Genre settings data
Observed exposure and focal-length patterns from public albums of professional photographers, classified by explicit title keywords.
Current dataset
The largest contributor accounts for 21.1% of this sample. Status: strong. These are observations, not recommendations or universal usage estimates. Observed dates span 2007-06-17 to 2025-09-05.
Data summary
Observed settings
Bars show photo-weighted frequency. The table separates photo counts from photographer-balanced share.
Photographer-balanced share gives every professional photographer equal total influence across a distribution, then reports the percentage assigned to each bucket. This reduces the effect of unusually large portfolios.
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| Bucket | Photos | Professional photographers | Photographer-balanced share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 50 or lower | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
| ISO 51–100 | 51 | 12 | 9.0% |
| ISO 101–200 | 226 | 21 | 18.5% |
| ISO 201–400 | 242 | 24 | 30.1% |
| ISO 401–800 | 289 | 23 | 18.3% |
| ISO 801–1,600 | 125 | 19 | 15.5% |
| ISO 1,601–3,200 | 108 | 12 | 5.8% |
| ISO 3,201–6,400 | 77 | 6 | 2.1% |
| ISO 6,401–12,800 | 4 | 3 | 0.6% |
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| Bucket | Photos | Professional photographers | Photographer-balanced share |
|---|---|---|---|
| f/1.2 | 18 | 3 | 0.6% |
| f/1.4 | 12 | 2 | 0.4% |
| f/2.8 | 125 | 13 | 9.5% |
| f/3.2 | 40 | 8 | 6.3% |
| f/3.5 | 44 | 8 | 3.6% |
| f/4 | 62 | 13 | 7.1% |
| f/4.5 | 33 | 8 | 3.2% |
| f/5 | 36 | 13 | 4.6% |
| f/5.6 | 191 | 21 | 21.5% |
| f/6.3 | 335 | 12 | 13.6% |
| f/7.1 | 47 | 14 | 6.4% |
| f/8 | 57 | 15 | 6.4% |
| f/9 | 28 | 10 | 2.7% |
| f/10 | 19 | 9 | 2.3% |
| f/11 | 18 | 6 | 2.2% |
| f/16 | 8 | 5 | 0.9% |
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| Bucket | Photos | Professional photographers | Photographer-balanced share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3251 s | 34 | 10 | 1.6% |
| 1/2580 s | 36 | 9 | 1.5% |
| 1/2048 s | 55 | 13 | 5.8% |
| 1/1625 s | 54 | 10 | 2.5% |
| 1/1290 s | 47 | 13 | 3.4% |
| 1/1024 s | 70 | 16 | 8.0% |
| 1/813 s | 136 | 14 | 5.6% |
| 1/645 s | 62 | 16 | 7.3% |
| 1/512 s | 60 | 15 | 6.9% |
| 1/406 s | 79 | 15 | 5.3% |
| 1/323 s | 58 | 14 | 5.2% |
| 1/256 s | 92 | 19 | 12.3% |
| 1/203 s | 51 | 10 | 2.7% |
| 1/161 s | 47 | 13 | 4.9% |
| 1/128 s | 39 | 14 | 2.9% |
| 1/64 s | 44 | 15 | 9.0% |
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| Bucket | Photos | Professional photographers | Photographer-balanced share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 mm | 20 | 2 | 1.1% |
| 24 mm | 15 | 5 | 3.2% |
| 28 mm | 21 | 7 | 4.5% |
| 35 mm | 18 | 7 | 3.3% |
| 40 mm | 20 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 50 mm | 50 | 7 | 6.5% |
| 56 mm | 22 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 100 mm | 31 | 9 | 3.5% |
| 135 mm | 15 | 7 | 1.9% |
| 150 mm | 20 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 180 mm | 26 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 200 mm | 49 | 13 | 6.1% |
| 300 mm | 80 | 5 | 6.1% |
| 400 mm | 142 | 10 | 14.6% |
| 500 mm | 293 | 5 | 10.4% |
| 600 mm | 27 | 3 | 1.6% |
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| Bucket | Photos | Professional photographers | Photographer-balanced share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 mm | 20 | 1 | 1.6% |
| 28 mm | 5 | 2 | 1.2% |
| 50 mm | 26 | 3 | 2.9% |
| 53 mm | 12 | 4 | 5.6% |
| 80 mm | 19 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 84 mm | 22 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 90 mm | 8 | 2 | 4.6% |
| 105 mm | 5 | 2 | 2.2% |
| 120 mm | 5 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 127 mm | 5 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 150 mm | 11 | 3 | 2.9% |
| 260 mm | 6 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 300 mm | 30 | 4 | 4.0% |
| 345 mm | 8 | 4 | 5.6% |
| 450 mm | 17 | 3 | 4.3% |
| 750 mm | 285 | 2 | 10.4% |
