I don't know if this belongs in this thread, but I can't think of any other thread.


When I'm bored, I take pictures of myself shirtless. I take them with everything flexed. I noticed that pictures look "very", and I mean very different under different light settings. When flash is on, I don't look too lean. But when flash is off, I can see the top 4 of my abs... What does this mean? I approximate, I'm around 18-20%body fat, but does this mean I could be lower than this??? I'm so confused. Right now, I don't feel lean at all.

I don't know if this belongs in this thread, but I can't think of any other thread.


When I'm bored, I take pictures of myself shirtless. I take them with everything flexed. I noticed that pictures look "very", and I mean very different under different light settings. When flash is on, I don't look too lean. But when flash is off, I can see the top 4 of my abs... What does this mean? I approximate, I'm around 18-20%body fat, but does this mean I could be lower than this??? I'm so confused. Right now, I don't feel lean at all.


Post some comparison pictures. :tucool:

I shall once I get back to Seoul.

When I'm bored, I take pictures of myself shirtless.

The camera's built in flash will provide a single source of light, which will flatten the image. If you take advantage of room lighting without flash, you'll have light coming from all directions, which mimics the way your eye would see the shadows.

Here's an interesting link:
http://multipart-mixed.com/photo/external_flash.html

Photographers usually like to shoot in the morning before the harsh sun is full in the sky, or the evening, or on a cloudy day when the light is diffused. Too much brightness takes away detail from the image.

I would always trust what you see in the mirror instead of what you see in your images.