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ยป How you look in mirror vs how you look in pictures

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Pictures
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Mirror
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post 1617302611 09-22-2020, 04:48 PM
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How you look in mirror vs how you look in pictures

which one do you trust more
post 1617302971 09-22-2020, 04:52 PM
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It doesnโ€™t matter bro because either way I look so so good I love it bro itโ€™s amazing
post 1617303601 09-22-2020, 04:59 PM
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Pictures, but only if theres a frame of reference of size (other people, a car, etc). Plenty of 150lb brahs here think they look big and muscular because theres no size reference in their pics
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post 1617353021 09-23-2020, 07:37 AM
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Mirror for sure. Some pics are terrible for me, others are great

So hard to tell which to trust
post 1617353221 09-23-2020, 07:40 AM
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A proper flat mirror is the best you're going to get. Camera/phones with so many settings and apertures are going to drastically alter what you see.
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post 1617353281 09-23-2020, 07:41 AM
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Pictures are inaccurate representations because the focal length of the lense distorts our features

post 1617353841 09-23-2020, 07:49 AM
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Option 3: No
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post 1617353921 09-23-2020, 07:50 AM
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Mirror. I want to believe.
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post 1617353971 09-23-2020, 07:50 AM
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Mirror is an accurate reflection. As said above, cameras have different apertures, etc. You can look like shiit in one pic but great in another just by using a different phone.
How dare you!

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post 1617354111 09-23-2020, 07:52 AM
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Professionally taken photos are probably the best bet. I look different in every mirror I stand in front of. The one in my bathroom I look like chit. The one in the hallway I look 10/10.
post 1617354391 09-23-2020, 07:55 AM
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I must have body dysmorphia, but I already kind of knew that.

I look small in the mirror, but sometimes I see a picture of myself and I'm like "I didn't think I was that big"
post 1617355001 09-23-2020, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted By TypeNirvash
I must have body dysmorphia, but I already kind of knew that.

I look small in the mirror,but sometimes I see a picture of myself and I'm like "I didn't think I was that big"
Stop looking at your dink then
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post 1617355421 09-23-2020, 08:09 AM
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Mirror. I can fraud pics hard. Mirror you can't really fraud
post 1617355801 09-23-2020, 08:12 AM
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i look retarded in pictures but i could easily jerk off to myself in a mirror.
post 1617356741 09-23-2020, 08:27 AM
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Mirror, but mostly because my straight from front face is good. From other angles my nose and hairline start making me look worse.
Athletics > Aesthetics
I guess its time to start training again.
- No longer in a long term relationship crew because sloots gun sloot.
- Finishing a degree at age 30 crew
post 1617356771 09-23-2020, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted By TypeNirvash
I must have body dysmorphia, but I already kind of knew that.

I look small in the mirror, but sometimes I see a picture of myself and I'm like "I didn't think I was that big"
Pictures of me > Mirror > Pictures I take of me
I'm back, bitches!
post 1617356971 09-23-2020, 08:29 AM
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Lighting, lighting, lighting
post 1617358361 09-23-2020, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress
Pictures of me > Mirror > Pictures I take of me
Very accurate. this is the way I see it as well
post 1617359531 09-23-2020, 09:11 AM
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Iโ€™m very unphotogenic. Probably 1 out 50 photos turns out ok. At least in the mirror I can find an angle that looks decent.
The little lights are not twinkling
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post 1617359731 09-23-2020, 09:15 AM
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Look good in mirror,look like a meme in pics but i'll get the odd pic i look good in. nose always looks big asf tho lmao
I'll globe you

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post 1617359821 09-23-2020, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted By CopeFear
Stop looking at your dink then
fuarkkkkkk

brb roping
post 1617359851 09-23-2020, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress
Pictures of me > Mirror > Pictures I take of me
Agreed. 100%. I don't fukkin know why
post 1617360091 09-23-2020, 09:21 AM
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Me looking at me in the mirror

Pants getting tight

Mess in pants

Damn I'm sexy

Spoiler!
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post 1617360621 09-23-2020, 09:26 AM
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You're asking if I trust more a flat reflective surface or a curved lens that necessarily shapes an image and software that processes it after.

Lol just lol.
post 1617360771 09-23-2020, 09:27 AM
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post 1617360961 09-23-2020, 09:30 AM
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Both technically. Also focal length

Mirror is how someone who knows you sees you

Photo is how someone who just met you sees you. The reason why you look disabled in a photo is because your eyes have adjusted to all the asymmetrical features then when they get inverted it mindfuks yourself and you suddenly notice them all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_decline
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societal_collapse#By_absorption
post 1617361081 09-23-2020, 09:32 AM
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How can mirrors be real if our eyes arenโ€™t real
post 1617361211 09-23-2020, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted By SmashinYoungVag
How can mirrors be real if our eyes arenโ€™t real
Do a 360 and walk away from the mirrors and they become real.
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post 1617362321 09-23-2020, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted By TugOfPeace
da fuk are you talking about? makes no sense
Originally Posted By BulkingIsHard
Both technically. Also focal length

Mirror is how someone who knows you sees you

Photo is how someone who just met you sees you.The reason why you look disabled in a photo is because your eyes have adjusted to all the asymmetrical features then when they get inverted it mindfuks yourself and you suddenly notice them all
Can you read or did you just decide not to because you have ADHD? I just explained why in the bold. You are used to your face because you see it everyday in the mirror, but when it becomes inverted on a camera, all the asymmetrical features become more noticeable because you aren't used to seeing it inverted. When someone meets you, they notice these features immediately, because your face is new to them. This is where "photogenic" comes from. You don't look weird in photos, you just look weird in general but have gotten used to it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_decline
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societal_collapse#By_absorption
post 1617362921 09-23-2020, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted By hoganrulz
Me looking at me in the mirror

Pants getting tight

Mess in pants

Damn I'm sexy

Spoiler!
Is that you?

Too much sexiness my man..
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