photographic realism
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The former president was painted by Robert McCurdy, an artist who specializes in photographic realism, making images in which the subjects are standing alone against a white background, illuminated by harsh lighting.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
Ms. Stevens is in the process of mastering a loose, somewhat photographic realism that may reflect an admiration for the paintings of Edward Hopper and Eric Fischl.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
Visual effects designer Kevin Haug and VFX supervisors David Stump and Jeremy Ball focused on photographic realism to develop the look and feel of Starz’s “American Gods” with director David Slade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2017
It’s not clear whether Leonardo intended it as a work of photographic realism or an idealized version of his subject.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2012
This photographic realism of conversation is common enough now: but it has too often the defects of photography; it is bleared, coarse, and ill-favoured.
From Studies in Early Victorian Literature by Frederic Harrison
