Am I the only one who hates their picture taken?

no, dear you are not only the same problem is with me i also dont like if someone is taking my snap

Hello lmaoooo you are so funny don't feel bad the camera hates me and I hate it as well, when I take a picture I have to take many just to pick one that I really don't like but I pick one just because, I really envy people that take good pics I think that really stinks its not fair, why does this have to happen to us oh well I am good at other things lol Great topic lol

i don't mind it if i'm ready for it. but if i'm sleeping or i just woke up,forget about it. i've had people take pictures of me while sleeping and i'm not quite sure why.

I also hate to have my picture taken. Being shy most of my life it is very difficult for me to pose or feel I look okay for a picture to be taken. No I am over weight, old and missing a tooth in the front of my mouth that I can't afford to get fixed yet so it is nearly traumatizing for me to have my pic taken. Also, I have social anxiety and that is never condusive to having your picture taken.

well, once long time ago you did enjoyed in being photographed. the child in you is still there. Dloveli, its nice to have photos taken as time will show the changes in us, the maturity in us, then comes the wrinkles, the thinning of hair getting the salt and pepper look or the silver haired look, the heavy round the belly look, whatever. as years go by, out photos takes in the 'new' you. every year, take a few photos to show to your generations and generations to come or even to reflect how you have grown and prosper. it does not matter how the photos turned out. that photo is you, the original you that God designed and fashioned as original and unique when you come to this world and yelled at the top of your voice.well, i like to be photographed so that it reminds me of my toddler's years, my childhood years, my teenage years,schooling years, my graduation, my career years, my marriage years, raising my family years, my retirement years as the golden girl with my family, extended families, friends and ex colleagues. these photos not only show changes in us physically but also give us a glimpse of the hairstyles and fashion of the days gone by. there is a time and season in life for everything. capture them in photos. its so easy nowadays with camera handphones. just delete the photos you dont like and snap some more till you get a nice pic and pose that you adore.keep the ones you like. i am sure your family love to take photos of you.

Well my friend, Though my photo never pleases me, I don't hate getting photographed when required. There was a time my voice sounded very hoarse and I didn't like to hear that taped and replayed. Even I hated my own voice heard with my ears. But now, it's got better. I don't feel embarrassed seeing my photos as like before. Have a great day.

I am with you. I hate pictures of me. But I have come to accept it because I know the day will come when that will be all my children/grandchildren will have, so I try to tolerate it. I tell them "fine, just don't let me see it!" I think I look like a beached whale, a squirell with a mouth full of nuts, and a ruffled pottato chip with air pockets! But while I hate to have my picture taken I really dislike the people that will stick a pillow in front of their face, or make a really disgusting face (all the pictures of my dad are with a made up face!) Or they see you getting ready to take the picture then they bend down and hide!

I like to spread the goodness around and let everybody and anybody have a good look at my beauty But seriously, I am vain enough to be miffed if a bad photo is circulating but in general don't really care. My wife on the other hand HATES having her photo taken and will do anything to avoid it - I think it's a kind of vanity though, if you are that worried about how people see you...

No, I really do not like being photographed. Even as a child I did not like it. I'm more the shutter bug. I like being behind the camera. My sons do not not having their pictures taken either. They will turn away if you try to take their pictures. My daughter does not really like hers taken either but she will let you take one. She was a model and in pageants when she was younger and had her picture taken a lot. I don't like the way I look in pictures, they never turn out right.

No I don't The only picture I like of myself was taken when I was 7. After that all of my pictures don't look good.

like you and many others, i too am one of many who is uncomfortable with having their picture taken for similar reasons as yours. i never ever look good in any of the pictures unless they're impromptu. then once in a blue moon, out comes a good picture of me. it's also because i feel shy i guess. it's embarassing to me to watch myself on video or on a photograph. i tend to wonder what others think of me in the video or picture, and that i don't look good at all. but there are some who enjoys having their pictures taken, one example being my younger sister. hehe since young, whenever my parents say to take a picture, she's already giving a pose of some sort or smiling at the camera. hehe that doesn't come to me as easily or as naturally. it would look fake if i tried. grins

No you are not the only one that hates it. I hate it, my mother hated it, my son hates it, my grandmother hated it. Your just like evryone else.

same here... i hate my taking pictures... even when i was still in teens, i hate it, i enjoy much more if im the one taking pictures. hehehe...maybe im just camera shy.

I'm not fond of my picture being taken, either. I always look fat, greasy and burnt. Not at all attractive, if you ask me. I don't like to smile because I have a gap between my front teeth. Since, my eyes hurt from the flash, I usually close them and look worse. So I try to avoid having my picture taken.

No sirree, you are not the only one who hates having their picture taken! The only thing worse is to be in charge of taking pictures!! Yes, I am totally camera illiterate and picture dysfunctional.. albeit, pictures sure are nice.. especially years later! so.. go figure!

I hate having my picture taken. Always have. My dad was a pathological picture taker, so he took hundreds and hundreds of pictures of me. When I was little, I didn't have much of a say in it. I actually hammed it up for the photo. Then I hit my teen years, those awkward, ugly years. I had glasses and braces. What a curse! I dreaded the school picture day, and I did not allow my dad to take any pics of me. I love being behind the camera now though I still do not like having my picture taken. BTW, I think Stewie is adorable.

Hi dloveli,I do not like to have my picture taken either.When I was younger I did not mind my picture being taken..Now I absolutely hate it.Due to illnesses I have aged older than my years and I do not make a good picture..Blessings to you..

Nope, you're not the only one! I also hate having my picture taken. I always look so fat. I don't understand it. I don't think I look that fat in the mirror. But, the photos make me look huge! I hate it because I always try to stay out of pictures. I'm going to get older and hate that I was never in any family pictures.

I doubt it!... there are alot of folks that think as you do!

Not that I really really love my photo taken but it serves as a memory of the past. I mean true that sometimes we have snapshots that were badly taken but it still is a part of who we were then. I mean if you see a photo taken when you were in high school and you see the date on the right-hand side of the photo, all the memories of what happen that day rushes back to you... and then you laugh about it or you know, get misty-eyed. Though I do love my photo taken when I'm all made up... it kind of makes me feel that I'm beautiful :)