Wide-angle selfie changes perspective even before processing
When the camera is too close, the nose and center of the face are noticeably closer to the lens than the ears and jawline. It's not a wrong face or skin defect -- it'll be geometry.
Distance influences more than focal number in characteristics
A wide lens makes you bring the phone closer to your face, and the near points increase relatively far: the nose, lips and forehead gain more space, while the ears and contour of the head go back, so if you step away and then crop the frame, the proportions become calmer even on the same phone.
Five Signs of a Camera Too Close
The nose and area around the mouth look larger than usual.
The ears, cheekbones and sides of the head are visually narrowed.
With the camera on top, the upper part of the face grows and the chin decreases.
The face at the edge of the frame stretches more than in the center.
The upper arm or shoulder becomes disproportionately large.
Moderate perspective can be softened, strong is better to reshoot
Strong facial alignment causes the model to reconfigure its volume and increases the risk of loss of similarity. The more recognizable it is, the more profitable a new frame from a greater distance.
Step back, keep your face in the center and leave room for a crop.
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Place your phone at arm's length or further away.
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Do not place your face at the very edge of a wide frame.
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Keep the camera at about eye level for neutral proportions.
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Remove a little wider and trim after, without bringing the lens closer.
For editing.Soften the moderate wide-angle distortion of the portrait: preserve your personality, facial expressions, eyes and hairline, slightly align the proportions of your nose and face contour. Don't make your face symmetrical or change your age.
Not by perfect symmetry, but by familiar proportions.
Facial asymmetry and perspective distortion are different things
The usual natural asymmetry remains in a long-distance portrait, and perspective changes with the position of the camera: repeat the frame further and compare the relative size of both the central and lateral parts of your face.
Don't ask to make your face "perfectly smooth," a goal that removes recognizable differences and turns technical correction into a new look.
The best way to correct perspective is to give the camera more distance.
AI is useful for moderate correction, but does not have to guess the exact three-dimensional shape of a face from an extremely close selfie.