What Lets Us See Our Real Selves: Photos or the Mirro
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Have you ever wondered why your face looks just a little different in photos than it does reflected in the mirror?
Whether you're examining selfies or photos taken by others, there's always something a bit off about your appearance in pictures.
As it happens, there are a few explanations for this.
We Expect The Mirror Image
One major factor is that photos generally show us the reverse of what we see in the mirror. When you take a photo of yourself, the resulting image captures your face as others see it.
People have grown up looking in the mirror and that's what they believe everybody sees, when it's the reverse of that, which is really weird. Mirrors are kind of lies.
We Like Our Familiar Faces
We're most familiar with our faces as we see them in the mirror and thus come to prefer that mirror image.
Looking at yourself in the mirror becomes a firm impression. You have that familiarity. Familiarity breeds liking. You've established a preference for that look of your face.
When we gaze in the mirror, we tend to gaze at what we consider our good side — that is, the angle that seems most attractive to us.
It Can Be Technical, Too
Different camera lenses can change the way people look in photos. For example, the shorter the lens, the wider it's going to make your face.
A person's proximity to the camera also comes into play. Features that are closest to the lens are going to be emphasized in the photo — like noses.
At the end of the day, though, the way we appear in photos is the way we look to the rest of the world. And that's not a bad thing. In fact, studies have shown that other people generally like the version of you they see, as opposed to the image of yourself you see.