Camera Fear: Why are people afraid to take pictures?

Are there any people around you who are lively and cheerful on weekdays? Once they face the camera, they will become extremely neurotic and their bodies will be stiff. No matter how you communicate, you can't smile naturally, or even escape from the camera directly. Bertrand Marie, a sociologist, told us that at the end of 19, photographers always encounter such a situation. They call some of their clients "patients". 100 years have passed. Although photos have entered daily life, there are still a lot of photographic diseases that twitch at the sight of the camera. Seriously, even if you pat casually, you just want to be natural and you will run away quickly. For many people with such difficulties, taking photos is infringement. Someone pointed at you and then "shot" you. According to a belief prevalent in some ethnic groups, others stole your soul while taking pictures. Taking pictures of a person is a bit like taking possession of this person, just like entering this person's private space. He has no ability to defend himself. Making faces when taking pictures, or covering your face with your hands, are all acts to protect yourself in front of voyeurs. Therefore, 38-year-old Rakhil can't accept anyone to take pictures of herself except her husband, which makes her feel an indescribable sense of being violated. Therefore, photographers should be good at pleasing their subjects. Talk, smile and joke, so that the photographer can comfortably create an atmosphere of trust, and the tacit understanding between the photographer and the photographer will be shown in the photo. Isabella Levi, a photographer, said: "I tried to relax my subjects and completely lost control of my image, just like a psychoanalyst asked a patient lying on a sofa." "But just as it is difficult to relax in front of psychoanalysts, it is difficult for people to relax completely in front of the camera." Isabella Levi said, "When a person relaxes, he may be very different from his usual self, because photos may capture his subconscious image." Isn't that what people are afraid of? Since the invention of the camera, people have always thought that film printed our souls. Rational explanation is useless, and this concept has continued. Whether posing or snapping, photos rarely meet our expectations. First of all, the photos let us see the angles that we can't see at ordinary times: the back, the side or what the eyes look like when they turn away from the lens; In front of the mirror, we can only see ourselves from some angles. Secondly, unlike videos, photos instantly freeze our expressions. In the modern society where appearance determines personal value, photos are destined to be used for publicity. So drooping eyelids, paunchy side and uneven shoulders will make the owner of the photo uncomfortable, because others may be happy to kill time in the photo and judge him according to these details. If a person always hates himself in photos, he should ask himself what he hates. In fact, people tend to project their pain on things that represent themselves to reduce their anxiety. Therefore, behind such comments in photos, there may be some fear or loneliness of emotional relationship: "I am fat" or "I am old". The details of a photo sometimes evoke repressed memories related to this photo. If we organize a group consultation to explain this problem, we will find that there are many reasons why people don't like their photos. Some people find that their noses are very similar to those of their bosses, or their eyes are exactly the same as their fathers when they are drunk ... Others, there is another reason. 45-year-old Meili felt sorry when she saw her mother's 45-year-old photo: "Why don't I look like my mother? She is so beautiful in the photo, just like Gong Li. And I am always stupid myself. " The image of my mother bothers me the most. It either attracts us or scares us, because when we are babies who have never looked in the mirror, the foundation of our self-construction is her. In childhood, we must learn to distinguish ourselves from others and convince ourselves that our appearance does not faithfully copy our preferred father/mother image. Meng Xiao, a photographer who specializes in people shooting, said, "No matter how well you shoot, some people just don't accept what they look like in their photos." Everyone has a description of his appearance in his heart, which is often an idealized image, that is to say, he will unconsciously optimize his own advantages and ignore his own shortcomings. In fact, this is somewhat different from the actual situation. Therefore, many people will be dissatisfied with the real recording of their photos.