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Does this selfie make my nose look big? Yes:
Taking selfies at a distance of about 12 inches from the face increases perceived nose size by nearly 30%, according to a report published Thursday in the journal JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery [DOI: 10.1001/jamafacial.2018.0009] [DX].
Researchers now are cautioning that patients interested in cosmetic procedures should not turn to self-photographs as guidance when considering making changes to their faces. "Patients, people, even my family have to be aware that if you're taking a selfie, it's not really how you look," said Dr. Boris Paskhover, a facial plastics and reconstructive surgeon at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and a leading author on the study. "Selfies make your nose look wider and thicker when it really isn't, and people like a smaller nose," Paskhover added. "My fear is that the generation out there now doesn't know. All they know is the selfie."
Also at EurekAlert and The Verge.
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Friday March 02 2018, @05:20PM (1 child)
Here is why this happens, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fzh9eQDhL4 [youtube.com]
Cell phone cameras suck, and not for technical reasons, its just pure physics.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @07:15PM
The effect in question is due to "perspective distortion" and has nothing to do with the camera or lens. You get the same effect with any camera/lens when you shoot a portrait at arms distance.