How do you guys cope with not being photogenic?

[Adyta69]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

 

[wastedspermcel]

do u have a recessed maxilla/shitskin/strabismus?

 

[TopTierIncel42]

Long hair. At least enough hair to cover my major fails

 

[Adyta69]

do u have a recessed maxilla/shitskin/strabismus?

i have mild acne and a bit of eye asymmetry

 

[wastedspermcel]

could be autism too

 

[Hollywood]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

I don't really take pictures of myself, when people take photos of me or want me in a photo I just say "Yeah sure, but I don't want to see it after"

 

[Adyta69]

I don't really take pictures of myself, when people take photos of me or want me in a photo I just say "Yeah sure, but I don't want to see it after"

brutal ngl

 

[Deleted member 341805]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

Non photogenic = ugly

 

[fraudster#1]

i cope with lens distortions.

 

[StellaFanboy]

avoid mirrors and cameras

 

[Hollywood]

brutal ngl

Brutal cos I'm not even subhuman
But my psychologist who diagnosed me as ND said he would've put me as psychopath if I didn't have such low self esteem ...

So that's cool i guess

 

[DopamineMaxxer69]

i have mild acne and a bit of eye asymmetry

usually asymmetry is the biggest failo when looking at yourself in a photo because it reverses your face through the lens showing your assyemtry more to yourself

also acne in bad lighting just makes you look way worse then mirrors

 

[Jorad]

I'm subhuman on pic

 

[Quetila]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

just means that you’re ugly bro is blaming it on being photogenic your way to cope with ugliness?

 

[Adyta69]

just means that you’re ugly bro is blaming it on being photogenic your way to cope with ugliness?

ig bro

 

[LegendaryKennen]

this is me.. king in the mirror cup bearer in the photo

 

[jugendliebe]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

that’s hard

 

[jozsef316@gmail]

IDK

 

[Adyta69]

For instance these are two pictures of me with the same face angle. One was taken during an activity, and the other about a month apart while I was shitting I couldn’t find anything better

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[includings]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

Not a problem anymore

 

[orwoemt]

Im literally the same, but now that im growing my hair I noticed that im getting a lot better face when someone takes a picture of me, covering the ears is a good method that worked for me

 

[Dio Brando]

I found just facial expression control being the biggest difference.
In the mirror you can see yourself during a photo you can’t.
Put simply spend some time making your facial expressions effortless and make it muscle memory you won’t even think about it eventually and look the same every time

 

[Van]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

you can't cope with it. Avoid group photos or any for that matter, and make sure to keep neutral expressions as to not look retarded

 

[K1ngEv]

facial expession thats why like when ur in the mirror u probs aint doing the same shit like u would if someone was taking a pict of u

 

[subhuman37]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

i just abuse angles and the mirror, always works too, i stopped using it tho cuz i kept getting called out

 

[GoldenSeahorse]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

You think you look worse in photos than you do because you’re seeing a horizontally flipped version of you compared to what you see in the mirror, it looks uncanny and makes your asymmetries seem way more noticeable.

 

[abr0812]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

i totally relate with you, and it caused me so much freaking anger that it ended up forcing me to ascend to mtn

 

[GoldenSeahorse]

For example, I think I look decent when I look in the mirror, but whenever someone takes a photo of me, I look absolutely wrecked.

I look better in photos because I have a wide face