#generally dont photograph well bc nobody knows how to take pictures of tall fat ppl

[alliswyattonthewesternfront]

more damage has been done to my self esteem by people who refuse to admit when a photo is unflattering, than maybe any other type of person. being told "no! really! you look great in that one!" eroded my ability to tell a good photo from a bad photo for years.

i just started accepting that the deeply unflattering candids of me were what i looked like to most people. that they were, in fact, the best i ever looked to other people. because 100% of the time if i expressed dislike for a photo, i was told it looked good. i think at least half of my body dysmorphia is from people taking photos of me where i was reading a book or something, and tried to tell me i looked cute with my chin pressed to my neck and my greasy hair plastered to my face.

just tell your homies when they had a bad photo taken. they will thank you.