The "Problem" of Black Skin: The Naturalization of Technological Racial Bias through the Discourse of Adobe Lightroom Presets and Wedding Photography.
This article examines the issue of racial bias in photography, particularly the misrepresentation of dark skin tones. It discusses how photographic technologies have historically been calibrated for white skin, leading to inaccurate representations of people with dark skin. The article also highligh...
| Publicado en: | Velvet Light Trap: A Critical Journal of Film & Television no. 93; pp. 29 - 40 |
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University of Texas Press
Spring2024
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