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

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

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

Without a hint of the photographic realism of a Muybridge and his successors, Guys evokes vital horses and riders, those seen by the normal vision.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James