Last night, while I couldn't sleep.

I was thinking about how I can't control my face in front of cameras.

And how, although I think I look pretty much like this, in my mind's eye at least.

I usually end up looking almost exactly like this whenever a camera is pointed at me.

Gee, I can't wait to see what pictures come out of Blogher.

Comments

[Sheri Bheri]

I think it's just because you have an expressive face and you actually use your whole face to express yourself.

You're probably pretty vivacious in person, it just doesn't translate to stills.

I also think that you're so pretty in your picture at the top right, up there.

[am]

I saw you with Logan and Max downtown one day. I was pushing Jude in the stroller, hurrying home before a meltdown of epic proportions because he wanted to play with the train at the bookstore for 4 more hours. *sigh*

Anyway, I didn't say hi cos I was ascared and didn't want to bother you and be a weirdo. I can very surely say that you most definitely look like the picture dooce took, if not better.

[Ariel]

I'm a blinker...
As it is I only look remotely decent in only 1 out of 20 photos taken of me:(
But I know I look better than that (I hope!)

I think you are beautiful Melissa and I heart your pictures :)

[jmartin]

As you are Exhibit A for "what is porcelain skin," we blotchy hordes would clearly trade a few blinky pics!

[Amy@UWM]

Know what you mean. I ALWAYS look like that in pictures too. Either that or it's one eye halfway closed, the other open while my mouth is wide open. That's a nice look too.

[Susan]

Wait, what exactly is wrong with that photo?

[Amy E.]

I do the same face. Except my mouth is usually open as I, apparently, talk incessantly. It's gorgeous.

[KYouell]

My husband is the one who has photos like that. Except that he ALWAYS looks like he was talking. With a digital camera we KNOW he wasn't because we just snapped it. It's like I'm taking photos of his alternate-timeline self. Very bizarre.

I, on the other hand, take a lovely photo when I'm not looking like a fat cow with 40 chins. Which is to say that I could fix it but choose to buy Joe-Joe's cookies instead.