A new study may help explain why people choose to include themselves in some photos — and it is not vanity.
Researchers found that first-person photos (capturing the scene as it looks from one’s own eyes) best represent the physical experience of an event for people.
But third-person photos like selfies (documenting a moment with themselves in it) better depict the deeper meaning of the event in their lives.
“We found that people have a natural intuition about which perspective to take to capture what they want out of the photo,” said lead author Zachary Niese, a PhD graduate of The Ohio…
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