Does the Camera never lie?

[mats01_99]

Serious question. Do certain pictures make you look worse than you look in real life?, I was looking at some Video footage of myself at the weekend and it made me look very red around the nose and cheeks. I have been known to get a little red but this took the biscuit. I was sure when the footage was taken that there wasn't such a problem.The camera was set on an ultra fine setting. Thanks all.

[aka pixi]

I know exactly what you mean mats, I hate having my photo taken cos I always look horrible on them. An ultra fine setting prolly doesnt help either. I find the same thing with mirrors, I can look in one mirror in the house and I look normal and okay and look in another mirror and Im like 'oh my god, I look like something outta the adams family'

[Pippa68]

I reckon the camera lies so much it's little mechanical pants are on fire.

Isn't it true the camera makes you look 15 pounds heavier?

[Rubyrose]

I know exactly what you mean!!!! I went out with my work for a team building day and we had a photographer there all day and he took pics of us on the bouncy castle things (we did 'Its a Knockout') and when the pictures got sent round the office afterwards I was thinking 'Sh!t I do not look like that' but everyone in the pics looked exactly how they do in real life! No-one else looked strange! Only me... so I take it to mean that I have a totally different image of myself in my head than the ones in the pics. I like the one in my head. She is pretty! Lol

[Rubyrose]

Pippa I think the camera adds ten pounds... but the cameras on me tend to add a few stone! Cameras don't like me!

[PinkFizz]

Ruby - that is sooo true! Whenever I get pics back I think I look like a totally different person - and If I ever hear my voice either I dont think I sound how I think I should!

[mccfluff]

yep, i look fine but take a pic of me and shrek appears!

[Ethel]

Some people are photogenic, others aren't.

I'm not.

[kate1976]

I hate having my photo taken as I look terrible, I also agree with pinkfizz about the voice thing, I hate being recorded as I sound like a 5 year old with a cold, I hope that's not how other people hear me!!

[glammapus]

My nose always doubles in size on photos. I think it might have something to do with the flash picking out every detail bit i'm not sure. I prefer having phtots from a distance or at night without the flash at all.

[tictactoe]

That remark about the camera adding 10lbs, reminded me of "Friends" when Monica said this very thing, (during her 'fat' stage) and one of the gang retorted, "How many cameras did you have on you, then?!?! lol

This is why I think so many celebs/personalities/tv news/actors are so thin in "real life" because they wish to compensate for the additional (weight) look the camera gives.