Picture perfect: CaptureNoire’s new technology helps photographers capture Black beauty

Photographers have historically had challenges lighting and capturing darker skin tones. The Indianapolis Recorder sat down with Martina Jackson, founder and CEO of CaptureNoire, a new company whose photo and video editing app captures melanated skin tones in their full beauty. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Jackson is the owner of Drea & Co., a digital marketing and photography agency. Before she picked up a camera, she earned a biology degree from Indiana University and held various STEM roles, including genetics research, medical device manufacturing and regulatory affairs. In this Q&A, Jackson talks about her journey in STEM, advice for future STEM professionals and how she created CaptureNoire. This Q&A has been edited for length and clarity. Martina Jackson (right) is the founder and CEO of CaptureNoire, a video and photo editing app. (Photos provided/CaptureNoire) When you were a young person interested in science, how did you navigate spaces where you were the only person or one of a few people who looked like you? Jackson: That was definitely something that came up. What helped me was finding people in my area that I could connect with, that I could feel authentic with. As I got older, (I was) learning...