Photographer captures people's reactions when told they are beautiful

The difference in the pictures taken before and after the compliment shows genuine reactions of people

A photographer conducted a social experiment to see what happens when you tell someone they are beautiful.

The 18-year-old student from Chicago, Shea Glover, asked random people to pose for her and said to them, "I'm taking pictures of things I find beautiful."

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She made a video of their genuine reactions to the compliment and it is absolutely adorable.

"I conducted an independent project which evidently turned into a social experiment regarding beauty. I want to clarify that my intentions were not to get a reaction out of people. I was simply filming beauty and this is the result,” she clarified.

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Check out the stunning pictures and video below:



















How would you react if a stranger told you you're beautiful?

This article originally appeared on Bored Panda.