Do you trust the mirror or the camera?

[comeback]

For some reason I find myself attractive in the mirror but when I take a look in the laptop camera or photos my views quickly change.

[kholland65]

The mirror.

I notice the same thing. I think its because the camera is not natural in that its a still image. A mirror is watching every movement of your eyes, face, mouth, and body. So it appears more natural as you would see other people in the real world, not just standing there motionless. That in and of itself tells our brains that something looks funny and I think its why we all think we look stupid in photos. That's because we do. Human's are not statues.

[DutchAtheist]

People are used to their reflection and prefer it over the 'real' image.

Studies done with people chosing between a mirrored face and an unmirrored face show no preference in others yet a strong preference when it comes to their own face.

Don't worry, you are just as attractive as you look in the mirror, you just can't deal with the eery feeling of not being able to fully recognize yourself.

[H0000]

the way you view yourself is different than othe rpeople see you. I feel most of my friends look better in person..and one of them looks better in picture. no one looks the same in pictures.lol

i guess mirror is more reliable even though that's still not how exactly other people see you.

[XRabbitHeartX]

Definitely the mirror! There's so many factors to consider when taking picture, angle and lighting can influence pics so much.. therefor the picture can look bad thanks to many things. In the mirror it's more realistic.

[irenedsv]

I trust more the mirror but when I take a picture with a friend, I don't like my face and stuff but like, I look better than her ;) but that's why effects are used and like stuff like that, but better mirror than camera

[comeback]

Draenei <3 :D

[irenedsv]

Yesss from World of Warcraft! I'm a girl but I love that game so muchhh! <3 :) I'm not the only one :)

[comeback]

lol, I used to be addicted to it :P your profile picture brings back so many good memories of snowy days and me sitting home grinding mobs with my female draenei shaman ^^

[irenedsv]

Hahah I used to be addicted too :) but like now I'm too busy to play it but when it snows or I sstay home, I sure get addicted to that game...

[comeback]

same here, I got busy with life :P but now when I have free time I still can't play it cause my laptop over heats and shuts down as soon as I start it xD and I didnnt even got to beat the lich king lol how sad :P

[irenedsv]

It is so annoying cause I'm level 83 and they just took the new Pandaria out and like now I have to raise it to level 90! WTF

[comeback]

you should be happy cause you get more power and new talents in the talent tree new abilities etc :P

[irenedsv]

No cause like I tried it and now it is SOOOOOO confusing and I have been trying to raise it to the maximum level my entire life! it took me so long to get it to 83 for now, being busy, having to raise it to 90!

[comeback]

:D lol I actually never got to play a blizzard server, I played in private servers where you level up in 2 day (1if you play hardcore) and you get to take on the instances ^^

[irenedsv]

ohhh well. I finally meet someone who actually playes (played ;) ) WoW :D

[comeback]

:D same here

[raptor]

You have to be more specific than "camera". Many factors including lens shape, focal point, subject distance, shutter speed, aperture, lighting, gain, white balance, etc. will effect how you look. You could look like total crap with one camera, and godlike with another.

[TheThirdSeason]

I don't know.

Pictures shows me a person and Mirror shows me another person.

I prefer the camera sometimes, when my skin looks terrible or good, the camera shows that.

When I look at the mirror , I don't see my flaws.

I hate both of them , I trust none, because they are just confusing .

You did not see my iD's picture, It was just "terrible" .

I hate it when someone takes photos of me , I like to take the photos myself.

[Auraann]

I trust the mirror. And the camera to a degree but I think it's weird how when my close family or friends take my picture I look fine and they call me photogenic .

But when my step mum takes my picture (she don't like me she will choose nasty angles then put them up at my dads lol. I'm 26 and she's sine it since I was a child lol

[Jbgurl20]

I have the same problem. I look good in the mirror, I even look better in the laptop camera. But whenever some people take my pictures or take videos of me, I really look terrible. My id picture sucks as well.

[KassandraDoom]

It's the ID picture curse.Half the planet population is affected by this curse.Don't worry

[comeback]

its not a curse I swear they make us look bad in id photos on purpose lol

[Anonymous]

You know the mirror image is reversed, right? It's not what people see when they look at you.

The image from the camera, is what they see when they look at you.

You do know this, right?

[comeback]

yes lol but its just reversed image, should have anything to do with self confidence

[Opinion Owner]

If you part your hair on the right, for example - the camera shows you what that looks like to other people.

The mirror shows you what you'd look like if you parted your hair on the left.

So depending on what you're looking at, it can make a difference.

[Anonymous]

Both the camera and mirror have far too many variables, neither is the best source because both depend on lighting conditions around you. The mirror is generally static in one area using the same lighting whereas the camera can be from many angles. The best and most accurate would be a video

[ManaX]

Mirror = 3D

Picture = 2D

You = 3D

Which do you suggest is more accurate?

[comeback]

i am at least 5D, smell and movement but the smell wouldn't work in my favor *smells armpit* mmmmmm musky *me gusta* xD

[ManaX]

Fair do's man, but you know what I mean. The closer the better.

[eaeaea]

yeeeaaa me too. I don't know which is telling the truth. :[

[comeback]

i am telling the truth, you're hot :D

[eaeaea]

:D Haha? So I should trust you instead of mirrors and cams?

Hmmm no..maybe it's the angle.. Anyway, thank u! :]!

[comeback]

yes you should trust me, I am almost engineer in you turn my software into hardware if you know what I mean lol

[eaeaea]

HAha no I don't know xD

[comeback]

id love to show you sometime xD

[Distant]

I'm the same way. The camera does not do me justice. Most people tell me I'm attractive, I have no problem getting girls and I find myself attractive in the mirror. Pictures, however.. no thanks XD

[Yeahhbro]

Mirror although there has been a few times I have looked pretty good on pictures...i guess it depends on the lights and the possing...personally I am not good possing for pictures.

[Deft_maiden]

Because pictures are 2 dimensional. We see things in 3 dimensions. Aside from that some people are not photogenic

[ilovemen]

i have the same problem! it's about being photogenetic I think. which I am clearly not lol but in videos I'm good, so I think its OK ^^

[bubbiexo]

Camera. I have a distorted self-image and an I'm still fat mentality sometimes, so I rely on photos rather than looking at myself in the mirror.

[CuriousGirl1616]

i don't really trust any of them but I definitely find myself look different (in fact, uglier) on a picture than in the mirror lol

[Tripz]

Mirrors lie too, I was shooting myself for a YouTube video, and was looking in the mirror, I look way different on video

[Hey-you]

I have the same problem so I decided to trust none of them

[drummerdude25]

I'll say mirror because that's what I look best in... haha

[Operations]

Mirror. Same reasons as you. I'm more comfortable with that than being in front of a camera and being caught at the wrong time.

[Prof_Don]

Well Sheldon...i absolutely trust the mirror 10x more! :)

[Anonymous]

you look good to me ;)

but seriously, iI know what you mean, I think sometimes its the lighting or the distortion of the lens on these things.