General Chat / People who take pictures of themselves in mirrors

You know how some people take pictures of themselves in mirrors? Usually while looking away, as if they're not really taking a picture of themselves in a mirror? Yeah. I think it's often referred to as a Myspace picture or an emo picture. Why the fuck do people do that. How fucking full of yourself do you have to be to take a picture of yourself? What good reason does anyone have to take a picture of him/herself? I can't think of any. Need a picture for your Myspace? Then get a picture a friend took. Don't have any pictures that friends took? Well get some friends, because there's no point in having a Myspace if you don't have friends, unless you're a raging narcissist. And you must be a raging narcissist to think it's a good idea to go into your bathroom and take a picture of yourself in your grimy mirror. Because one more thing: those pictures never look anything besides stupid.

i enjoy self portraits. i guess i am a narcissist.

It's one thing to take a self portrait on a real camera, with timers and such. But standing in your mirror and doing this cliched, idiotic look-to-the-side thing...it's not artistic, it's not original, it's not anything positive. It's just fucking stupid, is what it is.

That brings me to another point about how point-and-shoot digital cameras are slowly driving me insane, but that's another topic.

This is a very clever way of making fun of JDP, Jelly. Nice one.


But you know what is even more annoying than "mirror" pictures? I don't know if you've ever been to an Apple store [though I'm sure you have], but to have a large group of 14 and 15 year old girls run over to the computer next to you and immediately open the "Photo Booth" application is bordering dangerously close the aformentioned "mirror" pictures. Maybe that's just me.

JELLYBONES i COULDN'T AGREE MORE

How about people that videotape each other because of how stoned they are?

^there must not be enough of that, because it almost sounds more funny than annoying

Thank you for your opinion on mirror shots Jelly.

This is a very clever way of making fun of JDP, Jelly. Nice one.
But you know what is even more annoying than "mirror" pictures? I don't know if you've ever been to an Apple store [though I'm sure you have], but to have a large group of 14 and 15 year old girls run over to the computer next to you and immediately open the "Photo Booth" application is bordering dangerously close the aformentioned "mirror" pictures. Maybe that's just me.

I've been to this psuedo-Apple store in Burlington, it's independently owned but all it sells is Apple shit and it's an official Apple retailer or something like that. Never been to a true Apple Store though. If I ever did I'd probably drop dead from jealousy. Anyway I have not seen what you mention happen but I can imagine it.

Thanks for the attention JB.
I really am happy that you took the time to get this off of you chest. Well done.
-JDP

That brings me to another point about how point-and-shoot digital cameras are slowly driving me insane, but that's another topic.

I fucking hate high school girls that take 250 rapidfire identical shots of themselves on Photo Booth or on digital cameras. Nothing changes from picture to picture except maybe "ooh, look at how it distorts our faces when you do this" or "ooh, this one of me is so ugly." If you are still so uncertain that you are good-looking or have dimples or whatthefuckever after 15 years of living with yourself that you need to take 250 shots of yourself from different angles to confirm some sort of truth, go live in a house of mirrors or something.

I support this thread.

Considering my undying hatred of myspace in general...

you and me both, minnimee85

Now, now. Myspace is a very useful tool. In your case, Mr. anti-establishment-and-anything-trendy-except-Radiohead, the lack of a MySpace account would be useeful in showing their worth.

Know what's even cooler? Making fun of people taking pictures of themselves in mirrors. I mean, whoever does that is a badass

I support this thread.

I vote we make T-shirts.

well, some people DO have a reason to take a mirror shot...

but that usually involves a mad dash for a camera so someone who wants to see you... can see you =)

people take pictures of themselves in mirrors because they can see themselves, you idiots. they can make themselves as contrived, dramatic, lethargic, indifferent, hip, retarded as they like if they can see themselves for it. or they can hold the camera in front of their faces and take a gamble with 20 shots and perhaps never get what they want. personally, if i didn't want to spend the battery life and time doing that sort of thing, i'd go for it, and hope that nowhere on earth are there people who can't get over it.

and they're more then likely taking pictures alone because perhaps they're alone. who genuinely wants to have a photo-shoot with their friends? actual vanity-rich people, and not those behind your run-of-the-mill Myspace accounts, whose vanity is a facade, and, more importantly, a trend. which is, i hope, for all of your sake, that the self-taken mirror shots are as well. so just close your eyes really, really tight, and wish really, really hard for it to pass. i'll do it with you guys if you'd like, if it means i don't have to lead ya'll around on a reason-leash any sooner than the next bullshit grievance.

edit: 'THANKS TOM AND DIANNE. YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS TODAY?'

Edited by rainbow connection, 30 June 2007 - 06:45 AM.

Now, now. Myspace is a very useful tool. In your case, Mr. anti-establishment-and-anything-trendy-except-Radiohead, the lack of a MySpace account would be useeful in showing their worth.

I hear Myspace has too many sex predators. For now, I will probably never get a myspace.