The author, not pictured, regrets not documenting important moments in her life because she felt she didn't look good.Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61Back in the 80s, my dad gifted me a camera because they were big on documenting our lives. I was uncomfortable being in front of the camera, and I didn't have many photos of my teen years.I learned that documenting life is not about how good you look in the photos.