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Phantom wrote:I mean a camera is supost to add 5+ pound to a picture subject ....

Only if a picture is badly lit. (Usually)
eg: "on-the-scene" TV, and people with no clue and/or a crap camera taking flash photography.


Usually it goes something like this:
Person A takes a photo of a group of friends, but they don't know how to work the camera*.

Persons B-C all get light up like there's a giant spotlight on them (which, effectively there is) - the normal shadowing present (which your brain uses to detect depth) is completely blown away, and suddenly your face looks like you're retaining a whole lot more fluid/fat than you should be.

Persons B-C look at themselves, and their natural self-criticism combined with the poor lighting results in a comment like "OMG, I LOOK FAT"