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*ahem* There is no such thing as a person's skin being "too dark" to photograph properly. This kind of mindset is deeply entrenched in colorism.
Any photographer worth their salt SHOULD have no problem lighting dark skin. Don't blame the model for the photographer's ineptitude. https://twitter.com/hte_jep/status/1281612522538369025
Any photographer worth their salt SHOULD have no problem lighting dark skin. Don't blame the model for the photographer's ineptitude. https://twitter.com/hte_jep/status/1281612522538369025
If a photographer, cinematographer or lighting director can't light Black people of ANY shade, that's on them, not us. They say it's difficult because they don't care to learn & thinks it's a waste of their time. It's the same with non-Black stylists not learning to do our hair.
The job of a photographer, makeup artist and cinematographer is to make their subject look the best they can, and if they're only able do that for anyone lighter than a paper bag, they're not that talented.
Misognoir also plays a part in this b/c 90% it happens to Black women.
Misognoir also plays a part in this b/c 90% it happens to Black women.
Anyone who looks at those photos of Simone - or any Black woman that's been made to look awful in photos & on screen - and blames her skin tone, needs to interrogate why they feel that way.
The editor who thought those images were acceptable to print, should be embarassed.
The editor who thought those images were acceptable to print, should be embarassed.
"too dark"...absolute nonsense.
And while I'm at it, everything I said applies to tatto artists. Black skin is an amazing canvas for lighting, paint and ink. If a tattooist says they can't work with dark skin, it's because THEY DON'T WANT TO.
If they were really interested, they would've learned how to.
If they were really interested, they would've learned how to.
