Photographs

I find that photos of me which I thought were awful at the time, actually don't look too bad several (many) years later ?

It's funny, but when I look at old photos, I realise that actually I wasn't particularly fat, and I was quite nice-looking. Now, though..........

I heard somewhere, the prettier you were when you were young, the harder old age hits you.

I always felt unattractive when I was young but am quite happy with how I look now - wrinkles and all.

For me it depends on who is taking the photo. My dh is so slow with the camera l look all unrelaxed and awkward by the time he actually takes it. When any of the dc take one its fine as they just click and go.

I have destroyed an awful lot of photos of myself.low ,no ,NO self esteem .When other folk show me pictures I'm in,sometimes I refuse to believe its me and sometimes I think I look fab .Thanks to my mother who had lovely nicknames for all my sisters about their looks but I was the one wth her head stuck in a book....or the one with legs like treetrunks(I was a very skinny size 6 at the time) or the one with the "family nose".
When I came across a photo taken at my late MIL's house 34 years ago I had to look twice ,I said to my OH I look OK in this ,he said you were stunning and your just as beautiful now .And he meant it .
I still have the very low self esteem though,think its ingrained .

I have a beautiful little 6 yr old Gdaughter, but almost every photo I have she is a mess. A happy mess, but still...I guess just not captured at the right moment or angle.

On the other hand, my daughter (not mother to GD) always looks really nice in photos.

I don't know what magic some people have that they always look nice in photos, but I wish I had some!

I hate having my photo taken and run a mile if I see a camera/phone pointed in my direction.

The key to a good photo is usually the lighting. I prefer outdoors on a bright but not sunny day, when the light falls evenly on everything. Late afternoon can give a warm glow to everything, sunny is okay then but keep in the shade. I don't like indoor photos with flash, they look harsh and glaring and make me look older. I have taken some fantastic pictures of people outside when the light is right, really flattering and it makes them look quite glowing.

I`m the same Georgesgran,if i see a camerapointing in my direction i turn my back on it.

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I detest having my photograph taken and all my family know this.
But why is it that you can never go out with a social group of friends without someone shoving a bloody phone camera into your face??

This is just so true! We take a lot of children's photos in my job- and some children simply do not make good pictures no matter how many tries you take! [lol]

I look at old photos and think I look so slim. At the time I thought I was chubby. I agonised about having a 25 inch waist instead of a 24 inch one. What a laugh.

I used to detest having my photo taken so consequently most pictures from years ago show me looking so miserable or cross. I really regret it now and try to plaster a smile on my wrinkled old mug when required.😂

I'm exactly the same as you. I have no self esteem whatsoever. I know I looked good when I was younger but Mother Nature hasn't been kind, which hasn't helped. I'm still trying though, better late than never.

I thought I was going to see some pictures of us grannies!

I always felt fat and ugly when I was young now looking back on photos teens twenties thirties etc I was slim and really quite pretty never have had any self esteem at all always have put myself down
I m happy with how I ve aged ( thanks Dad who stayed looking really young) not really wrinkled and still got a good head of hair, teeth aren’t so good but just about passible only just though
I don’t mind having my photo taken BUT I can’t FaceTime always see my ugly mug looking back at me