I look really ugly in photos and videos but attractive in the mirror?

I look really ugly, in photos. Like super. One eye is bigger, one side of my face is significantly bigger and my nose looks wide and disgusting. In videos, the same.So, I have a macbook and an iPhone both with the ability of taking photos. A few days ago, I decided to use the mirror effect on Photo Booth and I almost cried at how I looked on the right side. My cheeks looked huge and my skin looked discolored and hideous. When I take photos (selfie type) with my iPhone, on the phones original built in camera, my face looks lopsided and I instantly delete it.

But in the mirror, I look completely different. My face is even, my nose is nice and slim and all of that good stuff.

Does the mirror or the camera lie? I hear from people that the camera is the most accurate while many people oppose and say that the mirror is the most accurate representation of you because, it is in real time.

There's nothing anyone can do. This is way it is for everyone because we're used to reflection, not photo image, which is real image of our face. My advice: stop staring at yourself.

You are used to seeing yourself in the mirror, however what you are seeing is a mirrored version of yourself, which you are used to. So when you see yourself in a photo or video, you are uncomfortable and not used to how you look because you are not being mirrored, if you get the gist.
Photo Booth is a complete lie, not the best thing to use.

Neither lie. The problem is that you are completely clueless when it comes to photography. Both your computer and phone have wide angle lenses. When you use a wide angle lens close up, it will cause serious distortion. This is why real photographers use cameras.

Besides the fact that We see ourselves differently in a mirror than that picture. It also depends on your photography skills. You need to know how to have correct lighting and angles to make yourself look nice. Just learn from practice taking pictures of yourself at different angles and you might get it.

Here we go again. This question must have been asked at least a bi-zillion times in this forum.

You look bad in photos because you are not using the camera correctly. If you hold the camera out at arm's length and take a photo, the lens will have to be at a wide angle view. This distorts your face. Also, any time you have tha flash blasting off in your face, it is going to make you look awful.

To get a decent photo of yourself, the camera needs to be mounted on a tripod, you need to be in good, natural light, (NOT directly under sunlight), the camera lens needs to be at a medium telephoto length, and the self timer used to activate the shutter, … And yes, all that can be done with a basic point and shoot camera if you will learn how to use it properly.

… And when I say camera, I mean a real camera, not a telephone…

FFS - you are beautiful! Ask your mum! Stop beating yourself up.