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

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

But it was precisely this photographic realism and unreserve which gave the book its peculiar value.

From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Cox, Jacob Dolson