Cognitive vs. Machine Image Quality Assessment

The study examined the perception of individuals to their photograph, and whether their highest ranked self selected photograph had the highest image quality as determined by two face image quality algorithms. The research question was to determine if people, when given a choice, will select the best quality photograph to submit to the passport or consular (or other authorities). The study showed that people do not self-select their best quality images. There was no statistically significant relationship between an individual’s perception and a software based perception of image quality.