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Anyone else unphotogenic?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by sporn, Aug 17, 2015.

  1. europeanguy

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    im not photogenic....mainly because im not very good looking at ALL so every picture i take of me looks horrible because i do
     
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    I am not photogenic at all. Out of 10 pics taken 1 or 2 might be decent.
     
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    Hah! The only time I take good photos is when they're candid... and that's like 1/2 of those. I just don't stop moving/talking/looking around, so every picture of me seems to have something blurry. When I sit for a posed photo I get this really insincere smile on my face that gets worse the longer I hold it, lol.

    The photos I actually like of myself are all super random too! Like playing with sparklers and pretending to be a bull casing people around on the 4th of July. Or trying on hats that are ridiculous. They both actually turned out really cute.
     
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    Yep me neither.
    Last photo I took of me was 3 years ago and the one before that atleast another 4-5...
    Actually I never took a selfie and I don't get people who take them daily. What's the point in taking pictures of yourself when there are so many beautiful things to shoot around you, we got mirrors for a reason.
     
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    I could be considered photogenic now, but it was definitely something that I had to gradually work at. It also doesn't help that I am very meticulous when it comes to creating essentially anything, so I will burn throw multiple photos before I am satisfied whenever I have to take one.

    My approach to taking pictures is the same as my approach to public speaking. Run arrogant thoughts through your head. Have fun with it. Remind the people who the sexist face in the room is? Give them looks. Give them angles. Flash some smiles. Seduce the camera. Even if you can't convince yourself of the false confidence that you are working towards, then you will still end up with great pictures from laughing at yourself for trying to channel your inner supermodel. :lol:
     
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    This is me. In fact, the fastest way to get rid of me is to flash a camera. I don't sleep well, so I have eyebags. When I'm required to have my picture taken, I blink at the flash nine times out of ten, and I can't smile on demand.
     
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    Only a very few of the pictures I'm in actually look good.
     
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    no way am I photogenic, I cherish the photos that i actually look semi-decent in
     
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    I'm unphotogenic and ugly. There is obviously a difference, since I've met many ugly people who are, to my dismay, actually photogenic.
     
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    I manage to get 1 decent photo in about 100 tries -_-
     
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    I totally am not. Its annoying and frustrating! As I got older I just decided flip it and not try to get that, "perfect" angle. Who cares anyhow!
     
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    It's interesting what somebody considers a bad photo of themselves, because often times, to me, it looks fine or is their best.

    As for me, if you take a picture of my entire face, the camera explodes. It just cannot process all of this.
     
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    I don't show up on film :s
     
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    not gonna lie guys...

    I like to think im gods gift to women and IM gay. EGO FTW
     
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    Most days I feel like a potato; I struggle with my body image a lot, and I actually will avoid taking pictures of myself because I can see one thing wrong with an otherwise decent photo, and that's all I see. I also really can't stand it when people take pictures of me, especially if they come out bad because it makes me think "Oh my god, this is how EVERYONE sees me when I go out in public."
     
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    I'm definitely unphotogenic. It usually takes me 50+ tries to get a good photo for profile pics, and most times I'll put my glasses on (they're for reading/studying only) so it hides the very obvious bags under my eyes. Plus one of my eyes always seems to be off in photos, like it doesn't agree with the concept of symmetry. No one notices it in person, not even my eye doctor, but it just happens in photos I take myself anyway.
     
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    Ha ha I feel your pain. Me too.
    I hate having my picture taken, but if I am gonna have it taken I prefer for it to be taken in motion- I hate posing for photos because it feels forced.

    I think cameras tend not to pick up my freckles and weird complexion though, so that's nice.
     
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    That's you in that picture, mmm?
    If you are, you absolutely have NOTHING to complain about.
     
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    I'm not very photogenic. If I find a photo of myself that I like, I'll cling onto it like a life preserver in the middle of the ocean.
     
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    I always make weird facial expressions in pictures