Mirror vs picture

[subhumanTK]

do I actually look that different in mirror vs pictures or are we just not used to seeing ourselves inverted

 

[bip]

the mirror is correct the phone is dif

 

[CoreSchizo]

The back camera of your phone on 50mm is more accurate than the mirror

 

[IanIachimoe2491]

The back camera of your phone on 50mm is more accurate than the mirror

its not about the lens it's about the distance from the camera
its not lens distortion its perspective distortion

 

[TechnoBoss]

These people are all wrong. The person you see in the mirror is the most accurate. The problem is, we are not used to seeing ourselves outside of a mirror. Your brain auto-corrects the flaws in the mirror because you see yourself so often. When you see yourself in pictures others take of you, you are seeing yourself, but in the opposite of a mirrored reflection.

Mirror is always more accurate. It is your brain that is doing the tricks. Photos will always be less accurate than the mirror.