Why do I look so bizarre?

[hmpf]

(Not ugly, mind you. Just... really, really odd. The proportions of my face are weird, and the face as a whole is just disproportionally huge, as well. And in at least half of all photos of me I look as if I'm *just* this side of manic. How am I supposed to find an appropriate photo for my application papers if I can't look 'normal' in a photo?)

(No, I'm not going to post a picture. But, for the curious, here's some puzzle pieces: *huge*, slightly non-symmetrical eyes; *huge*, oddly shaped nose; rabbit-like front teeth that, obviously, show very much when I smile or laugh; and very thick, dark eyebrows. Which probably makes me sound a bit more bizarre than I do look... The main problem is the eyes, really. I often look as if I'm seeing angels and demons, or something. As I said: just this side of manic. *Not* the first impression you want prospective employers to get...)

Comments

[dunkle-feuer.livejournal.com]

I agree with the other people here. I have seen you in person and if you haven't changed completely since then (meaning: you got an entirely new face, etc.), then you don't look bizarre. You look like yourself, nothing else. But pictures can be horrible. The ones I used for my application were not very flattering either (and I went to a photographer) and my passport currently holds a photo where I look like some kind of terrorist, ready to blow up the next building. In the passport I had before that, I looked absolutely stoned. Wasn't that much better *g*

I wish you good luck in getting a very good photo for your applications!

Yeah, I know I look all right *in person*.

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

I should have added "... in photographs" to the post. That's what I get for posting in the middle of the night... *g*

Yeah... 'terrorist' and 'stoned' are two options you frequently see in professional photos of me, too. And in private ones, as mentioned, "completely and dangerously insane" is the third option. *sigh*