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The aesthetic, under the lens of modern dynamics… the distortion of the face caused by the digital-camera lens, is not a good look… the ego does not approve of the distortion and so seeks confirmation of the true reflection of self, in the mirror.
It’s long been known that people find themselves uglier in portraits than mirrors.
This is because everyone is asymmetrical and they get used to their mirror image and are much less exposed to how people actually see them in real life.