to think pictures taken of yourself look a bit stupid?

[Rowan49]

I probably am being VU but every time I see a picture of somebody with their arm stretched out obviously holding a camera/phone, or worse, taken in front of a full length mirror holding a camera, I can't help but think they look horribly contrived!

I mean ones specifically put up on places like Facebook to generate comments like "u look stunnin" rather than (for example) pics to record a growing bump in pregnancy ... Though I think I'd still ask someone else to take the pic for me!

agree, though people at major landmarks or in amazing places when travelling are excused... but why not use the self-timer?

For a lot of my friends the only landmarks in question are the bath and toilet!

YANBU.

I love the "wow hun, you look gawjuss" comments, when quite clearly, the person really does NOT look anything close to "gawjuss"

Babe, u look AMAZING!!!

YANBU.

YANBU at all I always enjoy the toilet in the background :)

I've done photos for DH - not just dirty ones, but when trying on clothes...

To post on Facebook though? Why would you? Weird!

YABU I only allow photos I took of myself to be posted I do however use my laptop webcam and no arm stretching or duck lips involved!

Is that not something that only teenagers do? All the teenagers I am FB friends with (not many - a babysitter, a god-daughter and a couple of cousins) do that, but no actual adults.

YANBU.
I really don't get people having 'posed' photos of themselves on their facebook profile either. The only reason can be to 'fish' for compliments, surely? I thought it was just me being grumpy.

gawjuss? GAWJUSS???!!!! Do people really spell it like that?

You mean like <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.failking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/turd-in-toilet-fail.jpg&imgrefurl=www.failking.com/tag/facebook/&h=477&w=384&sz=95&tbnid=pWR0kF64M2-9IM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=104&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dphoto%2Bin%2Btoilet%2Bfail%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=photo+in+toilet+fail&hl=en&usg=__mSo0ec1uwo5K6cnvhh93uiI_UTI=&sa=X&ei=m9GtTaDhDNGJhQeUs5i6DA&ved=0CBwQ9QEwAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this one?

Oh. My. God.

That picture has made my night panzee!

OP, YANBU- looks ridiculous and reminds me of teenagers on sites other than facebook eg bebo

I do it sometimes as I can go months without anyone taking a photo of me.

Haha

but - YUCK!

My friend has one of her, her T-shirt rucked up and tied just under her boobs, sticking out her tongue and holding a camera. To be fair it's not in a bathroom but her full length mirror in her bedroom. Even so ...

Ohh this really annoys me too. My friend (in her 30s) must have about 40 pictures of herself on FB all taken by herself. She has the pose down to a tee - duck lips and squinting eyes, they don't even look like her properly. Loads of men compliment the pics. Cringeworthy

Sorry rant over!!!

I know a couple of grown adults who post these kind of pics on a regular basis, they are very vain though and want the comments off people

Meglet, I do know what you mean, I end up having to ask my dad but he's hopeless with the camera and by the time he's done you have this weird grimace as so fed up! I find photos taken by oneself look a bit odd though!