Photo 365 Andrew Haworth

The photographic industry once overlooked the importance of accurate skin tone reproduction for people of color. Now, new technology touted in Google’s latest smartphones promises to render darker skin tones in a more accurate way. 

In this episode, we'll take a look back at some of the industry's problems with skin tone through the years, and discuss strategies for ensuring better color accuracy and exposure.

Topics discussed:


Google's Real Tone ad
Google's official Real Tone page
Google rolls out Real Tone filters for Google Photos users
An article on "Shirley Cards" from NPR
The Wall Street Journal tests Real Tone on the Pixel 6
The X-Rite ColorChecker Passport (the color reference discussed on this show)
How to use a vectorscope
Using incident light meters

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It’s easy to get jaded after doing something for decades, months or even days. Then something unexpected happens. Sometimes a routine photo assignment turns out to be much more memorable – and maybe a little painful!

Collectively, humans are taking an estimated 1.4 trillion photos a year. In a single day, we shoot more photos than were taken during the first 100 years of photography. What are we losing when we’re constantly shooting, and where do the images eventually end up?

Topics discussed:


Astroworld 2021: Photographer Daniel Cavazos reports on the fatal events of that day
How Many Photos Will be Taken in 2020?
Video Breaks Down the Sheer Number of Photos Uploaded Every Minute (This is an older article, but still very interesting.)

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If you don’t feel inspired by your subject matter, maybe you’ve outgrown it. Perhaps you need to move the goalposts farther out to challenge yourself. Or maybe, it’s time to pass the torch.

I recently returned from DragonCon in Atlanta, where I questioned my own motivations for taking photos. Although I was carrying a lot of camera gear, I discovered I wasn't inspired to use it.

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Renting time on telescopes, managing your color, and bringing an old laptop back to life with free software. In this episode, I take off on some photographic tangents as I fall down three technological rabbit holes.

Topics discussed:


Astronomy with remote telescopes
Insight Observatory (Login at their ATEO Portal for remote telescope service) 
Is Sony's Color Science Really That Bad? (PetaPixel)
X-Rite monitor calibration
X-Rite Passport color checker
Pop!_OS by System76
XnView image viewer
Shotwell photo manager software
GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) 
darktable RAW developer

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If you’re just starting out as a photographer, undoubtedly there is pressure to “git gud” and start making money. Don’t fall into that trap. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being an amateur photographer. Think about the freedom you have. Freedom to shoot when, where, how and what you want. Freedom to constantly experiment. Freedom to create your art. 

Articles mentioned:

The Overjustification Effect: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/overjustification-effect/

Why I Never Charge for Photography (Medium): https://medium.com/@robert.rittmuller/why-i-never-charge-for-photography-4ae992c61ea1

Being a Pro to be an Amateur: https://blog.mingthein.com/2014/09/13/being-a-pro-to-be-an-amateur/

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