Do Cameras Give You Different Skin Tones In Pictures?

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Halloo,

I just want to throw a quick word out there for those who still look at others on social media and envy the way they look or the life they live.

I cannot stop you from longing after illusions, that can only be done by your good self. But I can show you a few things to help snap you back to reality and see things rightly.

One of my social media acquaintances said to me recently that she loves my skin colour and wished that hers was like mine. Naturally, I am delighted, won’t you be, especially if your business is selling skincare products?

So, I do what I normally do in such situations, I went to check the person’s profile and pictures. To my amazement, the pictures of this person on her page showed she and I have the same skin tone and similar colouring. I replied by thanking her and pointing out to her our similarity in skin colour. She said but mine looks lighter than hers. I told her it’s the camera.

I really mean it. Cameras and filters these days can make you appear with different skin tones. At a recent function, my pictures were taken with my phone, other people’s phones, my Nikon camera, and by a professional cameraman. I have different skin tones in all these pictures. And that is without filters.

I can understand if you are in different places, different lighting, and so many other factors. But at the same function, same lighting, just different cameras and my skin tone in these pictures are completely different. As exciting as it can be, sometimes I worry that some people might find this confusing, especially if they only see me online.

I am very dark-skinned and proudly so. I have no wish to be confused as a light-skinned person but sometimes some cameras make me appear so. And I think this applies to most people. The cameras on mobile phones these days are made to cover facial flaws and make people appear in a different colour than their normal one. They all have these inbuilt filters, I think.

Cameras also cover minor facial flaws or skin problems in some people. I have occasional breakouts, especially near my period, but due to no manipulation on my part, they hardly show up in my pictures.

When I tell some people that I have hyper-pigmentations too on my face, they find it hard to believe. Mine are not so conspicuous because of the preventive measures I take daily to keep them at bay.

There are no miracles or magic in healthy skincare it is about commitment and consistency. If you don’t want to use any aggressive measure to erase signs of ageing later in life start today with nourishing your skin with simple healthy ingredients.

Many people see me online and contact me saying they want my skin tone. When I tell them, I am very dark-skinned they become unimpressed or find it hard to believe. I am a bit worried about this. I have no wish to deceive anybody.

Make-up, especially the extreme cover-up ones that seem to be the rave these days, is getting a bad rep from many people as being used to deceive others about how a person really looks like. I am on the fence here: I feel everybody should do whatever they have to do to feel confident. I also feel that some of these makeups can be a bit over the top and off-putting. But my point is- Cameras and filters are quite deceiving too.

Those who know about photography may have some very reasonable explanations to why this is so, but the fact is pictures are becoming deceitful.

Look at the different skin tones in these pictures:

If you are in the habit of making judgements and decisions based on images of people online, look more closely. Use some filters yourselves and see the results. There are lots of Apps now making people look flawless in their pictures.

I can understand why this is a fun thing to do, especially for teenagers. But Models being airbrushed are frowned at for selling wrong body images. Can I say the same for myself even though it is unintentional?

What is your opinion on this? Let me hear you in the comment section below. Please help share with your friends too. Thanks a lot.

Stay with me,

Ruka

About Post Author

Ruka

My name is Ruka. Born and bred in Nigeria. Now living in Ireland. I am a Woman, Feminist, Wife, Mother, Muslim, Black, and African. I am an Entrepreneur who also works in Finance Administration. I am a Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Warrior. I love writing and hope to make a name for myself doing it.

rukaganiyu5@gmail.com

https://www.rukasplace.com

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