8. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the determining of the image quality score based on the analysis of the image includes determining a regional feature selected from a group consisting of: a background lightness of the image that depicts the item, a background uniformity of the image, a foreground colorfulness of the image, a ratio of background area to foreground area in the image, and a difference between a background contrast and a foreground contrast of the image.
1. A method comprising: accessing an image that corresponds to a description of an item depicted in the image; determining an image quality score of the image that depicts the item and corresponds to the description of the item, the determining of the image quality score of the image including segmenting the image to identify a foreground of the image and a background of the image and determining a brightness difference between the segmented background of the image and the segmented foreground of the image, the determined image quality score representing a degree of clarity with which the image shows the item in the segmented foreground of the image, the determining of the image quality score being performed by a processor of a machine based on an analysis of the image that depicts the item; receiving a request for search results of which at least some pertain to the description of the item depicted in the image; and presenting a search result that is referential of the image of the item based on the image quality score of the image and in response to the request for the search results of which at least some pertain to the description of the item depicted in the image, the presenting of the search result being performed by a processor of a machine.