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Subject: Re: [OM] How to make your portrait sitter look more attractive
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:14:02 +0100
It's a bit shallow for a dissertation ...

For example, the author makes the point that  the best pictures have a very 
shallow depth of field with the explanation "meaning that the subject is in 
crisp focus while the rest of the picture is blurry".  They go on then to 
explain what large aperture means with ƒ numbers like 1.8 or 2.2.  Surely 
someone with a camera that could set such wide apertures would be fully aware 
of the term and of the effect.

It makes some good points in the conclusion, but only having dumbed down the 
explanations for the masses.  This is so typical of Internet articles that I 
now start reading with a high degree of scepticism.

Chris
On 11 Aug 2010, at 21:34, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> Not exactly a dissertation but I did consider it highly unusual that 
> Panasonic micro 4/3 and Leica P&S cameras made the top of the list for 
> the photo attractiveness score... blowing away all the DSLRs.  These 
> cameras can't be very numerous yet.  Also peculiar is that cameras with 
> greater depth of field and non-P&S cameras fare generally worse than 
> other camera types.  That would imply that micro 4/3 and the Leica P&S 
> should be at a disadvantage to the DSLRs... but they weren't.
> 
> Does this somehow reflect the demographic of those who took the photos?

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