This mirrored/asymmetrical stuff is mostly wrong. It can definitely cause an “uncanny” vibe but doesn’t explain why you’re a 7/10 in the mirror and a 3/10 in a photo.
You look different in the mirror versus photos because of the different focal length, different depth of field, and different angle.
I look pretty good to my own eye in the mirror but look like an absolute blumpkin in photos. However, you can take a pretty good selfie that looks like what you see in the mirror by placing the camera about 4 feet away from you and at a slightly elevated angle.
i believe that being photogenic is definitely a thing. i don’t know if it’s bone structure that reflects light a certain way, or the stillness vs motion, or just attitude, but there is something about some people that makes them look way better or way worse in photos.
Distance is 90% of it. Everyone looks better from typical conversation distance, and worse up close.
Focal length and depth of field only allow you to get good framing at different distances. There is no lens that makes a selfie at 2 feet look as good as a photo from 6 feet.
This mirrored/asymmetrical stuff is mostly wrong. It can definitely cause an “uncanny” vibe but doesn’t explain why you’re a 7/10 in the mirror and a 3/10 in a photo.
You look different in the mirror versus photos because of the different focal length, different depth of field, and different angle.
I look pretty good to my own eye in the mirror but look like an absolute blumpkin in photos. However, you can take a pretty good selfie that looks like what you see in the mirror by placing the camera about 4 feet away from you and at a slightly elevated angle.
i believe that being photogenic is definitely a thing. i don’t know if it’s bone structure that reflects light a certain way, or the stillness vs motion, or just attitude, but there is something about some people that makes them look way better or way worse in photos.
Distance is 90% of it. Everyone looks better from typical conversation distance, and worse up close.
Focal length and depth of field only allow you to get good framing at different distances. There is no lens that makes a selfie at 2 feet look as good as a photo from 6 feet.