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September 27, 2012 02:18 am GMT

Headshot Science: Faces Too Close Perceived As Less Attractive, Trustworthy, And Competent

1524035Your makeup, hair, and clothing look fabulous, and the lighting is just right. But that neatly planned headshot or cute self-pic may ignore an important factor in how people judge trustworthiness, attractiveness, and competence: distance from the camera. "It turns out that faces photographed quite close-up are geometrically warped, compared to photos taken at a larger distance," says graduate student, Roonie Bryan, who published the findings soon to be quoted in every campaign and cosmetic shop in the country in this week's issue of open-access journal, PLoS ONE.

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