so, people that look good in moving pictures are called clipgenic, i guess.

one does not always complement the others. they can look good in one medium, but not on the other medium.

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Cinematogenic

the video equivalent of photography is cinematography.

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Or in modern times videogenic maybe.

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VHSgenic is the proper term

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And then there are people with a radio face

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sound good, visually (not quite) pleasant

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I’m in this picture and I don’t like it

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Well of course you don’t like being in pictures

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Telegenic.

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I think telegenic would be that they look good at a distance.

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That’s weird in my humble opinion but okay then.

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An ex told me i look better in the dark.

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This is a showerthought?

Do you take your dictionary with you to the shower?

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Plot twist this person is a LLM

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Plot double-twist: this LLM is a person

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You just created an ethical dilemma

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Are there actually photogenic people who look worse on video or irl?

If they’re photogenic surely they just look good all the time, I can’t think of any examples of photogenic looking worse on video.

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Photos are generally composed, so someone can easily be photogenic from conventional photography angles and always look good.

Video is often never composed frame-by-frame to the level of a photo, so it’s a lot more likely to get less than flattering angles, which would lead to this.

I think someone being video-genic would probably be less common than photogenic because it implies you effortlessly look great from any angle

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I’ve never seen someone who looks good in photos but not videos, but I suppose it could happen if they only have one or two really good angles. Most people look different through a camera lens or in real life, though, some better in one or the other, some good in both, but still different.

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