FabSwingers.com forum: Un photogenic

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

How many others have this problem , I really take a bad photo to the point someone said wow your a reversed cat fish you look so much better in person

I my pic looks like Wayne Rooney cross uncle fester with a dash of a potato

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By *apybarasCouple
over a year ago

High Lighthouse!

Nah, I look just as bad in real life.

Mr C. (Ms. C looks fab)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I look just fine in the mirror - but cameras have some kind of grudge against me. Bastards.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I look just fine in the mirror - but cameras have some kind of grudge against me. Bastards.

Phone photos are soo bad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I look just fine in the mirror - but cameras have some kind of grudge against me. Bastards.

Phone photos are soo bad "

Soo bad? And you're straight right?

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By *he_Secret_GardenWoman
over a year ago

Naughty Lane

"How many others have this problem , I really take a bad photo to the point someone said wow your a reversed cat fish you look so much better in person

I my pic looks like Wayne Rooney cross uncle fester with a dash of a potato

That ass though. Lol

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By *andy CanesWoman
over a year ago

south

I’m also my biggest critic when taking a pic I take about 30 then pick the one I’m happiest with

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Selfies are dreadful, the angle then makes you look like one has double chins, huge belly, permenant frown...

Hence limited photos on my page

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

If anyone pulls out a iPhone for a pic I literally run for the hills

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By *esthetic21Man
over a year ago

Birmingham/Bristol

Nah just ugly nothing to do with taking bad pics

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Selfies are dreadful, the angle then makes you look like one has double chins, huge belly, permenant frown...

Hence limited photos on my page"

Yes! My mirror does this too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How many others have this problem , I really take a bad photo to the point someone said wow your a reversed cat fish you look so much better in person

I my pic looks like Wayne Rooney cross uncle fester with a dash of a potato

It might be just you feel that way.

Get someone of the opposite sex to take it. You may not like it but some outside opinion might help.

Look at a mirror and find what you like and then stick with those sides.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The wife looks great in pics and I look shocking..

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By *illy IdolMan
over a year ago

Midlands

Maybe try the puppy ears filter. You can't go wrong, everyone thinks a dog is cute

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maybe try the puppy ears filter. You can't go wrong, everyone thinks a dog is cute"

My dog looks like me, ugly brute!

When I post a pic with me and my dog, it does not seem to get approved (I blame the dog - ugly brute!)

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By *utie bootyMan
over a year ago

the manor that never was

When I take a selfie I look dreadful, don't get me wrong I'm no pretty boy anyway but got told I have a beautiful smile in person.

But capturing it on camera is like trying to get a pic of the loch ness monster, its never gonna happen haha

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By *enk15Man
over a year ago

Evesham

There is nothing more humbling than going from...

"I look and feel fit right now, I'm gonna take a picture"

*snap snap snap*

"Wow! I look like I've been dragged through a hedge"

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By *inky ChefMan
over a year ago

Norwich

Selfies:

With chilled/poker face I look like angry Mike Tyson, but I don't bite.

With forced/pretend smile I look like the terminator trying to smile.

I look okay after orgasm, so I might try to take selfies after a wank next time.

Try to avoid photos with sunglasses.

I scare the shit out of myself.

Look like a thug.

Clean shaved I look like an innocent teenager with some gray hair, who didn't sleep for a week.

On family photos 99% of the time I look good.

***Good = Best I can***

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By *illy IdolMan
over a year ago

Midlands

"Maybe try the puppy ears filter. You can't go wrong, everyone thinks a dog is cute

My dog looks like me, ugly brute!

When I post a pic with me and my dog, it does not seem to get approved (I blame the dog - ugly brute!)"

Time for a new dog then

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By *illy IdolMan
over a year ago

Midlands

"There is nothing more humbling than going from...

"I look and feel fit right now, I'm gonna take a picture"

*snap snap snap*

"Wow! I look like I've been dragged through a hedge"

The worst is when you open your camera up and it's already on selfie mode. Catches me of guard everytime and never flattering

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"How many others have this problem , I really take a bad photo to the point someone said wow your a reversed cat fish you look so much better in person

I my pic looks like Wayne Rooney cross uncle fester with a dash of a potato

I don't think you're seeing what others are seeing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wish I had that problem.

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By *oodguy71pMan
over a year ago

Wantage

What I've never understood is if people don't look like they do in their photos then how come you always recognise them when you meet them in person?

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple
over a year ago

kent

I find this quite interesting. Photography has become so ubiquitous in our media saturated world, that our ability to ‘read’ an image has significantly increased, at the same time as the standards of image-making have fallen. We click a button on our phone, with no understanding of lighting, and no appreciation of composition, and little conception of editing apart from a single click filter or that ‘photoshopping’ is bad, but we expect to look like a A-lister on the cover of a (digital) magazine. Photography has almost been forgotten as an art form, even though we hold ourselves to those standards.

Fab Photography Tutorials… there’s a gap in the market right here.

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By *imisugarWoman
over a year ago

Rugby

"What I've never understood is if people don't look like they do in their photos then how come you always recognise them when you meet them in person?"

I love this response.

I have also heard " I look better in person" from experience. Identical is the word I would use.

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Phones with cameras have timers on so you don’t have to hold your phone whilst taking a pic.

Means you can stand further back rather than taking an awkward selfie in the mirror.

It will help a lot more in the types of pics you can take

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love potatoes

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By *oodguy71pMan
over a year ago

Wantage

"What I've never understood is if people don't look like they do in their photos then how come you always recognise them when you meet them in person?

I love this response.

I have also heard " I look better in person" from experience. Identical is the word I would use. "

Lets hope so!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I love potatoes

You can peel me down to nothing anytime

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

I'm not great at taking photos. I'm rather lazy and take them when I feel like it rather than thinking too much about it. I'm also not great in photos - I don't have a particularly photogenic face/body.

I don't mind if people don't have great photos - seeing someone in person, the way their eyes light up, the way their face becomes animated... that's far more important to me. And it would be a tad hypocritical to expect photographic perfection when mine are... far from it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I love potatoes

You can peel me down to nothing anytime

I’ll turn you into chips

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By *inky ChefMan
over a year ago

Norwich

"I'm not great at taking photos. I'm rather lazy and take them when I feel like it rather than thinking too much about it. I'm also not great in photos - I don't have a particularly photogenic face/body.

I disagree with that.

I think your photos are awesome from every angle.

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By *ent57Man
over a year ago

... where the streets have no name!

... looking at a photo of yourself and thinking 'I don't look like that' is a bit like hearing a recording of your own voice and thinking - 'I don't sound like that'

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By *ecret-64Couple
over a year ago

Wrexham

Me too...

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I saw a guy for awhile who came on recommendation from a friend. She told me to ignore his pictures as they didn't do him justice. His photos where a little suspect. When I met him I was really surprised as he was really handsome, just took a bad photo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sometimes I take a photo of myself and I want to launch my phone out the window after looking at it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Feel like a lot of it is about confidence in front of a camera. If you feel uncomfortable you look uncomfortable which isn't exactly a sexy look. Photos also flatten as they are 2D not 3D so they do alter the general look of a person and for some that doesn't do them any favors.

I tend to dislike about 90% of the photos I take

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have had the "you look better in real life" on many occasions

I feel tempted to make it my user name.

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By *weetCruellaWoman
over a year ago

somewhere sweet and sour

There are some pretty cool tutorials on various social media platforms

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I might have to invest in a decent camera and lighting

Those down lighters or spot light honestly do me no favours at all

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I might have to invest in a decent camera and lighting

Those down lighters or spot light honestly do me no favours at all"

Do you seriously think you look awful in your photos?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I can't seem to take a decent head shot

I am very critical of myself

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I can't seem to take a decent head shot

I am very critical of myself "

Well take it from one who doesn't give unwarranted compliments and has no ulterior motive, your photos look great. Apply the same technique to a face or head shot and you'll be fine I'm sure. Take loads and choose the best one or get a mate to take a few when you're unaware.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Take pics in summer. We all look better that time of the year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most people are very self critical. I hate pics of myself and run for the hills whenever someone pulls out the camera. Same with listening to my own voice.. even though the yanks and brits at work love the Irish accent, I think I sound awful

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Most people are very self critical. I hate pics of myself and run for the hills whenever someone pulls out the camera. Same with listening to my own voice.. even though the yanks and brits at work love the Irish accent, I think I sound awful "

My brother regularly sends me videos of the country he lives in with him giving a commentary. I do the same in return occasionally but hate the sound of my voice do much I don't talk

even though he knows exactly how I sound from frequent voice calls

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By *ddie1966Man
over a year ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

One of the reasons I'm usually behind the camera instead of in front is because I have low esteem of my photogenicity.

I've always used high end gear and get exhibition worthy results, but I've also used my phone to do a wedding and had better results than a professional photographer.

To take a good photograph, you first have to see a good photograph.It doesn't matter what equipment you have but you must know how to use it.

With a selfie, you can't see the picture properly but some people are superb at them.

Selfies, themselves, are an art form.

My daughter can't take a good picture with any equipment, but her cosplay selfies get into magazines.

Unless you have that selfie gift, I'd recommend anyone to get a competent photographer to take their pictures for them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I can't seem to take a decent head shot

I am very critical of myself

Stood at the urinal.. "Say Cheese!!"

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I can't seem to take a decent head shot

I am very critical of myself

Stood at the urinal.. "Say Cheese!!"

We've all been there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I can't seem to take a decent head shot

I am very critical of myself

Stood at the urinal.. "Say Cheese!!"

We've all been there

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

I haven't used a camera for a Fab photo in a long while.

Phones are perfect these days. And just keep taking shots til you're happy and delete the rest.

Simples.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

I'm the opposite I look way better in the pics with my head chopped off/blurred out.

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm the opposite I look way better in the pics with my head chopped off/blurred out.

Mrs "

I doubt that.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Real photography, that involves film being developed, etc portrays my beauty. If it involves software, AI, etc, there's a universal algorithm glitch, that ensures I am processed to look like a rabid dog

. I am no longer for this algorithm world

Ugly hag needs shag

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

I’ve got a face made for radio, I would blame the angle of the photo or the light but I’ve accepted I’m no oil painting

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Your body photographs very well

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