Do you love or loathe being in front of the camera lens?

Question

How comfortable are you taking photographs of yourself and how comfortable are you when others take photographs of you? Love it or loathe it?

WhiteSteve · Accepted Answer

I love the idea of it, but I’m usually horrified by the results, lmfao. Makes me think of Adam Sandler in Big Daddy telling a lady that “I originally wanted to be a male model, but I’m not very good-looking, so it didn’t really work out.”🤣🤣🤣

Cameras usually do me pretty dirty, honestly. I have a nose for 3-D, and I don’t think it always translates in a photo. I also may just in fact not be that good-looking, lmfao. I had my run; I’ve made my peace with it😝

That said, I’m VERY MUCH a ham, so I’ll jump right in front of camera without hesitation. It’s just a 1-in-500 thing to get a usable pic. I think I’m also in poor control of my expressions sometimes; like when I try to make a goofy face, it’s not what I think it is and the photo comes out dumb.

I just got home from Nashville, Tennessee with a few buddies for a hockey tournament, and we went REAL hard partying. Took a ton of pics and actually ended up with a couple I don’t totally hate and I look semi-human, lmao. We won the gold medal in the tournament, so we took them out on the town to celebrate; I was biting on mine all night, haha. “THE CHAMPS ARE HERE!!!”😎🥇

Do you love or loathe being in front of the camera lens?

But I REALLY botched the “Oh my god, someone put a cowboy hat on my head for the first time in my life; WHAT AM I EVEN DOING HERE?🙃” pose. I wasn’t prepared for a pic to be taken, it just happened, lmao. My hair was in Sideshow Bob mode, and with the hat on it just looks like I have tons of fly-aways🤦‍♂️ Absolutely brutal😖🫣🤣

I really gotta focus on having better head-tilt; I give myself a double-chin all the time and I’m not even fat, lmfao. I’d never make it in Gen Z’s instagram world😅🤣 Although they LOVED my energy in the bars with the cover band playing crowd-pleaser anthems. I get into party-starter mode, and not a soul in the building will be unaware that I’m there🥳 I’m way better at attracting live attention and getting people around me hyped. When the hair is loose and flying around, you can’t miss me. It’s like a 10-to-1 ratio of people giving me passing high-fives and hugs to people looking at me like I have ten heads, so I think I’ve still “got it.”😝 But the bad photo to good photo ratio is more like 500-to-1, sadly😞😂

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

neither... I don't love it, don't hate it...

it's just not my thing, has never been... there are however, hundreds, if not thousands of pics and video of me, two of my best friends are really into that... photographing and recording, lol

so, hanging around her... it became a second nature, lmao

7Phoenix7 · Accepted Answer

I’d say I’m pretty comfortable taking pictures of myself lol. Other people taking pictures of me is a different story 😆…

Some people don’t know how to take good pics.. like instead of saying “hey face the light…” they’ll take a picture of you in horrible lighting and call it a day.

DeeDeeDeVour · Accepted Answer

I used to be a model.

I used to perform in stage plays.

I used to rally voters with encouraging speeches when I campaigned for politicians.

Each and every time, there were cameras snapping pics or takings videos and they never bothered.

HawkPerception · Answer

I dont think I'm very photogenic. People always say I look better in person than in my photos. And only I take decent photos or videos of myself. So on top of not being a guy who takes a ton of photos all the time, which I usually end up regretting, I also don't really like being in photos.

AviatorTom · Answer

Neither. I rarely take a selfie and I'm rarely in a picture.

Having said that, I have no problem being in a picture.

It's sort of a joke, but it's true. I have thousands of pictures of my family and family members, and I am in only a very few of them... Because I'm the one taking the pictures. 😏

EzraIsShy76028 · Answer

I fucking hate it, always have. 🤢 This is why you never see me on social media posting pictures of myself. And I wouldn't use my face as a profile picture on G@G either. Since I was a little kid I always hated pictures. Seemed to take my out of the moment and make it feel more superficial.

menina · Answer

I love it until I start noticing my imperfections 😅 I took a lot of photos during my childhood and teenage years. At that time I was a bit unaware of my looks. I'm very self-conscious now.

georgeboy2006 · Answer

I don't mind taking photos or videos of myself when I'm in control, but I definitely freeze up a bit when someone else takes unexpected pictures of me.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I prefer to stay in the background.

Unless I get paid for appearing in photos or clips that are published.

Example: one recent customer is blogging along with his ''project''. They always appear with a camera team. I labelled them ''the Disney team''. Each time they turned up, I was suddenly busy elsewhere.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Photos are OK, but I tend to freeze when on video. I did the webcam thing many years ago and would almost go into panic attack mode.

RachyRach · Answer

I like it. But I prefer being behind it haha

FreyaRed · Answer

I love it when a pro photographer makes photos of me, I generally dislike photos made with phone

Zack-Bann · Answer

I love it. Although I don’t do it very often. And of course the person taking the photo needs to be a little good at it

Bricealan · Answer

@thegreenyogi Depending on what I am doing and where. Got some pictures in Las Vegas at a dance competition, that I LOVED

Agape93 · Answer

Loathe. Haven't had a picture of me in years, and that was for an ID badge for work.

Shiprex · Answer

I don't like it even though in my job I am largely in front of people controlling the narrative.

rachel776 · Answer

I have been on-camera enough to not be bothered by it, but I don't seek it out.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

I don't really care one way or t`other! As long as the camera's not spying on me clandestinely and for potentially nefarious reasons!

BCRanger10 · Answer

I don't hate it. I just don't think I'm that good at it.

OneViewpoint · Answer

I have a justifiable aversion to cameras lenses and a bag of tricks to avoid them.

Anonymous · Answer

People take pictures of me and I don't like it. I started wearing infrared glasses that block the camera in the summer and an infrared hoodie in the winter that blocks in the winter.

Starlux · Answer

Depends on where and what's happening. I don't like being in photos generally. I never fome out the way I hope. I never liked my voice on a microphone either.

exitseven · Answer

i am not very good looking so I usually stay away from cameras.

xawyx-3 · Answer

I'm not a self-centered person, so I don't like it.

douride2 · Answer

I would rather not be in front of a camera lens.

msc545 · Answer

I hate it. I am not photogenic, and I take shitty pictures. I'm normally the guy with the camera. I'm not the guy in front of it.

canamlusciouslad73 · Answer

I'm an HOBC ("Heartthrobby Older Black Cowboy"). Guess?

mrkdvsn · Answer

I'm really not comfortable at all with being in front of any type of camera

lilBigPotato · Answer

I like being on photos.

sage2021 · Answer

I used like it but not anymore 😕

Paige2006 · Answer

It depends on how I look that day

tatbrat · Answer

Honestly I don’t like it.

Alex-Snow · Answer

It does not bother me at all

Cidknee · Answer

Im not a fan. I like taking the pictures.

_Jenny_ · Answer

@thegreenyogi I take selfies 💃

iCandice · Answer

I’m comfortable with being in front of the camera.

browsingthroughthe · Answer

Daunting 👀

loveyouoak · Answer

Loathe

AngryCarl3 · Answer

ugh i hate it

AgentG111 · Answer

Loathe.

Pterodon · Answer

Loathe it

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