Do you hate seeing yourself in photos?

[selon]

I personally think I look better in real life than how I appear in camera lens. Alot of people share that experience, and also have to take a ton of photos before getting maybe 5 good ones.

haha I HOPE I look better in real life than on pictures.. I'm not a fan of having my picture taken but it's actually worse not to have pictures from a period in your life... I barely have pictures from when I was in high school and that is kinda sad too :idontknow:

 

[Lamb]

haha I HOPE I look better in real life than on pictures.. I'm not a fan of having my picture taken but it's actually worse not to have pictures from a period in your life... I barely have pictures from when I was in high school and that is kinda sad too :idontknow:

I 100% agree. lol
There are some wide gaps in my life as far as photos go. I've come to regret some moments where I shy away from pictures, whether I look good or not. And those baby pictures, where the heck are they mom and dad? There's not many. >.<
How would that be explained to potential future children? (jumping the gun here)

 

[butterflydreams]

I think don't I have ever been satisfied with my looks in general.
I always feel as if I'm never pretty as the girl next to me.
I hate taking pictures...

 

[LRP]

I absolutely hate taking pictures. I recently had to get my licensed renewed and it seemed like everyone was staring at me. My picture turned out looking ridiculous. You could see the anxiety in my face.

 

[Xervello]

I swear, i look in the mirror and i'm ok but if i take a picture of myself i see all these flaws and i feel hideous! :sad: When people have complemented my pictures on Facebook i feel like saying "are you blind?!". All i do is pick out my flaws. Currently i'm convinced my face is asymmetrical. ::

It's taken ten years or so but I've reached the point where I'm, like, screw it. This is who I am, it's not gonna get any better, I'm okay with it. I'm a 35 year old dude with a big nose and pimples. I'm still self-conscious about my looks but I'm not shy about them anymore. I think to myself: this is the best I can do; take it or leave it.

I say take your worst photo and post it. Then OWN it. If you did that here I think you'd get a pretty positive response, which might allay your fears. Who knows, maybe you can confront any irrational paranoias you have about your looks and begin feeling comfortable. We're not all lookers here, but when some people have posted their pics here - people who aren't conventionally beautiful - I look at 'em and think, you're awesome! And I start to appreciate them in a way I hadn't or wouldn't if they didn't post 'em. Because they accept who they are. Acceptance can lead to self-confidence. And we all know confidence is the most attractive trait. Sure, people offline probably don't have the same attitude, or aren't always nice about it. But then you're always gonna find someone who doesn't think this or that person is attractive. You can't impress everyone, so begin with yourself first. Once you own your looks, it makes you That much more beautiful. Follow some of the examples from people at this site, and keep trying.