Why do I look so ugly in photos?

Not that i'm any beauty but when i look in a mirror i think i look just fine, when i take a picture with my iphone in the exact same place the photo of me is so ugly! I delete them right after. The photo seems to make me look extremely white and shows every bad detail on my skin. If i hold a mirror and my ihpone and compare the two i look way better in the mirror. Why is this?! I hate being ugly

Added (1). niki- i think those people were just lying to themselves because i could easily pick out the unaltered one. It's not just little imperfections i see, it's a big difference to compare what i look like in the mirror to how i look on my iphone, i compare them side by side! If this is how i really look thats depressing and i do not see me getting over it no matter how old i get

Don't worry! You'll get over it. Over-vanity is just a natural stage of being a teenager. You must be a teenager. Your image of yourself will improve with time. Just be happy!

I'm not trying to be mean with this information:

Scientist took random people's photography for a study. In this study they they altered the photograph 11 times and had 11 different images of the person, some were better looking, some worse looking and some barely altered and one unaltered. Every single time, when asked to pick out the unaltered photograph people always chose the one that were altered to make the person appear more attractive. And these are their own faces! The face they see everyday of their lives! So what you actually see in the mirror everyday of your life, is actually a warped view of yourself, where your brain is telling you that you are more attractive than you actually are. It is not the photograph, that is literally how you look.

On the other hand, you are more likely to notice imperfections about yourself than anyone else. Things you can see in photographs, other people can't see as easily. This is because we have a tendency to focus on the negative about ourselves, forget the positive and obsess.

So, in conclusion, you will never know how attractive you actually are.

Also, don't worry so much. You seem young, and people all have awkward phases in childhood. You will grow.

I'm totally in the same boat with you girl! Whenever I take a photo of myself, I feel like its impossible for me to have a good picture! I think it happens to the best of us, so if you are set on taking a good picture, do everything you can to boost your confidence. Do your hair up nice, get in a pretty setting at sunset when its warm, maybe even wear a little makeup if you are interested. Smile your prettiest, most genuine smile and take a photo shoot of yourself until you find one you like. If it helps, try to notice the things you like most about yourself in the picture, not just the things that upset you.

It must be the lighting

Some people aren't photogenic even if they aren't ugly