Not knowing which photos to trust.

[tdawg]

I look very different in the photographs that I take. One day my profile looks almost normal, the next it looks hideous. One day it looks like I have a severe overjet, the next photo looks normal,etc. Its not even just photos I take of myself. In my high school yearbook my face looks fairly wide. In my college yearbook, it looks very thin even though my height and weight were nearly the same.

And videos dont really give a clearer answer as the same thing happens. I think this is why I am so obsessed. I dont know what is real.

[bluesqueen]

i do try to take picture of my jaw on the orther blog they do look normal results
naybe try getting an xray done may help
cheers bluesqueen

[tdawg]

I do have an x-ray

The thing is, my x-ray looks more normal than my pictures do to me.(the bad ones)

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[bluesqueen]

naybe try getting the mri scan or a dental xray of the full mouth and teeth
i've been having problems with my jaw myself latly
naybe you can ask your doctor get one of these xray done i'm sure mri is better
is an 3d xray that it can just see about eveything
cheers bluesqueen
p.s a normal xray doesn't uesally see anythiny try these xray naybe that will help

[tdawg]

Thats probably my issue, Im taking close arm length photos.

The ones that look the best are ones with natural lighting and no flash. Anything close with flash makes me look like an alien. Then again my orthodontist photos are putrid, and you would think they know proper conditions to take photos.

[trigeminalneuralgia]

Harsh overhead flourescent lighting is the worst for me

[tdawg]

Just got my new laptop that comes with a webcam. Things I noticed:

-When the webcam is level with my head I look MUCH better than I do in photographs.

-When the laptop is below me and webcam is angled up, I look just as weird/-weirder than I do in photographs(the bad ones).

[stevek216]

Just got my new laptop that comes with a webcam. Things I noticed:

-When the webcam is level with my head I look MUCH better than I do in photographs.

-When the laptop is below me and webcam is angled up, I look just as weird/-weirder than I do in photographs(the bad ones).

I'm pretty sure nobody looks good at that angle.  That much nostril is not meant to be seen.

[Eroica]

Booth passport photos are the worst. My face seems to be about half as wide in those photographs.