say "cheese" anyone? pictures of you?

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08 Feb 2008, 11:38 am

Do any of you have problems with people taking pictures of you? Do you hate it? Why do you hate it?

I remember when I was little anytime my mother wanted to take my picture, I would frown and I don't think there are very many pics of me smiling, unless she caught me off guard.

As an adult, sometimes I feel bad because I see other parents who have a yearly picture taken of them and their kids and I just can't get myself to do that. I still HATE for anyone to take my picture...To me, the person in the picture is NOT ME...Every picture I see of myself I see as someone else...and they all look different as well.

I take lots of pics of my kiddo and he loves to get his picture taken...he's like his daddy in that sense...but for me, well, no...and I'm 39 and still can't get over it.

Any suggestions as well on how to get over it? I feel very bad that there are hardly any pictures for my son of us as a family...

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08 Feb 2008, 11:50 am

No problems with still photos but big, big problems with being filmed. No solutions, unfortunately.

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08 Feb 2008, 11:59 am

Well, who likes to be filmed or having their picture taken without their consent? Isn't there a word for that?

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08 Feb 2008, 12:26 pm

Yes hate it. And my mom is a huge picture taker too. I always look horrible, my face just freezes in this really weird experssion when someone points a camera at me.

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08 Feb 2008, 12:28 pm

everytime someone took a picture of me i always heard, "stop making that weird face. "

i guess if i know someone is taking a picture of me i can't but help making an odd face.. smiling just seems fake and weird.

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08 Feb 2008, 12:30 pm

I could never seem to be able to smile "right"

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08 Feb 2008, 12:36 pm

I RULE AT PICTURES

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08 Feb 2008, 12:42 pm

I like being photographed. Even when I don't know about it, because I like to see how I look naturally.

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08 Feb 2008, 1:18 pm

whatamess wrote:

I hate having my picture taken as well, much for the same reason. I think it has to do with the fact that the picture of myself that I have in my head is not how I look in reality. I see myself in pictures and I can't believe that is me, that is what I look like. Relatedly I also have a problem looking at myself in mirrors. I can't help but look in a mirror if I can see my own refection. I've had people yell at me for not looking at them while they were telling me something because I was looking at myself in a mirror. When I look at myself in the mirror I feel as if I'm looking at a stranger, who is this person? It is almost fun watching this stranger mimic all of my actions, and so I become fascinated. Sometimes I'll stare at myself in the mirror for 15 minutes or more, totally absorbed by this stranger in the mirror.

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08 Feb 2008, 1:19 pm

I look different in every picture; apparently I have no constant photographic state.

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08 Feb 2008, 3:21 pm

I hate getting my picture taken too. I always look like I'm either a smiling idiot or a depressed idiot. Pretty much, I just always come off as an idiot. Happens when I speak too. See? It just did.

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