photographic realism
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But the plays are rigorously composed works of art, availing themselves of a theatrical vocabulary that extends beyond photographic realism.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
Mr. Pinkney worked primarily in watercolor and pencil, a combination that, in his hands, produced almost photographic realism while still allowing for imaginative flourishes.
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2021
The latest fixation—one that’s been pushed hard by the gaming community as well—is ray tracing, a method for lighting video games that’s being heralded as the next step in photographic realism.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2021
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
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 Harrison, Frederic
