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Why do some people look way worse in photos than real life?
My friend is gorgeous, she looks just like Kate Winslet when she was young. But you'd never know it from her facebook photos and selfies! From just about every angle, her face appears doughy and gross with flat hair. Her delicate features just don't seem to register through a camera.
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Depends on the camera. I use a Nokia Esmart 71, This phone take the best photos, I like the fact my phone come with a good flash. If she have an Android they have photo editing apps , these apps are great for polishing up a photo, bringing out the best aspect of your skin ,hair and even your teeth. Suggest to.her to download a phone editing app, gurantee to change your appearance to dull to sexy at the click of the finger
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I do some work as a photographer and much of it is with models. That being the case, I think I might have some helpful insight.
There are a lot of things that can influence how good or not a person may look on camera. First off, if they are shy or not thrilled with having a photo taken, that can make a world of difference but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
Selfies are often pretty bad. This can be because phone cameras usually aren't that good. But, even if they are, the person taking the picture often has to position themselves in a strange angle to get the shot and a lot of times they don't have adequate lighting or the camera's flash makes them washed out.
Even if someone else is taking the photo, if they don't know the technical elements of photography, it could make for a less than appealing picture.
First off, for your friend's delicate features to show through, the camera should be above her and she should be shot at a downward angle.
Next, make sure there is enough light in the room but not so much that the picture becomes overexposed or washed out. That's why ideally you should really avoid using a flash unless you absolutely have to.
Last but not least, she needs to be sure that an attractive personality comes across in the shots and that her body language draws people to the pictures rather than turning them off.
I hope this helps.
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If a camera lens is up close to a face then parts of the face (chin, nose) are much closer than the eyes, ears etc. So the face appears out of proportion and thus distorted. Watch a pro at work and when doing portraits he/she will ALWAYS be a long way back from the model. The differences is 'closeness to the lens' of features are relatively much smaller. Insignificant in fact. The classic portrait lens has a focal length of 85mm. This is why studios are spacious and there is a lot of distance between the sitter and the shooter. This short lens close-up distortion messes up all proportions. Take a low shot of someone sitting facing you with a short focal length lens...they'll seem to have massive knees and big lower legs (calf) and thighs! Sparkly hair, with lots of depth and detail and highlights and shadows is impossible to get with on-camera flash or natural ight indoors at all. You might get it outdoors when the sun is just right. Sun in the wrong place or cloudy, you won't get it. In pro studio shots of models it is done by other means. The lighting set-up will have far more than one flashgun. And one will be positined to fire a tight-ish 'beam' of flashlight JUST at the top of the model's head, from slightly above. This flashgun is called the 'hair light' in studio slang, not surprisingly. (Put a hairlight slightly behind and above the models head and a blonde wil get a sparkly 'halo' almost, beloved of glamour shooters if it isn't over-cooked). Cameras do not 'lie' but photographers exploit over a hundred years of experience and trial and error to get results which please the model and look good to other people by manipulating optical laws and lighting. And no branch of photography has more 'tricks' than glamour/portraiture. One way to get a better proportioned (not distorted) head and shoulders portrait with the 'wrong' (too short) lens is to get a friend to stand well back and shoot a full body length picture of you. Then crop off the rest of the body and use just the 'top half' of the frame to post on facebook as your 'selfie'. It won't be technically a selfie at all, unless you have 8 foot long arms, but only you know that!
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For one thing, photos are one dimensional and we are 3 dimensional. Many people are not photogenic.
Also, though it's not noticeable when you're looking at a person, the two sides of our face are not exact duplicates. It is a scientic finding. I got a chance at a science fair to have a machine take my photo and duplicate 2 right sides and 2 left sides, the 2 reconstructed photos did not lookk at all like me. I think that it is good to find out if one side of the face photographs better than the other and then make sure that side is angled toward the camera, but not facing straight on. I am not sure what else would help. A professional camera can improve a photo. But like I said, some people are not photogenic.
Is she the one worried or complaining? If she wants some good shots of herself, find someone with a good quality camera to take some pics of her. The lighting is important. Morning light is the best for outdoor shots. Once the sun is overhead or the glare of afternoon angled sun causing shadows, a photo just will not come out as good.
Here's something both you and her might find fun and helpful. An article on selfies.
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Good luck!
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Well,what kind of camera does she have? It can definately depend the camera,if you,or have any other friends that have a nice camera,take good headshots of her,it could make a difference,maybe offer a nice photoshoot,with her wearing a little makeup and cute butterfly clips in her hair!!
Good luck dear one!
And remember,beauty is only skin deep!!
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