Camera shy for a reason

Like everyone else, I look in the mirror and figure that I'm doing okay looks-wise. Losing my hair, maybe could be in better shape, but doing okay otherwise. Then I see a photo of myself and it's like some kind of a freak show going on with my head. Bizarre skull, offensive smile, wrinkles like the grand canyon. My main emotion right now after seeing a couple of pictures of me from a party yesterday is that I'm really appreciating my friends for being able to be around me for extended periods of time without audibly gagging.

I'll bet that people living in times before cameras were everywhere were a lot more confident.