Ever noticed you look different in a picture and a mirror?

When i look in the mirror, i see a good looking guy, but then i take a picture of myself or im in a picture, i look different(to me ugly).

I don't know what to believe, the mirror or camera, on who and what i actually look like...

And do other people see my flaws in person or is it just me? Becuase when i look into the mirror, my hairline is straight, my eyes are even etc, but when i take a picture or im in a photo, my hairline if a little uneven and my left eye is a little lower than my right, and my head is a little bigger.

What is your take on this?

we heard this interesting theory type thing in one of my classes in high school.

that we never really get to see our true self. as with a mirror it reflects, and our eyes dont process it the same way. pictures are the closest we can get to actually seeing what we look like. something to do with the camera lens reversing the image, or counter-acting the way our eyes reverse an image. something to do with right and left eye, and how our brain actually flips images and stuff.

or something like that. wish i had an article/knew how to explain it better

Your brain artificially inflates the attractiveness of your mirror image, but photos make you look significantly heavier.

That's because most people's faces aren't symmetrical. You're so used to seeing yourself in mirrors that you have become accustomed to the dissymmetry, which you immediately notice when you see a mirror image of what you see in the mirror. You see yourself as that guy in the mirror, everyone else sees you as that guy in the picture. Google someone's face in frontal view and flip the image horizontally in PS. Unless they have a pretty symmetrical face it will look slightly lopsided to us. It's why some artists constantly flip their pictures when drawing, even going as far as to draw upside down, so as to get a fresh perspective on things, because once you look at something for long enough in a certain view you don't notice these asymmetrical "flaws". If you've ever drawn something, thought it was good, and then come back to it in a few weeks with fresh eyes, chances are you will immediately notice some glaring mistakes.

Its almost like hearing your voice on a recording. Sometimes you like it, sometimes you don't. Although with images it reflects a micro moment in time. At all times we display subtle cues and the camera can be kind or a bitch.

The mirror lighting, mental state, and how much  you have had to drink are big factors. 

The picture, lighting, and the micro moments tend to come into play. 

Take a picture of the mirror with yourself in it.

im sexy in both, no worriesbobcheeseball

That's because most people's faces aren't symmetrical. You're so used to seeing yourself in mirrors that you have become accustomed to the dissymmetry, which you immediately notice when you see a mirror image of what you see in the mirror. You see yourself as that guy in the mirror, everyone else sees you as that guy in the picture. Google someone's face in frontal view and flip the image horizontally in PS. Unless they have a pretty symmetrical face it will look slightly lopsided to us. It's why some artists constantly flip their pictures when drawing, even going as far as to draw upside down, so as to get a fresh perspective on things, because once you look at something for long enough in a certain view you don't notice these asymmetrical "flaws". If you've ever drawn something, thought it was good, and then come back to it in a few weeks with fresh eyes, chances are you will immediately notice some glaring mistakes.

Brutal_Elitegs

I also think your own flaws are far more apparent to you than they are to others.dougxqmy

[QUOTE="dougxqmy"]I also think your own flaws are far more apparent to you than they are to others.junglist101

Mirrors show a reverse image of yourself. As such, unless you have perfect symmetry in your face a mirror image and photo image will look slightly different from one another. Chances are you are more accustomed to your less accurate mirror image version of what you look like.

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In other words, the person we see reflected in the mirror is not the reality of what we look like -- it's warped by our brain to make us hotter. This is one of the reasons people claim not to be photogenic or say they hate pictures of themselves. Yeah, right, it's the camera.

Cracked

my butt looks bigger when in film or in pics...

Well yeah. Your face is reversed in a mirror too. So that's not what you look like to everybody else anyway.

Funny. I find that my pictures are generally more attractive then my mirror image. Granted sometimes I'll take a rally bad pic... drivers licence.

When i look in the mirror, i see a good looking guy, but then i take a picture of myself or im in a picture, i look different(to me ugly).

I don't know what to believe, the mirror or camera, on who and what i actually look like...

And do other people see my flaws in person or is it just me? Becuase when i look into the mirror, my hairline is straight, my eyes are even etc, but when i take a picture or im in a photo, my hairline if a little uneven and my left eye is a little lower than my right, and my head is a little bigger.

What is your take on this?

biggerdjam

When i get ready in the morning, I always check the mirror and then take a photo of myself using the phone. Not a "selfie" but a real scientific photo.

I can evaluate and check if my make up is symettrical, and can fix it.