According to one study, women in the UK are seen in the mirror over 70 times a day. This is not surprising, as they make sure the hair and makeup are OK. However, even if you look in the mirror all day and find no fault in your face, if someone takes a picture of you: the person you see in the mirror and the person you see in the picture look like 2 different people. Calm down, you are not the only one who feels this way. There is actually a scientific explanation for this.
What we see in the mirror is not reality - reflection in the mirror is a reverse version of how we actually look. As we look in the mirror, we are used to this version of ourselves. It's called a simple effect. So if you don't see yourself very often in pictures, you don't really know how you look, so you might be a little overwhelmed.
Instant control
When we look in the mirror, we have complete and immediate control. If we do not like the angle, we react immediately by moving the face and correcting the posture and facial expression to form a more pleasing appearance. When it comes to photography, we mostly only see ourselves after the photograph is done. Here, tricks can help. It's also good to know your strengths and weaknesses and your best angles.
Our faces are asymmetrical.
No one has an absolutely symmetrical face. We are used to seeing ourselves at one or more particular angles and often think that one side of the face is the same. That's why we feel like a completely different person when we look at the photo, after being seen in the mirror first.
