Another useless study

[Warren Toda]

Another waste of time university study.

"Researchers" have found that when people took general snaps of things around them (during an art museum tour), they later had difficulty recalling what they had seen (without looking at their pictures).

But for people who took the time to zoom in and photograph specific items and generally pay attention to what they were photographing, they ....... (wait for it) .......... (you're not going to believe this) ......  had a good memory of what they had seen.

Apparently, this incredible new phenomenon has been termed the "photo-taking impairment effect" (or as Toronto Mayor Rob Ford calls it, the "drunken stupor" effect).


Altogether now:  D'uh!

Photographers have known this for 60 years? 70 years? 90 years? 100 years? And this "impairment" has nothing to do with photo-taking. Geez.

The study concludes that maybe, just maybe, concentrating on what you're photographing might be important. But I bet more studies may be necessary.

Here's a news report about this very study. Photographers take note of the headlines - you may need to see a brain doctor right away! (Oh, and the Internet is also damaging your brain).