If you're not photogenic, does that mean you're ugly?

[beebella]

Yes, that's what it means

No, that's not what it means

I don't know what it means

[Anonymous]

My friend and I were out with our mutual guy friend and he was telling us he wasn't photogenic at all and we were laughing going, okay, you...really...because he's a pretty decent looking guy. He said, seriously, he's not, and for us to try taking a photo of him. So we took a good 5 pictures in rapid succession and it was insane how poorly he photographed. I can't even explain it. His smile looked off putting, he had like resting evil face. We couldn't believe it. We tried again and once more to catch him off guard, but it was the same thing. He said apparently it was a problem he'd been told about his whole life how he just couldn't take a good photo but it wasn't because he was ugly.

[Flower7]

No, lots of people have trouble taking good pictures, even if they're gorgeous in person.

[MrOracle]

No, it means that it is difficult to capture your beauty in a photo or on film. This can be because shadows from lighting don't highlight your features well or because the barrel distortion from the lens changes your face or body in an unfavorable way.

Some people actually look better on camera than in real life, because the lens distortion and limited contrast of the light changes their appearance in a pleasing way - but the opposite is also true of some people - the camera (and often the lighting) makes them look worse.

The term is in relationship to your appearance to the naked eye, not a comment on your appearance in general.

[Cj723]

Hi how are you?

[Lynx122]

Well they're related since they're both about looks. I've never had a problem with my looks on pictures or in real life. But I don't know how it is for other people. It's a subjective thing anyway. Some people always think they look bad in a picture when there's nothing wrong with it.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjFcjCApgz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Anyway here's a picture of me and my mom you can judge for yourself :)

[Anonymous]

If you're talking about selfie, absolutely not. The selfie camera has a fish eye effect and distorts and can make your features look uglier than they actually are in reality. Taking selfies at a distance of about 12 inches from the face increases perceived nose size by nearly 30%, according to plastic surgeons

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/03/01/health/selfies-make-noses-look-bigger-study/index.html

There are also other factors, such as focal length, distance and lightning that can affect how someone looks. A good/professional photographer can make anyone look good

[beebella]

I meant in general. I look horrible in photos that other people take of me, but I can usually manage to make myself look decent in selfies.

[Opinion Owner]

Maybe other people take terrible photos then, or you don't know how to pose for pics.
Also, some people often find themselves a bit "different" in photos. There are two main reasons behind this. I will call this the mirror syndrome

You feel pretty when you see yourself in the mirror, but you actually see the, as you might've guessed, the mirror image of your self.

[Opinion Owner]

Lastly, some people are beautiful in person but not in photos. That’s because our eyes and our cameras capture people differently.

Real life is 3D, always in motion, and our eyes are instructed by our brains to notice certain things more than others.
A picture is 2D, still, and stark.

What results from that is:

Angular faces photograph better. People with angular faces photograph better because a sharp bone structure doesn’t flatten out as much in the transition to 2D.

[nerdybutlazy]

Being photogenic means that you have the golden measurements or that your face is pretty symmetrical which means to most people you're attractive because as humans we are attracted to symmetry but that doesn't mean you ugly if you're not it just may mean you aren't as symmetrical as most which honestly isn't a bad thing

[Cynicaldreamer]

Not necessarily, you might just take bad pictures- at least that's what I tell myself when people tell me I look better in person than in pictures.
Just like the opposite where some people take awesome pictures- yet are not that attractive in real life.

If you're not good at smiling, the lighting is bad, angle or placement of the camera, makeup, filters... factors such as those play a big part in how good or bad your pictures look.

[KingdomForAKiss]

Having a picture turn out well depends on so many things. I'm usually about 5 inches taller than most women I'm around so if they're the ones taking a picture, it's often at a super awkward angle. I did a photo session this weekend but was mostly sitting. Great photos came of it!

[bobalife]

I mean I’d feel like 😭 when I’m not photogenic esp with people who takes bad pics of me LOL! Honestly, I’ve done online dating where some guys look avg/good but not hella good.. that when I met them.. I’m like damn.. he’s way cutier or hotter than his photos😍 so I would say no hahaha.

[Makeushiver]

Not at all., It simply means that your beauty isn't captured as well by a camera than someone who is photogenic. There are many factors; quality of resolution, skill of the photographer., type of lighting, pose etc. that help make a person photogenic and lack of any of these could cause an attractive person look less attractive.

[AndrewMG]

I'm rarely photogenic in my eyes, but in my defence when my photo is taken on a rollercoaster (and at the end of the ride you can buy your photo) I've often found my photo is the one that attracts the most attention! Now I'd like to say that's down to my attractiveness but it's been hinted that the reality is people's eyes are drawn to pictures of grown men absolutely full of fear trying to withheld tears! lol

[pigoat]

I known of a few girls who look ok but their photos look like shit

For me it was they had dark bags under their eyes that made them look bad in photos

Because you can notice stuff like that more in photos

[Genie23]

I hope not because if that's true, then I guess I'm ugly 😕

[FunnyShadow]

Says a girl who looks absolutely stunning in her profile picture :P

[pink_and_inlove]

no of course not my boyfriend is a very handsome man but in pictures sometimes he could look scary lol

[OlderAndWiser]

It may just mean that you are a normal, average, in the middle, not beautiful and not ugly person, like most everyone else.

[Oigit]

Nope, it just means I hate having my picture taken and you will more then likely wind up with a picture of my middle finger.

[jaYYiie]

😂😂👌

[MCheetah]

Some attractive people just always look ugly in photographs. However, ugly people always look ugly in photographs. (I should know.)

[Dinklex3]

Hell no.
I'm not photogenic at all, but cute af once you see me.
Ya gotta either see me in video or irl.
Pics? Nah, lol

[Jjpayne]

Nope, it just means your uncomfortable. I've had friends like that. It's kind of like a privacy and space thing. They like to feel In control

[broken_heart_at_48]

No sometimes someone that's really good looking is shy or uncomfortable receiving attention or a number of reasons that they would take awkward picture

[YourSong]

Nope it means that you’re probably standing in bad lightning

[Nayyr]

I look better with the lights off tho

[YourSong]

@Nayyr I bet

[Nayyr]

I don't know what it means

[YourSong]

@Nayyr that’s ok I do

[Iron_Man]

No it doesn’t is that why you take your picture down? I like your ugly Betty look

[beebella]

Lmao

[Iron_Man]

You Didn’t realize this but I’m actually attracted to your style of look

[beebella]

I'm sure you've told me before. 😅

[Iron_Man]

Well I hope that you appreciate it

[InferiorElegy]

No, it just means you're not comfortable infront of a camera and therefore think you look bad in videos and pictures. Ugly is a different thing altogether.

[MountAverage]

That's pretty much the opposite of what it means. When you're not photogenic it means you don't look good in pictures, regardless of how good you might look IRL.