There's three classes of picture - ones I'm happy publishing (possibly after post-processing), ones I think are worth keeping but aren't immediately inclined to publish (saving Ian some disc space) and ones that I don't think are even worth keeping. The middle class is probably the smallest, the latter depends on the event, though I think I'm becoming more discriminating over time.
My new camera doesn't go catatonic for several seconds between each picture, so there's more scope for (naath: "generating crap") taking a bunch of pictures and picking the best.
Most people seem to dislike pictures of themselves, yet lots of people seem like the pictures of other people (see Sally's comment above). I think people just discount their own appearance, IYSWIM. (I also think it's possible to train oneself out of doing this, at least for some people.)
But, I don't think it's likely I'll become able to like pictures of myself. Whether or not it's personal discounting depends on where you place the "zero" for personal appearance, I guess, :). I suppose there's transitive and reflexive appearance, which are different in motivation and valuation.
The thing I noticed was people who shared with me attributes I didn't like apparently not caring about those attributes. After that I started caring less too.
This is very likely mostly true; indeed, until today I would have said it was entirely true of myself. However, I have recently been obliged to provide the BBC with a photo of me for the web article they've commissioned, in spite of my protestations that I look crap in all photos, so I asked G to photograph me, in controlled light, wearing what I wanted to wear, and having had time to arrange myself as I wanted to be photographed, and generally being in a position of power relative to the photograph being taken. He took about a dozen shots, and I selected one which I thought looked best (that is, I think it actually looks like me as I look to myself in the mirror) and tbh I'm reasonably happy with it!
I think I look likewise awful, although it must be said that they're some of the better pictures I've seen of myself recently. Probably one of those self-image differing from reality things.
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Date: 2005-06-26 07:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-06-26 08:40 pm (UTC)There's three classes of picture - ones I'm happy publishing (possibly after post-processing), ones I think are worth keeping but aren't immediately inclined to publish (saving Ian some disc space) and ones that I don't think are even worth keeping. The middle class is probably the smallest, the latter depends on the event, though I think I'm becoming more discriminating over time.
My new camera doesn't go catatonic for several seconds between each picture, so there's more scope for (naath: "generating crap") taking a bunch of pictures and picking the best.
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Date: 2005-06-26 07:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-06-26 09:18 pm (UTC)But, I don't think it's likely I'll become able to like pictures of myself. Whether or not it's personal discounting depends on where you place the "zero" for personal appearance, I guess, :). I suppose there's transitive and reflexive appearance, which are different in motivation and valuation.
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Date: 2005-06-27 08:51 am (UTC)Oh, the photos? They're ok. I've seen nicer ones of you.
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