Shades of Gray Photo 365

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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