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post Apr 16 2007, 10:37 PM
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When someone says you're photogenic, how do you take it? Do you get offended and think that they're calling you ugly in person or do you take it as a compliment?
 
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post Apr 16 2007, 10:38 PM
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I wonder if they need an eye exam.


But then i'll thank them. It is a compliment, I just..have issues agreeing. With it.
 
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post Apr 16 2007, 10:38 PM
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i take it as a compliment. laugh.gif i never considered it a bad thing. blink.gif
 
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post Apr 16 2007, 10:44 PM
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Im not very photogenic, so I dont think anyone would say that.
But I would take it as a compliment. _smile.gif
 
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post Apr 16 2007, 11:46 PM
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Just send them a picture of you in your boxers, with one hand on your nuts and the other holding a 40 while balancing a cigarette in your fingers. If they come up with the same answer, you're a sexy beast.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 03:36 AM
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I just smile and say thank you, then realize that pretty much everyone compliments everyone else on their pictures, and yet act negatively about their own.

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post Apr 17 2007, 05:06 AM
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I take it as an compliment. I hardly have any pics of me nor did I ever really have much taken even as a child. cry.gif
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 12:13 PM
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I feel flustered and thank them. I'm not good at accepting compliments sometimes.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 02:48 PM
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I thank them, but in my mind I usually think that they're lying.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 03:02 PM
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I tend to thank them, and wonder if they need an eye exam plus a shrink visit. But either way I tend to be polite about it and let them think what they wish..especially since I don't do many pictures of myself anymore.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 03:07 PM
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I think I photograph HORRIBLY, but people always tell me I'm photogenic. I usually tell them they're blind.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 03:38 PM
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I automatically think they're insane. I'm the farthest thing from photogenic. sad.gif
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 04:00 PM
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i get offended, because that means that I am hot in photos but not IRL


which is not kewl man... not kewl at ALL



its just gaytastic
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 04:55 PM
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I react with a "DAMN, I KNOW~! IF ONLY I LOOKED LIKE THAT IN IRL!" Haha.

For some reason, I'm ridiculously photogenic.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 06:55 PM
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I'd be confused wondering whether I should take it as a compliment or insult. It's like "Oh, you take great pictures, but your face IRL is just horrible." Or maybe they just think that's a really great picture of you. Dunno.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 07:05 PM
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Just because someone says your photogenic does not mean that they are implying you are ugly in person.

Hence, I take it as a compliment.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 07:33 PM
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I.. don't really care? I'd just be like "Okay. And you're not. You've got the myspace angles. ohmy.gif"
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 08:15 PM
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i take it as a compliment.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 08:23 PM
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I would take it as a compliment.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 08:32 PM
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sometimes they mean something different.
my teacher said i was photogenic cause i had a good smile and looked the same way in every picture. and i didnt know cause to me photogenic meant that u were good looking esp on pictures.

but i take it as a compliment. i dont see why i would be offended.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 08:43 PM
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I say, "well actually, I'm kryogenix, but thanks"

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post Apr 17 2007, 09:13 PM
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i'm modest, but i'd just say thanks
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 11:18 PM
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I usually take it offensively... Because I almost always take bad pictures, so I'd assume that they're being sarcastic or something.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 11:42 PM
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that's odd. this is the second time recently the issue of whether or not photogenic is an insult...

photogenic doesn't mean you're pretty in pictures but ugly IRL. it just means you translate well onto film. the beauty pagnents have the miss photogenic award. it's given to the girl who takes the best pictures. i know some really pretty girls who take...really...bad pictures.

edit: lol. out of curiousity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogenic

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A person described as being photogenic may not necessarily be particularly attractive in real life. Often, a person who appears attractive in real life may look less attractive in photographs.
 
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post Apr 17 2007, 11:49 PM
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I take it as a compliment, smile, and say "aw thank you"

Whether I believe them or not is a different story.
For some reason I always feel more self-conscious
after a comment like that.
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 12:17 AM
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"really? thanks"
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 12:18 AM
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QUOTE(Endless_Symphony @ Apr 17 2007, 9:42 PM) *
edit: lol. out of curiousity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogenic
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A person described as being photogenic may not necessarily be particularly attractive in real life. Often, a person who appears attractive in real life may look less attractive in photographs.

So true! I've known beautiful people who suddenly smile all awkward and make some weird face with a camera in front of them, and the picture turns out horribly.

A very slow, question like "Thanks....?" response usually suffices for me.
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 08:34 AM
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i don't really know i guess it could be taken both ways. I personally would take it as a comliment.
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 06:05 PM
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i take it as a compliment since im not so photogenic most of the time.
but...after reading the wikipedia definition up there...i change my mind. whistling.gif
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 06:16 PM
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QUOTE(My Cinderella. @ Apr 16 2007, 11:37 PM) *
When someone says you're photogenic, how do you take it? Do you get offended and think that they're calling you ugly in person or do you take it as a compliment?

Do you just randomly sit in class and think, " Hm...I wonder what kind of thread I can post on CB.COM today! "

Because they're absolutely pointless, stupid, one word answer threads.
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 07:44 PM
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I normally say that they must be blind.
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 07:48 PM
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How could that not be taken as a compliment? I don't know, I don't handle comments very well. I usually brush them off like, "Wtf are you talking about? Pfff." I feel like if I were to say something like, "Aww, thanks!" I'd seem conceited... but if I were to compliment them back, I'd seem like an ass kisser. I usually do give them a compliment back, though.

Maybe I'm just really wierd like that.
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 09:21 PM
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It just makes me self concious. "Does that mean I'm an ugly turd in real life?" cry.gif
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 10:20 PM
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QUOTE(tic tac. @ Apr 17 2007, 7:33 PM) *
I.. don't really care? I'd just be like "Okay. And you're not. You've got the myspace angles. ohmy.gif"


Hahahahahaha! laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif
 
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post Apr 18 2007, 10:57 PM
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I'd say, "You're kidding me, right?"
 
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post Apr 20 2007, 04:20 AM
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QUOTE(brownsugar @ Apr 17 2007, 11:43 AM) *
Most of the pictures I have are of me doing something track & field related. And track is not the cutest sport. _smile.gif
^HAHA, totally agree with you there. All the pictures I've seen taken of me during track are uggggly... my facial expressions tend to be quite pained in all of them. stubborn.gif

I usually say thanks to whoever complimented me, but I'll be thinking in my mind... "I'm not photogenic at all... what the heck?"
 
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post Apr 20 2007, 05:44 AM
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Yea I'd probably say thanks but I wouldn't believe it. Although, oftentimes I look different in pictures, so I understand why some people might take it to offense.
 
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post Apr 20 2007, 04:54 PM
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Depends on the tone of voice, but generally I take it as a compliment. *shrug* I just smile and say thanks or something like that.
 
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post Apr 20 2007, 07:42 PM
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QUOTE(Endless_Symphony @ Apr 17 2007, 9:42 PM) *

that's odd. this is the second time recently the issue of whether or not photogenic is an insult...

photogenic doesn't mean you're pretty in pictures but ugly IRL. it just means you translate well onto film. the beauty pagnents have the miss photogenic award. it's given to the girl who takes the best pictures. i know some really pretty girls who take...really...bad pictures.

edit: lol. out of curiousity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogenic


haha that quote kind of makes me feel better?
 
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