nightspore

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Australia • Age 55

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being photogenic

shmeedia @shmeedia (1044) • Canada 17 May 07

ever seen someone who is gorgeous but photographs badly? or the reverse, someone who is okay-looking in real life but looks amazing in photos? i'm curious if there is a scientific reason for this. is it a reaction between...

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nightspore I suspect that it's due to the fact that our eyes are stereoscopic and build up a picture from two angles whereas a camera receives light from one angle only: its aperture. Similarly, there are many ways to project the surface of a globe on to a map, but all...

8 Feb 09