Journal

In her article on the role of photographic technologies and chemicals in the representation of various racial tones, Lorna Roth shows clearly how the perception of various races is shaped by unconscious and conscious choices. On the one hand, technologies–like chemicals and color pigments for photography have their limits, and thankfully they can change over time. But on the other hand, someone has to make the choice to push the technology forward. And so, we can see that better representations of people of color in film have been a combination of both technology and choices. In a recent video, (see below)Will Nicols explains what is at stake in these representations. Let’s talk more about this in class. But for now, I want you to write about your own personal experience with this issue. Wherever you are coming from, whatever race, doesn’t matter. Can you relate to this?

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Journal on Representation of Various Racial Tones

            The light-skin bias that had been embedded in the digital camera designs and the emulsions of color film stock made it difficult for the non-Caucasian skin tones to be reflected in photographs and films. As a result, film producers have been forced to redesign their shootings to improve the videos and images that have people with dark skin tones. In some instances, film producers are forced to bring black people closer to the cameras to make them more visible.

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