Why do I look completely different in mirrors then in photos?!

Why?! Why do I look completely different in mirrors then in photos?! Why?! Even a man who does protraits drew me different from what I look like in photos, but everyone says it looked exactly like me.

Yeah people find little differences in photos that's look different from mirrors... But I look completely different it's sooooooooooooooo creepy!!!!

A mirror is exactly that; a mirror-image! It is the inverted picture of your face, a photograph shows your face the way everyone else sees you

That's shocking to know that your photographs and your mirror reflections are COMPLETELY different. Try to use your phone to take a pic of yourself in front of a mirror. See whether it's still different.

I always thought video cameras were more "honest" because a photo is a still image, but a video is more moving.

Never let Picasso draw you

That's shocking to know that your photographs and your mirror reflections are COMPLETELY different. Try to use your phone to take a pic of yourself in front of a mirror. See whether it's still different.

I did that... I still look different from photos and mirrors... I look ugly in both... But even in video cameras I look ugly... But I think videos are more honest... I think most people hate video cameras then photos and mirrors...

What do you mean? So your conclusion is that you look ugly?

Quoting from an actress who said' those who say pictures never lie are lying'.

i think

photos accentuate your wrinkles, bad features, especially close-up.
mirrors let you see what you want to see.

i aso notice the difference in the tone.

A camera is comprised of one lens, so you get the entire image in a single direction. We have two lenses, our eyes, and with the distance they are set apart the brain ties the two 'inputs' together to create a field of depth. A mirror merely reflects your vision and both eyes still receive slightly different views of yourself, that why it doesn't look strange.

To add to this, as most people have mentioned already most pictures are usually your true image, since otherwise you will only ever see a reflected version of yourself (You can arrange two mirrors at 90 degrees to eachother and see your real face).

Videos look less 'strange' because the movement creates a false field of depth, since your brain always tries to see them as 3 dimensional pictures.

Here's an idea, if you can somehow get your hands on a 3D camera, take a picture of yourself, and mirror the image. You should see your familiar mirrored self, and realise you don't look that bad at all


Interesting thing - Unless you clone yourself, you will NEVER see your true self in person. And even if you walked past your clone, it'd look so strange and different to how you know yourself, you'd probably never notice them.

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A thing for why your recorded voice sounds different

"Mirrors, let you see what you want to see" ?!! What bull**** is this?! I don't see what I want to see in mirrors...

A camera also has different types of megapixels, plus it add pounds.

I think VIDEOs are more honest, because when I take videos of someone 90% of the time they look more accurate to what they look like in real life then with photos.