Which mirror is accurate?

If you want the truth (can you handle the truth?), invest in a strong, thick mirror that is less likely to bend under its own weight. Some experts contend that a high-quality 1/4-inch thick plate glass mirror is a better choice than a thinner, 3/16″ thick mirror because it will be less prone to distortion.
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Are any mirrors accurate?

Mirrors reflect a more accurate image as compared to photos. It reflects an object and reverses it from left to right. The result is an image that does not have any quality alteration. However, the image that a camera creates would depend on various factors and are often altered.
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Why do I look different in every mirror?

This is because the reflection you see every day in the mirror is the one you perceive to be original and hence a better-looking version of yourself. So, when you look at a photo of yourself, your face seems to be the wrong way as it is reversed than how you are used to seeing it.
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Are photos more accurate or mirror?

Whether a mirror or photo is more accurate depends on your perspective. When you see yourself in a mirror, which most people likely do multiple times a day, you see a reversed image. Many consider a mirror image most accurate.
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What size mirror is accurate?

What size mirror should I get? A good rule of thumb (or eye) is to choose a mirror that's around two thirds of the size of the furniture it's hanging above.
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Which is more accurate mirror or photo?



How do I find my true picture?

Hold two hand mirrors in front of you with their edges touching and a right angle between them like the two covers of a book when you're reading. With a little adjustment you can get a complete reflection of your face as others see it. Wink with your right eye.
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Are selfies how others see you?

According to multiple videos sharing the trick for taking selfies, holding the front camera to your face actually distorts your features and isn't actually giving you a clear representation of how you look. Instead, if you hold your phone away from you and zoom in, you will look completely different.
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Why do I look worse on camera than in the mirror?

Because of the proximity of your face to the camera, the lens can distort certain features, making them look larger than they are in real life. Pictures also only provide a 2-D version of ourselves.
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Why do I look terrible in pictures?

In front of the mirror or when you talk to someone, you don't pay attention to their mimics or those sub-second face expression since your brain doesn't register them. However the camera captures those mimics and freezes them, making us look really awful and ugly, a sight we are not used to seeing.
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Why do I hate photos of myself?

Interestingly though, others accurately chose the true photograph. What all this is leading to is that our self-enhancement bias might be another reason why we don't like pictures of ourselves. Because we perceive ourselves as more attractive than we really are – then the reality of our true appearance disappoints!
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Why do some mirrors lie?

Over time most mirrors bend from top to bottom and there can be a slight curvature at the edge. "Your home mirror can do this due to its own weight," Ken explained. "If the centre bulges out a little bit, your height will appear slightly smaller but your width will not be changed.
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Is selfie or back camera more accurate?

I found the front camera gives more pleasing pictures than the back one, for example, the pictures taken by the back one often shows my eyes are proportionally smaller. Also the front camera seems to produce completely dark pictures when the lighting isn't good, while the back camera can still produce clearer pictures.
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Why do I look better in real life than photos?

Perhaps the reason you look different in pictures is because the version of yourself you like best is a figment of your imagination. According to a 2008 study, people tend to think they're more attractive than they really are.
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Is there a true mirror app?

Now with Truth Mirror! You can preview your TRUE image and pose for self portraits and take a picture of the actual preview. Then you can add captions, goodies, and frames to your pic and share it via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, etc…. After over a MILLION downloads we have done a full rebuild with some new features!
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Do cameras distort your face?

Taking face photos with short lens cameras and up close results in the whole face, nose, and eyes appearing wider and face and nose longer than in real life. This facial widening distortion also causes the ears to disappear on the photographs. Additionally, any nasal asymmetry maybe exaggerated due to stretching.
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Why do flipped images look weird?

When what we see in the mirror is flipped, it looks alarming because we're seeing rearranged halves of what are two very different faces. Your features don't line up, curve, or tilt the way you're used to viewing them.
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Are all mirrors equal?

Enjoy your mirror!

The reflection a mirror gives depends on its type and design. Some mirrors produce better image reflection than others, we have all seen the fat and skinny mirrors at the trick section of the show! Different mirrors have different uses; you need the one that suits your purpose.
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Why does my face look crooked in pictures?

Paskhover and colleagues explain in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery that the distortion happens in selfies because the face is such a short distance from the camera lens. In a recent study, they calculated distortion of facial features at different camera distances and angles.
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Is my mirror making me look fat?

“Really it's just a piece of glass with a reflection on the back so if the glass is bent in any way, shape or fashion,” Bowie says. “If you make it bend this way, the light would hit the mirror and go off in an angle so it would make you look larger. A bend in the opposite direction will make you look slimmer.”
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Can you be pretty and not photogenic?

When being asked that can someone be very beautiful in person, but not very photogenic, most people would give the “YES” answer. There are some people around us look beautiful but not photogenic. What makes thing even more shocking is the opposite that some photogenic people do not surprise you in real life.
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