Is it me or do i look much better in the mirror than in photos? lol?

Question

When i look in the mirror, i most of the time (in honesty) think that i am good looking. My Physique looks okay,my face is quite defined,but i somehow manage to look completely different in photos! I have spent my whole life looking in mirrors, so i know what i look like lol but when it comes to photos, everything seems to look different. I seem to look tired, thin, my dominant features on my face really stand out. I have been given many compliments in the past by men and females and they say that I am a good looking guy. But how is this so, as when i see pictures, i see a completley different story?

Answer 1

when you look in the mirror you can make yourself look how you want because you can see yourself. In photos you can't see what you look like so you can't tell what you look like

Answer 2

omgg same freaking problem here.  

Answer 3

Maybe you ust don't photograph well, it happens and somehow when you think about it , it doesn't make much sense but it is true

Answer 4

I have the same problem - I think my mirror image is better than my real image too. It's not just a "guy thing" either, I can assure you, & I'm glad it's not just me.

Answer 5

I'm usually the same. Most photos with me in make me cringe. But that's how people see me!

Answer 6

lol Yeah i look better in the mirror than in pix's!

Lol it get annoying at times :P

Answer 7

Your not the only one. I have the same problem with photos. I look completely different. I know that I am good looking because I have been complimented and sometimes asked out by g*y men (had to turn them down), told that I am good looking by straight men, asked out by straight and bi sexual women etc. These compliments has led to realization that I am by no means photogenic, but rather good looking. Try doing different poses in the mirror and see if they work. Try a photographer, they know how to bring out the best in every one.  

Answer 8

lol the same thing happens to me!

Answer 9

I think the same about me !

Its sucks. ;[

I think it's about being photogenic. =]

Answer 10

I have the same problem and I was thinking about it earlier lol

Answer 11

photos catch people at their bad times  

Answer 12

Its the Same for Me.

I think its cause the photo lighting and angles could be odd.

Answer 13

i have the same problem. when i look in the mirror, i think i look pretty good but then when i take pictures, i look kinda bad

Answer 14

yes that happens to me too and i hate it

Answer 15

simple quantum physics - u will attract what you fear - let go of your fear and you will appear beautiful in photos

Answer 16

Im exactly the same lol

Answer 17

I think exactly the same thing

Answer 18

i swear i have been saying the same thing!! but people just look at me like i am a bit crazy when i say it.

but when i look in the mirror and i do my hair and make up etc i think i loo alright, my skin loks even etc

now i got some photos back that i took of my 2 sons and they looked great so cute and there was a few of them with me on, and OMG i looked a complete t*t! my face looked blotchy and even my whole face looked odd somehow.

i really do not know why this is. but i no i hate pics of me, but why do other people look good, inc my sister ( i hate that!) and my 2 babys but yet i just look awful, are we kidding ourselves when we look in the mirror!! lol

i hope not!

Answer 19

I always look so different in pictures. Its mostly because of the flash for me. I truly hate it. I'm sure your a good looking fellow so don't let a few pictures get you down. The person who judges your looks the most is yourself and since you know your bad points they always stand out to you when you see yourself. Other people see your good points though so just relax and enjoy life.

Answer 20

that happens to me too its the cameras flash and everything and the way you hold it

Answer 21

it happens the same to me ! oh my god I thought it was only with me, but now i know it happens to other people! lol

i look in the mirror, and i say:: wow im pretty today, so i pick the camera and when i take the photo im UGLY! its incredible.

kiss

xoxox

Answer 22

I think I look best and most accurate in small, round mirrors with no tricks to their lighting or shape.  I HATE full body mirrors that are too big and I have NO idea what their tricks are...I don't mind myself in close up photos, but far off photos make me look FAT.  (Even though I'm quite slim in reality).