International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 132 - Number 12 |
Year of Publication: 2015 |
Authors: Sruthy Suran, Sreekumar K. |
10.5120/ijca2015907614 |
Sruthy Suran, Sreekumar K. . Aesthetic Quality Assessment of Photographic Images: A Literature Survey. International Journal of Computer Applications. 132, 12 ( December 2015), 11-15. DOI=10.5120/ijca2015907614
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy which deals with the study of emotions in relation to the sense of beauty. Nowadays, there is a tremendous increase in the use of digital images as a means for representing and communicating information. With the considerable increase of consumer photos, evaluating the quality of photos has become a difficult task. People are more interested in photos that are visually pleasing. The aesthetic beauty of a picture is determined using aesthetic quality factors like prettiness, cuteness, neatness, cuddliness, loveliness etc. Aesthetic quality assessment is a challenging task that require understanding of subjective notions . Aesthetic quality score of an image can be calculated using low level features such as contrast, sharpness, colorfulness etc. This paper provide a survey of aesthetic quality assessment of photographic images and a brief description of existing approaches.