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Annie Leibovitz accused of racism after legendary photographer is accused of repeatedly failing to light black female subjects 'properly' after dim Vogue portrait of SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
UK Daily Mail ^ | August 19, 2022 | Jennifer Smith

Posted on 08/19/2022 4:33:55 PM PDT by C19fan

Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has found herself in a racism row with critics of her dimly lit Vogue portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson claiming it demonstrates her repeated failure to light black stars 'properly'. Leibovitz proudly shared her two photos of the Supreme Court justice on Twitter this week after they were published on Vogue's website.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Society
KEYWORDS: annieleibovitz; blacksupremacy; fakeracism; jennifersmith; kbj; leibovitz; race; shesracistjim; woke
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To: Tymesup

“The one reference to Black Lab doesn’t count.”

Black Labs Matter.

[Big time, Yugely]


121 posted on 08/19/2022 8:00:34 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: C19fan

The image looks fine to me. If people had properly calibrated monitors it would be OK. But most people have no clue what “brightness” an “contrast” do.


122 posted on 08/19/2022 8:01:18 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: C19fan

1) The Revolution always eats its own ...

2) Jumanji Brown Jackass is UGLY.

3) There’s nothing at all wrong with the way those photographs are illuminated.


123 posted on 08/19/2022 8:03:57 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Jane Long

I love this kind of leftist cannibalism!!! LOLOL!!! The race card is played once again LMAO!!!😂😂😂


124 posted on 08/19/2022 8:05:59 PM PDT by RooRoobird20
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To: marktwain
"Racism" has been tranformed into the all purpose political attack word.

Likewise "sexism", "antisemitism", "homophobia", "islamophobia", "misogyny", and probably a few others that don't come to mind at the moment.

125 posted on 08/19/2022 8:07:33 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: chaosagent

We used to call that -dressing in all white dress clothes.
“Looking like the Man from Glad’
In late ‘60’s, Glad sold plastic sandwich bags with a man in a suit white suit as the spokeman.


126 posted on 08/19/2022 8:47:26 PM PDT by lee martell ( )
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Whzt’s even more ironic is Lincoln had a great quote about reality, that this woman denies when she says she can’t say what a woman is.

Lincoln: “How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” - Abraham Lincoln

She turns her back on Lincoln, who says you can’t just deny reality. By her saying she can’t define what is a woman, she denies obvious reality. Something Lincoln exactly illustrates in his quote.


127 posted on 08/19/2022 9:57:53 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Paladin2
Ever try to photo a dry Black Lab?

A Black Labrador Retriever is nature’s perfect photon absorber.

It is actually easier to photograph a black hole.

128 posted on 08/20/2022 12:43:25 AM PDT by Natty Bumppo@frontier.net (We are the dangerous ones, who stand between all we love and a more dangerous world.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Now that you mention it, I do recall seeing an ad for a phone designed to take pictures of “people of color”.

Found one. Google Pixel 6.
https://store.google.com/intl/en/discover/realtone/


129 posted on 08/20/2022 5:43:20 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: Cecily

Yep. That bright red watermelon color does the trick!


130 posted on 08/20/2022 6:03:43 AM PDT by octex
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To: C19fan
Annie Leibovitz loves dark portraits. Here are two:


131 posted on 08/20/2022 6:21:14 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Liz Cheney, Trump’s personal Javert..."--Michael Anton)
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To: C19fan

We’re all tired about white-man this, white-man that. Fuck dat! It’s on us.”
—Spike Lee, 1992


132 posted on 08/20/2022 7:44:04 AM PDT by keving (We the government )
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To: Paladin2

Yes, extreme side and/or hairlighting is the only way.


133 posted on 08/20/2022 9:22:22 AM PDT by gnickgnack2 ( Another bad day for Trump, he only got seven major things accomplished .)
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To: C19fan

High Yellow (colorism):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_yellow


134 posted on 08/20/2022 9:30:15 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Fox News is CNN-Lite.)
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To: C19fan

As a photographer using a light meter you need to look at the skin. Taking a reading will give you exposure that would render the color neutral gray. Then you have to make adjustments to make it lighter or darker depending on their True Tone.

The picture is fine. It’s exposed properly. People making judgements are doing so on uncalibrated monitors hat should be “brighter.”

Politically, I don’t care for Annie. But as a photographer, she is probably the best portrait shooter in history. She doesn’t make exposure mistakes.


135 posted on 08/20/2022 9:34:09 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: C19fan

She should refuse to shoot blacks. (That didn’t come out right.) Maybe that’ll make them happy. Shoot = PHOTOshoot, BTW.


136 posted on 08/20/2022 9:35:58 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Sometimes when you get to where you're supposed to be, it's too soon.)
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To: Vermont Lt

They are only saying it because she’s white, period.


137 posted on 08/20/2022 9:37:42 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: C19fan

Babylon Bee?


138 posted on 08/20/2022 12:09:14 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Yogafist

Lol. Thx for the laugh. Hit my funny bone.


139 posted on 08/20/2022 12:15:18 PM PDT by wgmalabama (Censored!)
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