How do these ugly as fuck people on Instagram still manage to look decent and photogenic?
>haven't changed profile pic on Facebook in 3 years >try to take a decent selfie so I can update it cause it really doesn't look like me anymore >spend a fucking hour doing this >hair looks shit and wont stay in place, face skin/tone looks like absolute shit despite washing it twice a day >all my features are so fucked up, like having big lips (I'm a white guy) that always looked chapped, big forehead, ugly nose, etc >shitty beard that no amount of shaving will keep even and not messy/patchy >teeth are crooked as fuck so smiling too much is out of the question >disgusting occasional acne scar, which luckily aren't too many, but still conveniantely placed so there's no angle where you can't see one >huge black lines under my eyes probably from my anxiety not allowing me to sleep well even though I get 8 hours a day >overall unhealthy and severely depressed look
The worst part is that I try to do this every month but never post anything because it's always the same shit.
>mfw take good selfies >mfw I only like it because it's a heavily influenced, flipped version of what I really look like >mfw in mirror my face look symmetrical and nice >mfw In reality my left cheekbone is prominent whereas my right is completely flat, so the left side of my face curves down into my chin, and the right side goes straight from my head to a very quick turn into my jaw/chjin >my left eye is lazy and I have ptosis, and so my eye is lower than my right, and they're buggy as fuck >both eyes look like they're drooping down sideways, giving me weird sad eyes >right eyebrow is shorter and lower raised than left >right jaw's angle is more upward and thin, also technically has >left jaw looks more full and developed, but still nothing great >nose sits farther right on face >lower eyelid droops down making me look dumb as fuck when combined with my very prominent browline
I know it's not what you wanted OP but fuck I know that pain
Henry Sanchez
I never face the camera head on because it makes my lack of a jawline extremely obvious. I always turn my head a little to the right or left.
Eli Jenkins
are you me? i know your pain to the letter
Brandon Bell
>find your best "side" of your face >practice snapping to that position on command >go out >be hyper aware of cameras >???
Mason Morgan
Ask someone to take a picture of you as far away from you and as zoomed in as possible (without the image getting grainy of course) That's the closest you can get to how you look irl.
Your brain has developed to compensate for the distortion of perspective that the curved lenses in your eyes create, but cameras can not and never will be able to do the same, so things that are closer to the camera are much more exaggerated, like your nose vs your ears for example
Telephoto lens pictures of people always look best and always most closely match how you see yourself in the mirror
Ethan Ortiz
stop taking selfies
I have a few ugly girls on snapchat who think they're really hot because they've just got used to the front camera
Joshua Bennett
>lower eyelid droops down making me look dumb as fuck when combined with my very prominent browline the fucking struggle, holy shit
Ian Roberts
Go outside, get natural light its better for pictures and maybe you should stop being such a faggot and just take a halfway decent one and post it
David Adams
>haven't changed profile pic on Facebook in 3 years Knew that pain >try to take a decent selfie so I can update it cause it really doesn't look like me anymore Leave selfies for more casual situations with more people, staging an actual pic is less retarded than having a selfie alone. Selfies are not as bad as Veeky Forums says tho. >spend a fucking hour doing this Take your time be patient, practice everyday and dont be afraid of doing "dumb things" >hair looks shit and wont stay in place, face skin/tone looks like absolute shit despite washing it twice a day Upload pic to help >all my features are so fucked up, like having big lips (I'm a white guy) that always looked chapped, big forehead, ugly nose, etc Again if you can upload pic we could help better. Big lips can be pretty Veeky Forums >shitty beard that no amount of shaving will keep even and not messy/patchy Remove it completely then >teeth are crooked as fuck so smiling too much is out of the question There are a million different ways to smile, i used to hate smiling too until i started practicing a lot of different ways >disgusting occasional acne scar, which luckily aren't too many, but still conveniantely placed so there's no angle where you can't see one Go with a professional, people earn their lives by helping people like you >huge black lines under my eyes probably from my anxiety not allowing me to sleep well even though I get 8 hours a day Skin care general
The biggest tips would be to keep practicing, move your phone in every imaginable angle and to be patient
Jose Miller
Forgot about lighting, that will be your biggest ally or worse enemy, dont be afraid to take pictures in unusual places if it means better lighting
Anthony Rogers
Fucnking lenses, mate. It's near impossible to take a good photo of a face on a wide-angle camera like the ones from smartphones. Though if you're an objectivly good looking person, you can do pictures on a microwave or fridge still be looking good.
Benjamin Scott
>tfw a very popular photographer in nyc wants to take pics of me for free
Jacob Morris
good advice but the pic isn't helpful, she looks like shit in every pic
Jaxson Mitchell
No but even then it shows massive improvement
Jacob James
Don't ever take a headshot that fills the frame with anything shorter than a 50mm lens (in full-frame equivalent). Make sure lighting is scattered and soft, no shadows, no on-camera flash, no sunlight. Overcast days only, use windows if inside. Get the color temperature right in camera and correct your skin in post.
Don't try to cover every flaw, just find your good bits and direct the eye towards those.
Samuel Ward
Adding to what everyone has said, gpod pictures are revealed in editing. Take your time correcting the colors, lighting, sharpness, temperature, etc. I use afterlight in my phone and photoshop on my pc.
Thomas Lee
It's actually retarded how much better I look in person/motion. Thank god for snapchat and boomerang on instagram
Camden Turner
IT'S RICK EVERYONE RICK BROWSES FA
Evan Brown
kek
Asher Turner
what mm would a passport photo be, like the one taken ina photobooth, took one a while ago and looked great. im insecure as fuck and whenever i get the sneaking anxiety that im ugly i look at my passport, but im starting to wonder if its an accurate representation of me fuck i gotta start seeing a therapist
Xavier Mitchell
>got face smashed in after a fight when I was 16 >right side still pretty messed up, nose noticeably bent, huge mishappen lump on right side, cheekbone all bent up on the right side of my face >have now perfected the snap to the left so nobody notices my shit side
nobody notices right?
Ryder Evans
>hate selfies, they never look good >wish friends would take candid pictures of me (that look good) doing something in flattering lighting, right angle, when i'm genuinely smiling (i CAN NOT smile if there isn't something that makes me happy/laugh)
Logan Hall
congratulations, user, you just got a slice of immortality.
I'll get facial asymmetry correction surgery and use your story as the reason behind my surgery
lmao
Wyatt Butler
grow your hair out so it covers that eye
Juan Rogers
play around with the angles, void overhead lighting, avoid strong backlight, face a window (while there's daylight outside) If that doesn't help, use photoshop - because you have probably some facial issues that can't suddenly look good.
Jason Robinson
>buy 999999999999mm lense >become most attractive being in the universe
Luke Adams
What the fuck, this is literally me
Camden Wood
I feel that pain about smiling familia. Everyone always says I look mad in pics but I cant forcea smile or it looks super shitty.
Justin Richardson
>tfw no friends to take photos of me in cool places with a decent camera
I literally never leave the house because I don't have friends. Just friends that I see once a month or a few times a year, so they would probably laugh at me if I asked them to take photos of me.
Jeremiah Bennett
This.
Also >no matter what angle I point my phone, none look nice >front camera flips pics and I look like shit even more >lighting doesn't help because nothing ever looks good >have had female acquaintances call me attractive but my lack of gf and mirror say otherwise
Feels badman
What's a good photo editing app?
Landon Scott
Kekd
Jace Adams
I take selfies with my ds instead of my phone, it works great I look like a fucking model instead of that weird humanoid thing I see on the phone
Zachary Cruz
Ay yo fellow autismos >college graduation pic >picture guy asks me to smile >force a smile, end up with my entire mouth just shaking >end up laughing about it and he gets a nice shot
Easton Carter
Try not being ugly
Zachary Hughes
>huge black lines under my eyes probably from my anxiety not allowing me to sleep well even though I get 8 hours a day >overall unhealthy and severely depressed look Veeky Forums as fuck
Austin Bennett
It really depends on what you are aiming for. You could always make a classic portait with a decent camera and lightning (lightning and backdrop are cheap as fuck online, sub 50 for everything), that will always look great if you find the right angle. I dont like classic portraits though, they are boring as shit, show nothing about your personality and make you look narcisstic (IMO), which is why I havent changed my profile picture in a while neither. The best solution would be to get a friend who has a decent camera, find an angle you look good at and just shoot some shit outside. The guy in the video snaps great pics of the girl while she is just chilling at a poorfag skyscraper and it looks so much more sympathetic, n atural and interesting compared to a classic portait. youtu.be/77TGw-fXMk4?t=3m19s
Just forget Selfies all together, they make you look vain and they are generally uninteresting. Pic related are my autistic attempts at finding a new useable pic for social media.
