Also, do you think you're photogenic?
I don't think I am at all. I mean, sometimes I do turn out looking really good in pictures, but that's not being photogenic. Being photogenic is basically always turning out good in pictures.
Besides having good "facial posture" and being aware of what angles the camera is hitting your face, I think a lot of it has to do with facial symmetry. With symmetry, every angle looks good, I think.
I find it interesting that people can be photogenic (or not). I know this girl who is beautiful in real life yet many of her pictures are not flattering. I remember keeping this thought private until I brought her up to my mom (who knew her as well), which was one of the first things she said about her. It even came to the point where I saw her at the beach and didn't even realize it was her (she went to school with me and I didn't see her for a long time). For a few days I wondered, "Wow, who was that incredibly gorgeous (not an overstatement) girl that was at the beach with [an acquaintance of mine]". Later I realized it was her, this was after recently seeing some of her pictures online too. I wouldn't say she has an asymmetrical face (either way, I think that is just one factor that contributes to being "unphotogenic"), but still, something is different in her pictures because she looks incredible in person.
What are your thoughts on being photogenic or not?
I don't think I am at all. I mean, sometimes I do turn out looking really good in pictures, but that's not being photogenic. Being photogenic is basically always turning out good in pictures.
Besides having good "facial posture" and being aware of what angles the camera is hitting your face, I think a lot of it has to do with facial symmetry. With symmetry, every angle looks good, I think.
I find it interesting that people can be photogenic (or not). I know this girl who is beautiful in real life yet many of her pictures are not flattering. I remember keeping this thought private until I brought her up to my mom (who knew her as well), which was one of the first things she said about her. It even came to the point where I saw her at the beach and didn't even realize it was her (she went to school with me and I didn't see her for a long time). For a few days I wondered, "Wow, who was that incredibly gorgeous (not an overstatement) girl that was at the beach with [an acquaintance of mine]". Later I realized it was her, this was after recently seeing some of her pictures online too. I wouldn't say she has an asymmetrical face (either way, I think that is just one factor that contributes to being "unphotogenic"), but still, something is different in her pictures because she looks incredible in person.
What are your thoughts on being photogenic or not?