Do you look like your pictures?
By ronnyb
@ronnyb (6113)
Jamaica
November 17, 2009 11:10am CST
Well I have never been able to take a picture taht looks like me .Either I am too fat or too skinny or too dark or I have red eyes or it just doesnt capture my good looks ,lol,joking .Irrespective of the reason or the person taking the pics ,very few pictures of me actually look like me and as a result I have few pictures and even fewer of the total number actually sees teh light of day.
Do you actually have this problem and if you do what percentage of your pictures actually look like you ?
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26 responses
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
17 Nov 09
I have never liked to have my picture made. Guess it looks too much like me.lol. I have always felt silly smiling at a camera. I want someone that smiles at me to smile at them.
@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
17 Nov 09
Lol you are something else Antique ,but you have made a point that I acn relate to and that is that I have always had trouble smiling at the camera ,it feel so silly .HAVE A GREAT DAY Antique,you always make me smile and I really look forward to reading your discussions
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@hisoka147 (606)
• Philippines
18 Nov 09
You have the good side and likewise you do have the bad side. This is the reason why we have the option to remove or delete from our camera the shots that we do not want to keep.
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
19 Dec 09
Hello my friend ronnyb Ji,
I think you are talking about'inner-picture' of your body. When person stands infront of wall mirror and forms impression about oneself, one will always know and images formed in one's mind may change one's attitude in one's way. I know about myself. May God bless You and have a great time.
@Dkprincess6 (88)
• United States
18 Nov 09
I hate to break this to you ronnyb, but pictures don't lie. They might add a few pounds to your appearance, but, what you see in a picture, is what you look like. The way we see ourselves, and the way other people see us are different. You might not like the way your pictures look, but, the sad truth is, that's what you look like. I've never liked to have my picture taken, but I don't like what I look like either. Especially now that I'm getting older. Like it or not, photographs don't lie.
@agonyaunt69 (343)
• Hong Kong
20 Nov 09
I don't like very much taking pictures, as most of the people do not know how to make the one in the picture looks nice. How they position the camera is very important. Moreover, they should tell us how to post when looking through the camera. As a result, most of the non-professional people not taking good portriat. Scenary is always easier. I was often disappointed when looking at my pictures. They made me look ugly. :(
@akante (151)
• Latvia
1 Dec 09
I am very strong to myself.Because i know how looks very good photo.And not always my picture is good.Normaly i think when you make 1000 slides then maybe some 5-10 is good.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
18 Nov 09
The only picture I like of myself is when I was 7.Back then i was truly happy and it shows in the picture.All others seem forced. As if I am just posing for the picture.I hate taking pictures.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
18 Nov 09
I guess that that the pictures do look like me because it is me, there is nothing wrong with the camera usually, so whether I like it or not the face looking back from the photo has to be me! I imagine that the majority of us do not view ourselves the way others see us because I believe that the image we see in the mirror is not exactly the way other people view us.
I don’t always like photographs of myself but I have to accept that that is the way I look although some times the camera can immortalise certain expressions that as not as flattering as our normal look!
@tundeemma (894)
• South Africa
18 Nov 09
i don't think so because most people do tell me that i am not photogenic and they prefer seeing me real than looking at me in the pictures and there are some pictures i take which i think they are quite lovely and i see myself more lovely in the picture than real life
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
18 Nov 09
I have never felt extremely photogenic. I would rather be the photographer than the photo subject. I have very few pictures of myself that i can say I'm happy with.
@yogitapop (58)
• India
18 Nov 09
well , i also have very few pictures of me which can actually say , yes thats me , i don't know why it happes ,i never get much good pictures of me , i am not too fat or too skinny even after don't get good images it happens guys i know , it happens with many people.........
@DarkMarixx (331)
• Philippines
18 Nov 09
There's a time that I hate my pictures that doesn't look like me. I think it will be depended on the angle of your pictures. Sometimes, the lens of the camera can see what the other people can't see. Good shot or bad shot of yours, it's still you unless you edit it.
@mcongy (47)
• China
18 Nov 09
hi,there!i also have the same proble sometimes.so i dont like being taken picts.it doesnt mean i am ugly,actually people around me say i am good-looking.but why doesnt the pic look like me?i think maybe the light and the angle have a big relationship with the pics' quality,plus the photographers are also important!^-^
@hisoka147 (606)
• Philippines
18 Nov 09
If I'm looking in front of my mirror and then looking at my picture collection then trying to compare them if I do look like the images of my pictures. Sometimes yes it is but sometimes it kind of different. I guess a better explanation about it is the angles of how the camera was shot. For some reasons are the lenses of you camera, you have to know that images when reflected to any glass materials tends to expand or some twisting changes effects.
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
18 Nov 09
LOL funny description of your photos you just described there. Sorry.
Well, yes, my photos do look like me most of the time unless the lighting is off or the flash is too bright, then I'd look too white. I have dark eyes so I don't have the "red" glare on the eyes when I take photos. I have lots of pictures but I don't post them just anywhere. I like my anonymity.
@jaz2009 (117)
• Sweden
17 Nov 09
Hello, Ronnyb! Most of my pictures look like me, simply because I also deleted those that are not so good. Hahah! Actually, I love taking pictures of myself. I'm a picture addict, whenever someone is taking picture, I make sure that I'm on the front, with my unique pose. I know what the right angle suits my face and how to project my best smile. :) I actually practice a lot of times in front of the mirror. =)
@itzmee1009 (362)
• Australia
18 Nov 09
Hi friend,i dont have this kind of problem,sometimes i feel that the pose or lighting effect is not good,try with good camera resolution power so that you will feel good.
@scoutsniper85 (432)
•
18 Nov 09
sometimes I don't look the same because of fast aging process heat and other things that affects you skin and also the environment and setting where your picture is taken.