eli5: Why do we feel like we look worse in photos than in the mirror?

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Most the time I’ll look in the mirror and be like “hey, I don’t look too bad today” but when I go to take a photo, I hate the way I look in it. Why?

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These other answers are questionable, but It’s because a mirror is a 1:1 reflection, and a photograph is not that, it’s an image focused through any number of different types of lenses. The selfie cam on your phone for instance can sometimes give a “funhouse mirror” effect and distort your features, making you nose look up to 30% wider than normal for instance.

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