My 1st question is, everytime we look at a mirror, do people surrounding us see our image what we seen in the mirror? then how do we know we look good in peoples eyes anyway because the mirror inverted our image? sometimes i look in the mirror i look kinda good, but when i snap my own photo it looks different like my jaw is not symmetry, it kinda lose my self-esteem abit and i wish i saw what people see me in real life than what i saw in mirror

does the mirror lie then?

wtf is this?

possible if the mirror has "defects" such as a rough or distorted reflecting surface

anyway...... unsymmetrical parts of the body is pretty common

when u look in the mirror, you see a reflection of yourself reflecting what u want to see up close in the here and now. when u look at a still picture its like looking at a 3rd party externally from faraway. our perception changes (so do our eyes and its judgements) according to what we want in the here and now. since a picture is taken in the past, we have no control on where we want to look and the stillness of a photo forces us to look at it with more objective eyes.


what u described happens to many ppl.

This post has been edited by teongpeng: Jun 10 2010, 12:40 AM

You should be asking does camera lie?!


The lense curve make people look very good or very bad in picture.

relax,,,,just accept the fact that you're non-photogenic-----never take pics of yourself / never post pics in www-----------

The difference in the image you see in the camera and the mirror is the angle of sight. In mirrors you will at eye-level prespective. In camera it has many variation. Eg, brideye's view, elavation, ... That is what sometime you see your jaw twisted in picture.

depends what kinda mirror...DSLR does not lie... haha

mirror2 hanging on da wall...pls somebody tell me, who's da biggest fool of all...

oh...btw, i think bcos of da lighting la...mirror no lighting...so, look 'normal' a bit la...

er... should this be here? o.O"

men oso ned 2 look gd wat... more confidence... look like artist(tom cruise,brad pitt )

I don't think TC n BP look into the mirror always...the girl's give the opinion like alway s...

It seems like TS have self conscious issues.

lol. cant blame the mirror la. cant blame camera also. if we are good looking, then should be no problem at all

jus love our god-given face... (if got pimple, can squeeze it...no prob...tis 1 is annoying )

no i dont im just amazed to see what i look in the mirror is so much different in the photo




im happy with what im being blessed, i have flaws, so do evryone else, and that makes human interesting, beauty is imperfection

sumtimes i look fat(face like fishball) in da photo...

if meet me outside, normal only... maintain handsome...

i think photo should be the real deal

some ppl r photogenic...some r not...

What you're facing here, everyone faces it as well. Me included. Sometimes I looked good in picture but not in real life.