Lighting dark-skinned people (cine or still)

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Interesting article with tips I’ve never seen before … https://mic.com/articles/184244/keeping-insecure-lit-hbo-cinematographer-ava-berkofsky-on-properly-lighting-black-faces#.20n4fXZ0s

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Thanks for this. It’ll be useful.

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I’d love to see an abbronzato portrait model in the PlayRaw section.

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Has always been a challenge as manufacturers calibrate their cameras, etc., and photographers their workflows to favor the fairer complexion, which may or may not be intentional depending on who you ask. The thing is this is so subtle and persistent that people might not be aware of the problem.