The aesthetic appeal of depth of field in photographs

T. Zhang; H.T. Nefs; J. Redi; I.E.J. Heynderickx

doi:10.1109/QoMEX.2014.6982300

The aesthetic appeal of depth of field in photographs

T. Zhang, H.T. Nefs, J. Redi, I.E.J. Heynderickx

Human Technology Interaction

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

We report here how depth of field (DOF) affects the aesthetic appeal of photographs for different content categories. 339 photographs spanning eight categories were selected from Flickr, Google+, and personal collections. First, we classified the 339 photographs into three levels of depth of field: small, medium, and large. Then, we asked participants to rate the aesthetic appeal of these photographs in random order. We found that aesthetic appeal is only influenced significantly by the content category and by depth of field for animal and sport related photographs. Therefore, we conclude that depth of field should not be regarded as a common criterion for judging aesthetic appeal in different semantic content categories.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience, QoMEX 2014, 18-20 September 2014, Singapore, Singapore
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	81-86
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4799-6536-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-6537-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/QoMEX.2014.6982300
Publication status	Published - 11 Dec 2014
Event	2014 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience, QoMEX 2014 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 18 Sept 2014 → 20 Sept 2014

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Conference	2014 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience, QoMEX 2014
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	18/09/14 → 20/09/14

Keywords

aesthetic appeal
blur
Depth of field

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Zhang, T, Nefs, HT, Redi, J & Heynderickx, IEJ 2014, The aesthetic appeal of depth of field in photographs. in 2014 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience, QoMEX 2014, 18-20 September 2014, Singapore, Singapore., 6982300, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 81-86, 2014 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience, QoMEX 2014, Singapore, Singapore, 18/09/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/QoMEX.2014.6982300

The aesthetic appeal of depth of field in photographs. / Zhang, T.; Nefs, H.T.; Redi, J. et al.

2014 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience, QoMEX 2014, 18-20 September 2014, Singapore, Singapore. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014. p. 81-86 6982300.

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