Asymmetry of a human face

In this article we will try to understand some properties of the human face, and that is why there are so many people who don't like their own photos, and what to do about it?
The property of the human person, which interests us in this article is that most people, left and right side of the face is not quite the same and are also slightly not symmetrical.

Asymmetry the human face is very clearly visible in the famous photo of Abraham Lincoln (he was not particularly symmetrical face). Actually this photo was taken exactly from the front against the face of Lincoln, although his torso slightly and turned. In the first photo you can see the original photograph, the second a mirror image of her – the third person of Lincoln, composed of two left halves, the fourth – two from the right. The last two pictures vividly illustrate the described effect. The following is the result of carrying out the same operations with the face of a woman. Makeup hides the asymmetry of the face, so this effect is less pronounced, but nevertheless clearly present, because the last two photos still significantly different.

People are so much accustomed to this phenomenon, they may even seem a bit unnatural completely symmetrical face of another person, if such they met. In view of such a large our habits to the asymmetry of the faces of all our friends and not acquaintances, we this differences the left and right sides of human faces do not even notice, or rather do not give it value.
But this phenomenon still manifests itself in a very interesting way. The fact that people see themselves often in the mirror where the face reflected left to right, and get used to this "mirror" appearance. But all the other people and cameras see people for real, without flipping.
Due to the asymmetry of the face, the one picture that people see in the mirror and see what other people and the cameras, differ. Thus, in the photo, it has real, and in the mirror reflected left to right. The appearance of man in the mirror him more than usual, so looking at your picture, almost all people unconsciously notice "something wrong", and perceive it as "ugly".
Therefore, most people do not like their image in the photo. Although in reality it is only a matter of habit, because in reality, the people in the photo, in reality and in the mirror of the equivalent beautiful. Really, there is no objective and even subjective reasons, to consider, for example, the image of Lincoln in the first photo, more beautiful than the second. Mirror any picture does not change her beauty.
In addition, for other people the image of some familiar person in the photo seems familiar, and therefore as beautiful as people really are, because other people and cameras equally correctly seeing a real person.
To strangers no matter what they see in the photo of the other person, because they're not used to his appearance. As such, for us reading these lines, the first and second photo of Lincoln the same from an aesthetic point of view, although he is accustomed to their mirror reflection (i.e. the second photo), perceived, apparently, your true photo (first photo) as very "ugly" their image.
But what if You want to start to like myself in the photo? There are two recipes:
Reflect your photos from left to right. You will see yourself usual and Your photos will delight You. But this method has a very big disadvantage: that photo like You, because the rest of Your friends suddenly for them to see You reflected, and already they in turn seem "something" and "ugly", they used to see You in photos and in reality are identical and real. So these photos are better to keep and the social network to put all the original versions of the pictures.
Don't look in the mirror, and instead take a selfie. In this case, You will always see yourself in the present and gradually get used to your real image and You will begin to like Your photos where You are again present.