Before you've registered anyone else in the frame, you've already found yourself, and you've already found something wrong. The Lens You Bring to the PictureWhen you look at a photograph of yourself, you're not simply looking at the image. The picture that makes a friend think, "Look how happy you were," makes us think, "My arms look terrible." Looking at Pictures DifferentlyThe next time a photo makes you flinch, try resisting the urge to treat your first reaction as the final word. Years from now, you're unlikely to remember the thing you're criticizing today.