Re: What Average People Really Want From Pictures

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Eric doesn't say much on this list but when he
>does it's well worth reading and usually right on the mark.

Absolutely!

>  Like Eric said. The emotional content of the photo
>(blurry baby or vacation photo) is more important than
>the technical quality of the photo. 

True!  Reminds me of a picture that my mom sent from our vacation.
It is a picture of my father and myself next to each other.  We are
totally out of focus, while the wall far behind us is sharp.
It's an awful picture and I would not have kept it.  She called
to ask if I had received this "wonderful" picture. When I mentioned
the out-of-focus problem, she got upset saying that this is not important,
it is the content that counts!

>  So as much as I (we) love our 35mm and MF slides that
>immerse us in the scene, a viewer based system will never
>(again) be mass market.

I am not so sure... It might rise and fall as a novelty, provided that
the technical details are solved and the system is convenient to use
and marketed properly.

George Themelis


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