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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: 2) by fyngyrz on Friday March 02 2018, @11:33PM (1 child)
Seems perfectly contemporary to me, but then, I am old. :)
Also, it's a vey low quality sensor compared to a good DSLR. No matter what, it simply doesn't have the area to seriously compete with a RAW file out of the 7D or my 6D. When quality matters, it's not the phone I turn to. Detail can be an issue as well. So far, phones are behind in sensor site density.
Agreed. I routinely take my cell phone pics into my photo app [ourtimelines.com] and un-distort / un-rotate them, adjust levels, crop, etc. Then there's Lightroom, Aperture, Photoshop, Gimp, etc.
Going to pull the trigger on a Galaxy S9 shortly; that's because of the new camera capabilities. Looks like a bunch of fun. I have all manner of DSLR glass, a Canon 6D, tripods, etc., etc., etc. But many times, phone is handy, bang, done. Plus some images... the fine quality issues just don't matter. Turns out a jar of pickles is unexpectedly awesome? Snap a shot of the brand / style and stuff it in the gallery for recall later. Saves on spare neurons.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by VLM on Sunday March 04 2018, @04:31PM
Never take mechanical things apart without taking a zillion pictures of the process. This turns jobs that used to be a real bear, into life on easy mode.