âRemember: When we see a photograph we are witnessing a moment in time that may or may not reflect the reality of that momentâ
For all of you who feel like you can analyze the lives of people you donât know based on photographs and gifs:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/spycatcher/201405/what-can-you-learn-about-someone-just-photo
Here are some particularly noteworthy parts:
âWe have to be careful with any analysis of a mere photograph and not go beyond what we can logically say.â
âDonât be surprised when people are caught by the paparazzi and they are upset (showing cues of psychological discomfort)â
âDoes this person like to be photographed, or are they accustomed to being photographed?â
ââSelfiesâ are perhaps the most unreliable photos to analyze because of poor quality, low resolution, fuzzy image, and the necessity to clump together two or more faces to the exclusion of the rest of the bodyâ
âPhotographs are notoriously stingy about revealing what people are thinking, feeling, desiring, or intendingâ
âI am asked far too often by people on social media to analyze a photograph. Usually no context is given even though the request may be quite specific, and demanding: Does she like me?; Do they look like they are breaking up?; Did he do it?; Are they more than friends? and my favorite, Is he lying?
My answer is usually the same: âI donât know, I canât tell.ââ
This is from an expert in the field. So maybe you should be a little more cautious about disrespecting peopleâs lives, relationships, and sexualities based on your own detective skills, while a Ph.D. in the area wouldnât have near the same level of confidence.
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