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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Tom May

BIZARRE: Skin tones could this new technology solve photography s oldest problem - What They Never Told You

Video demonstrating Spectricity's spectral imaging technology, on a smartphone taking a photograph of a young Asian girl in a white room.

It's a problem that's been with us since the dawn of photography, but isn't often talked about. Generations of people with darker or non-white skin tones have faced the frustration of seeing their complexions rendered inaccurately in photographs; a problem rooted in how cameras are made. 

And this isn't just about aesthetics. In a world where digital images play an increasingly crucial role in everything from social media to professional headshots, the inability to accurately capture skin tones can have far-reaching consequences. 

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