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Originally Posted by mineistaken
I am not 100% sure if you are for real or trolling. Sounds like it has some merit, but I have no expertise on the subject, lol.
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No, not trolling - Actually breaking character to make a serious post. Say you part your hair on the left and sweep it over to the right. Whenever you look in the mirror, you see yourself, with your hair parted to the left, BUT in your reflection its actually parted the other way.
Your brain avoids confusion by telling you - Yes, This is 'normal' - although my hair is parted on the left, this is what it 'should' look like.
Then when you see a photo, its NOT reflected and it looks like your hair isn't 'correct' - Yes, its a parting on the left etc... But it doesnt look 'quite right'...
OK the hair parting is an extreme example for examples sake, but it also applies to the extremely subtle differences between the left and right side of your face, which while extremely similar, are not 100% identical.
My expertise on the subject comes from my early years in portrait photography, where the first thing I did, was to discover which side of my subjects face was their 'best side'.