Do you like pictures of yourself??

@jdduffer (129)
United States
October 14, 2006 5:49pm CST
I love to take pictures of my kids and other people but I seem to hate pictures of myself, it's like I only see the bad things about myself . . . what about you??
13 responses
Karinne
@Karinne (1220)
• Australia
23 Oct 06
Well i love to take picturs of my family too, but i don't like photos of myself. After having my daughter i have put weight on so i don't like seeing the pictures of myself.
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
23 Oct 06
I know exactly what you mean, like having a baby didn't do anything to their body, how is that possible?!
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jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
23 Oct 06
After having 2 babies I lost weight but not as much as I wanted to and when I see myself and my body in pictures it just doesn't look very attractive to me . . . having babies has changed it so much!!
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Karinne
@Karinne (1220)
• Australia
23 Oct 06
It sure does! and i look at these mums that have just had a baby and are so skinny - i'm like where did they put it???
ddsully
@ddsully (1062)
• United States
24 Oct 06
I LOVE TAKING PIC, BUT I HAVE TO AGREE I HATE BEING IN THEM
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
24 Oct 06
I would rather be behind the camera too, but then when I look at all the pictures of my family, I am never in any of them, and most of the time I am okay with that but sometimes I wish I was in them because it looks like I am not there. But my husband is the opposite, he hates to take pictures!
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
24 Oct 06
Now there is a good idea, if I am just in some of the pictures but don't ever really look at them then maybe it wouldn't be so bad . . . good thinking :)
ddsully
@ddsully (1062)
• United States
24 Oct 06
im in alot of pics but hate how i come out in them, maybe you should just be in them and just dont look at the pics so then everyone will know you were there. i have to say that pics hold a close place to my heart, my parents are both passed away and all i have are pictures and i love to look back at them
y2ksuprio
@y2ksuprio (853)
• India
24 Oct 06
it is true that when i take pictures of myself i always look bad i pictures,what does that mean ?is it mean that i am ugly?
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
24 Oct 06
It doesn't mean that you are ugly at all, it just means you are like the rest of us and don't like pictures of yourself!
DRoddy77
@DRoddy77 (1776)
• United States
23 Oct 06
Im the same way. I always see the flaws in myself. My husband is always constantly telling me how beautiful I am but I still cant see it through my eyes.
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
23 Oct 06
My hubby is the same way, I tell him that he is looking through rose colored glasses and that he sees me different than myself and everyone else, which is fine, not complaining about that!
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
23 Oct 06
I understand exactly what you mean, my husband is the same way!
DRoddy77
@DRoddy77 (1776)
• United States
23 Oct 06
My husband gets upset if I say anything negative about my looks and he doesnt understand why I would feel that way when he tells me every day how beautiful I am. He is very comfortable with himself and doesnt understand what it's like to NOT like yourself and how you look!
hellocarrol
@hellocarrol (158)
• United States
19 Oct 06
i use to be that way not anymore though
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
19 Oct 06
What changed that you don't feel that way anymore??
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
23 Oct 06
My husband has helped me make me feel more beautiful about myself too, so I understand that!
hellocarrol
@hellocarrol (158)
• United States
21 Oct 06
i feel in love with a guy he made me see my self as beautiful
harry_ndhuz
@harry_ndhuz (1273)
• Indonesia
24 Oct 06
I like to see my wife picture :)
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
24 Oct 06
And what about yourself?
jhannon
@jhannon (1406)
• United States
23 Oct 06
I dont like my pics as well i love taking pics of my daughter hubby etc.But we are our own worst critics.When we see a pic we study it no one else studies it like we do they glance at it for a second or so..But we should always try to like ourselves or pics cause our flaws are what seperates us form evreryone else right?lol
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
23 Oct 06
That is a great way to look at it, that our flaws are what make us special individuals!!
praveenkumar06
@praveenkumar06 (4077)
• Hyderabad, India
15 Oct 06
u n me have the same problem
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
15 Oct 06
I wonder what it would take for us to look at a picture of ourselves and maybe actually like it . . .
antoisra
@antoisra (820)
• Sri Lanka
19 Oct 06
Aye, the same for me really. All of sudden the pics are beautiful when you get one of yourself eh :P Guess everybody has low self esteem, gotta realise we're beautiful as well :)
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
20 Oct 06
I don't really have a low self esteem I guess I just have a hard time as seeing myself as beautiful. Any suggestions on how to change the way I feel when I look at a picture of myself?
SnIcKasS
@SnIcKasS (1375)
• Israel
23 Oct 06
No, i'm not photogenic at all.
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
24 Oct 06
I don't know if anyone thinks of themself as photogenic. When you look at a picture of yourself what do you see??
dmacdonald111
@dmacdonald111 (530)
•
23 Oct 06
I agree with everyone here! I'm so not photogenic. Everyone says I'm really cute and good looking, but I think I'm spotty and scarry with a funny nose and receding hair! hehe. There's only about three photo's in the world of me though so it's not too bad - I have two of them :)
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
24 Oct 06
I bet you are really cute and good looking but like the rest of us, when we look at pictures of ourselves all we can see are the flaws, I am going to work on not doing that so much, maybe we all should!
disturbedgd
@disturbedgd (1819)
• South Africa
23 Oct 06
yeh dont like seeing myself but people keep on asking me to put pics up so i figured ill just do it
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
24 Oct 06
Well thank you for doing it for other people.
jcgirl43
@jcgirl43 (5)
• United States
23 Oct 06
I`m not very photogenic.
jdduffer
@jdduffer (129)
• United States
23 Oct 06
Me neither, but my kids really are :)