror, or in the camera? Is it all angles? Is this a mirror conspiracy or vice-versa?!
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If you had a constant light source in a mirror, as you do for a split second during a picture, you'd probably appear less 'mirrorgenic', too.
I agree. When I know a picture wil be taken I automatically go into dork-face-mode, however when someone snaps an unexpected picture, I look just fine.
Most people have asymmetrical faces. When they see themselves in a mirror, they see a reversed image of themselves.
When they see a picture of themselves, they see the image other people see, but it looks a little off to them since they are accustomed to see themselves in reverse.
In essence they see a different person.
When they see a picture of themselves, they see the image other people see, but it looks a little off to them since they are accustomed to see themselves in reverse.
In essence they see a different person.
Actually, not really, because when I view my pics reversed, I look more like the original, the reverse (mirror image) actually freaks me out on film. I more resemble myself not in reverse on film, to the mirror, oddly enough.
May be things has changed a bit with digital cameras compare to traditional film cameras, but they both have imperfection from lens abrasion and CCD sensor or film/paper.
Mirror is very good at reflecting visible light to your eyes with little discerning wavelength loss, while film/paper can only record most of visible wave length (some film completely lost certain section of blue spectrum). Film/paper also have problem with light intensity therefore the contrast range is much shorter than the human eyes. CCD/monitor also have problem with contrast and color range reproduction, therefore any ?reproduction? isn?t going to look the same as mirror reflection.
However, with training anyone can use/manipulate the imperfection of film/paper/digital.
Its how you wield the camera Luke!
Mirror is very good at reflecting visible light to your eyes with little discerning wavelength loss, while film/paper can only record most of visible wave length (some film completely lost certain section of blue spectrum). Film/paper also have problem with light intensity therefore the contrast range is much shorter than the human eyes. CCD/monitor also have problem with contrast and color range reproduction, therefore any ?reproduction? isn?t going to look the same as mirror reflection.
However, with training anyone can use/manipulate the imperfection of film/paper/digital.
Its how you wield the camera Luke!
I also noticed my face is all thin and long on film, but wider in the mirrors, what's that about?
Reflections move. It's like when there's an attractive person in a movie, but you pause it and they have an awful expression on their face. Or something.
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