It's the uncanny bagel hole. I agree. Almost seems lazy to take a photo and call it an emoji. It might not actually be a photo, but the effect is the same. No

It's the uncanny bagel hole. I agree. Almost seems lazy to take a photo and call it an emoji. It might not actually be a photo, but the effect is the same. No style, no interpretation. Imagine if the face emojis were just head shots of various stock photo models.