I kept thinking I had read something about how film technology was created to favor white skin. Just found an article about it. I guess one side effect is that photo technology is poor at capturing anything dark. "Even today, in low light, the sensors search for something that is lightly colored or light skinned before the shutter is released..." https://www.buzzfeed.com/syreetamcfadden/teaching-the-camera-to-see-my-skin?utm_term=.glPXvDqYD#.nvzpo5QW5