You may have heard of computer vision, a machine's ability to analyze, understand and recognize objects in an image, but did you know that machines can also detect aesthetic qualities in a photograph?
Though beauty can be very subjective, there are compositional rules that determine aesthetic merit in a photograph: depth of field, the rule of thirds, contrast, geometry, and elements that stand out to name a few.
EyeEm, a startup based out of Berlin, has developed algorithms that are able to spot these qualities and determine whether a photograph is aesthetically pleasing or not.
Below is a list of photos curated by the system. You be the judge.
Last minute goldfish shopping for “Haft Seen”, only a couple days before Nowrouz, in Tehran, Iran
Photo captured by Sam Salek
Curious to know more? Ramzi Rizk, EyeEm's Cofounder and CTO, will be speaking at STEP Conference 2017 this April in Dubai. You can buy your ticket here.