Why are some people good-looking, but not on camera?

There are often such people in life, who are very good-looking, but the photos they take are not as good as their own, even if you use more filters, it will not help. This is what we often say is not photogenic. When you meet such a person, there is no hope for a simple mobile phone selfie, and you can only hope for photographers and retouchers.

Why are some people good-looking but not photogenic? On the Zhihu, this topic has become a hot topic. The unattractive beauty summarized by netizens has the following characteristics:

The skin is good, the cheekbones are high, the eyelids are swollen, the eyelids are not obvious, the jaw is slightly wide, and the overall temperament is good. Good skin and overall temperament will give you extra points in your daily life. The problems of cheekbones and chin don't play much role in your daily life, but when you are in front of the camera, they will stand out.

Some netizens summed this up in one sentence, "The skin looks good, but the bones look different." Good skin looks are easy to be amazing in real life, but bone differences can't stand the test of the lens.

Let's ask professionals to answer it. This is a netizen named Visible Di's answer from the aspect of light and shadow. He said, in fact, the answers are all in Mona Lisa's smile.

The shadow of the corners of the mouth is the key. I remember when I was learning to sketch, I drew a sphere. The white one had light, the black one had backlight, and the gray one in the middle was the transition area. The teacher called the black and white ones "gray areas". When you pay attention to the gray area, it becomes lighter, and when you don't pay attention, it becomes thicker. You can teach yourself the principle of Mona Lisa's mysterious smile.

The face is similar, because it has a radian, so when reflecting light, there is a so-called gray area. This part is very important for the face shape. For example, Angelina Jolie once had a pie face. When you show the shadow, even if you can clearly see her big face, when you image it, the shadow part will still leave a clear mark in your mind, and this part of her face will be "deducted" to make you feel that her face is beautiful.

Look at Ariel Lin's face again. The reflection of light is like a flat mirror. How much light is reflected, it looks like a pie.

To remedy this, you must put on makeup and shade one side of your face.