Dumb question about pictures

[Azeuron]

For a long time I've noticed people (mostly female but i can't assume its only them) tend to take self portraits from a raised position (camera pointing down at them) Is there a reason for that? Do guys do it too? It's baffled me for a long time... I guess i'm just bored enough to ask now... lol

[Class-Punk]

If there's cleavage that's usually one reason. Women who are chunky can hide it by taking face-only shots with the camera higher up; if I've seen husky guys do this I don't remember it, probably cause they are often considered jovial and care less. Another thing is it can make you slightly look more serious/sinister to take pictures if the camera is over the eyes rather than under the chin. The whole angles thing probably didn't start with Myspace but that's where it got notorious.

[candyman]

Taking pictures with a cell phone tends to have people holding them at weird angles so I think that might be part of it...or you wanna show some cleavage...

[Glory13666]

As a chunky girl I will vouch for the angle making you appear better. lol. I have a weak jawline as it is and having some extra fat doesn't help. I definitely get better chin definition from an upward angle.

[n0Mad]

I usually never take pictures of myself. If I need pictures taken, I just have mstrbeau do it. His camera takes nice pictures.

[Troy Spiral (13)]

Explained really well above.

Myself from a philosophical standpoint lets call it i tend to NOT want "glamour shots" if anything I'd rather have the pictures look worse than I do in real life, so when someone meets me they aren't like "UGH?? who are you?". Although in terms of DGN , better pictures are better as people are well... people and mankind is a visual creature... unfortunately.

I look worse than i do in most pictures at the moment so *fear* just due to various health crap, but i'm working on it. =)

[Rayne]

I usually never take pictures of myself. If I need pictures taken, I just have mstrbeau do it. His camera takes nice pictures.

Agreed!! *high five*

[Azeuron]

Lol so the consensus is for cleavage and/or lack of good angle to take self portraits... lol Oh and Mstrbeau should take the pictures... good to know... lol

[phee]

Agreed!! *high five*

+1

[victoriavengeance (1)]

see also: Pear-chan

http://encyclopediadramatica.ch/Pear_Chan

[Destroit]

Women who are chunky can hide it by taking face-only shots with the camera higher up.

Bingo. 9 out of 10 of my male friends see this as a red flag if there is a girl on the internet they might be interested in. They call it the dreaded "angles", and most see it as something to run from because they believe that she is probably hiding some extra uhmm baggage if you will.