I will admit to being a little vain (maybe you would say a lot vain -- it all depends on how vain YOU are!). As a result, I can be pretty harsh on myself about the way I look in photos. The thing is, I have never "posed" in front of the mirror to find the way the light hits my cheekbones just right (thank you, one entire season of Next Top Model for that terminology!), so in a way it's my own fault that I'm not photogenic. Sometimes it's because of my "drunk" eyes -- I almost always anticipate the flash, so I manage to close one eye just a little, and it looks like I've had one too many. Most of the time I just feel like my smile is weird, one side of my nose is bigger than the other, that picture makes me look fat, or SOMETHING is just not right. I think part of that is that I see myself in the mirror, so when I see a picture of me I look backwards to myself (does that even make SENSE?). As a result, I don't take a lot of pictures of myself.
Today I ran across this flickr post (found through pluckymomo), and my favorite thing she says is:
Today I ran across this flickr post (found through pluckymomo), and my favorite thing she says is:
"Have you ever seen a photograph of your own mother and thought to yourself how fat she looked? Or how she wasn't wearing make-up? Or wasn't dressed in a glamorous outfit?"
When I think of pictures of my mom, I agree completely with Aleida. I don't care the way she looks, if her hair isn't perfect or if she is posed funny -- I just care that she's my mom, and that I love her and she loves me. I won't be taking a monthly picture of myself -- but maybe I'll stop being so harsh about the way I look in pictures, because the people who care the most about me won't think I'm weird -- they'll just think of their love for me.
When I think of pictures of my mom, I agree completely with Aleida. I don't care the way she looks, if her hair isn't perfect or if she is posed funny -- I just care that she's my mom, and that I love her and she loves me. I won't be taking a monthly picture of myself -- but maybe I'll stop being so harsh about the way I look in pictures, because the people who care the most about me won't think I'm weird -- they'll just think of their love for me.
4 comments:
So good. I totally agree 100%. I have spent A LOT of time in the mirror trying to see what smile looks best on me and what angle looks better (mostly in high school...), and I still hate all my photos. This is definitely something to remember. P.S. I think you're always cute! So start snapping pictures!! :)
Case in point--the photo of you on the right of your blog--adorable! Thanks for the perfect perspective on our womanly vain-ness!
Everyone is critical of how they look in pictures, I always feel like I look bloated. But it doesn't matter, the memories are the part to think about when looking at a picture :D
I disagree about your photogenicity (is that a real word?) We can't look like the yearbook every time!
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