farasharaks
New member
Having some body image issues.....I recently performed at a big show, I was nervous and excited that I was given the opportunity. I really loved my costume and felt confident that I looked pretty good in it. I also received a lot of compliments that night. The photographer who took the photos is one of my favorites, I have worked with her in the past; The problem is when I went to view my photos from the show to see which one I wanted to purchase, I couldn't believe how large I looked! I was very disappointed in the way I looked in the photos. It made me very sad. I know that I'm not as skinny as I used to be, in fact I'm quite curvy, but I don't think I'm really that large in real life; I guess what they say about the camera adding 10 pounds is true! I'm so sad about that, and realized that I had spoken with that same photographer for a photo shoot that we will do in 2 weeks! I don't think I'm going to dramatically lose a lot of weight before the shoot. I honestly don't know what to do, I feel sad that I seem bigger in the photos than I normally look. The next night I took some photos with friends and for whatever reason I look more like myself, a lot slimmer also. Is it possible that the lense the photographer is using could make a person look bigger than normal? I feel pretty badly about it, and she's expecting me to give her a deposit for the photo shoot in 2 weeks, but based on how I feel I don't know if I should go through with it. What do you do when you hate your dance photos?