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Optimizing photo technology for all skin tones
CaptureNoire is a mobile photography and video editing app, curated and optimized for all skin tones. As a creative hub meticulously curated for a diverse range of skin from fair to dark, CaptureNoire provides photography tools that reflect true pigments and cultural features without compromise.
CaptureNoire is a resource for creators. We welcome you to join our community for photography education, content creation tips and to gain access to career opportunities for photographers.
Our Mission
CaptureNoire’s mission is to develop innovative photography technology that acknowledges, considers, and accommodates an inclusive spectrum of skin tones and cultural features.
We prioritize inclusivity, innovation, integrity, and excellence, making the work of photographers and creators of color more effortless and more effective with advanced, intuitive tools.
CaptureNoire also serves as a resourceful platform offering opportunities for revenue, grants, and education, fostering an inclusive, civically aware, and engaged community.
Press
WISH TV
We’re celebrating Martina Jackson, founder of CaptureNoire! She’s the grand prize winner of the Be Nimble Foundation’s pitch competition during the Inaugural Black Innovation Week. Martina is a commercial photographer and the founder of CaptureNoire, a photography editing suite that optimizes the natural pigments found in diverse skin tones…..
Indiana Business Journal
The Indianapolis-based Be Nimble Foundation wrapped up its first Black Innovation Week with an inaugural Idea-Stage Pitch Pardi competition—and chose 12 fledgling startups in the tech and consumer products sectors to honor.
The grand prize—and $5,000—went to Martina Jackson, who is in the early stages of developing a photography editing suite called Capture Noire that aims to help users capture and edit portraits of people with darker skin tones.
“It’s important to have the tools to take portraits that capture folks in their best light, especially as it relates to skin tones,” …
Pitchfeast
On Thursday, Oct. 12, PitchFeast held another successful pitch competition in partnership with IMPACT Central Indiana and three-year sponsor, First Internet Bank. Nine entrepreneurs pitched their unique business ideas among judges and numerous attendees.
Three local Black and Brown-led businesses will receive investment capital and other wraparound services. These investments help accelerate and ignite innovations in the community.