Blame The Mirror For How You “Think” You Look In Photos

Sometimes you stumble on something on the internet and you think, "ok, this just make sense." This is one of those things. Why do we think we look so different in photos? Part of it is that cameras lenses can distort our features, but the familiarity of our face as we see it in a mirror is the real culprit.

"The more familiar something looks, the more your brain likes it, since recognizable sights take less effort for it to process. After a lifetime of mirror glances, your brain has been conditioned to believe that the reversed reflection is your “true” face. " There you have it.