Science of Emotion and Sensibility (감성과학)

Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility (한국감성과학회)
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Emotional reactions of users for the skin-tone variations of portrait photography

인물 사진의 피부 톤 변화에 대한 감성 반응

  • Kim, Eunyoung (Visual Communication, College of Arts and Design, Dankook University) ;
  • Park, Chongwook (GSCT, College of Liberal Arts and Convergence Science, KAIST) ;
  • Woo, Sungju (GSCT, College of Liberal Arts and Convergence Science, KAIST)
  • 김은영 (단국대학교 공연디자인대학 커뮤니케이션디자인과) ;
  • 박종욱 (카이스트 인문과학융합대학 문화기술대학원) ;
  • 우성주 (카이스트 인문과학융합대학 문화기술대학원)
  • Received : 2014.02.03
  • Accepted : 2014.03.31
  • Published : 2014.03.30
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Abstract

The skin-tone in portrait photography is one of the most sensitive parts that need retouching by a photographer. To investigate the emotional reactions related to users' preferences for the skin-tone variations in portrait photography, two experiments were conducted. The first experiment included JND(Just Noticeable Difference) test to determine the general distribution of preferences with many photographs that varied in phases up to an extreme one, as a result, preferences for the brightest skin-tone and the red or magenta one were found. Based on the first experiment, we reduced the number of samples by adjusting their brightness to the brightest phase constantly. To intensify the second experiment, we reduced the number of the other colored samples to only one and made samples for five phases from green to magenta, namely the most preferred skin-tone in the first experiment. In the second experiment, the common preference for a neutral skin-tone and the partial difference between the two gender groups were found. In conclusion, the users' preference for a particular skin-tone was positively affected by emotions such as 'happiness' or 'comfortable'. With this investigation, we compiled some statistically meaningful facts to confirm that the preferences of the users depend positively on controlling the skin-tone in portrait photography.

인물사진에서 피부 톤은 사진작가가 가장 중요하게 다루는 부분 중 하나이다. 인물사진의 피부 톤 변화에 따른 수용자의 감성과 선호도의 관계를 파악하기 위해 두 가지 실험이 시행됐다. 실험 1은 피부 톤을 어느 정도 변화시켜야 피실험자들이 그 차이를 감지하는지(JND)를 확인하고, 극단적 단계까지 단계별로 변화시킨 많은 수의 사진들로 실험하여 대략적 선호 분포를 파악하기 위한 것으로, 밝기가 가장 밝은 사진과 붉은(Red나 Magenta) 피부 톤 선호를 확인했다. 실험 1의 결과에 따라, 사진의 밝기를 가장 밝은 밝기로 고정하여 실험 사진들의 수를 줄이고, 높은 선호도를 보였던 마젠타는 보색인 그린(Green)과 함께 5단계로 조절하고, 나머지 색채의 샘플은 한 장으로 제한함으로써 실험 2를 심화했다. 그 결과, 중성색 피부 톤의 공통된 선호와 함께 각 성별집단 간 선호도의 상이점이 발견되었고, '행복'하거나 '편안'한 감성이 선호도와 긍정적으로 관련이 크다는 결론을 얻었다. 본 연구를 통해 같은 인물사진의 피부 톤의 조정이 그 사진에 대한 사용자의 선호에 유의미한 결과가 될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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