Thinking about Painting & Photography, The Don and John Show

When Louis Daguerre invented the first photographic process in 1839, it was as if an earthquake shook the foundations of the art world. Upon seeing a daguerreotype, The British painter Joseph Turner allegedly said, "This is the end of Art. I am glad I have had my day."
But of course, Turner was wrong, and representational painting has never gone away. So how have painters used this technology?

[@jonasmp7684]

Great video!

[@brettmasters5379]

congratulations John, the best video I have ever seen discussing the interaction between photography and painting- well done

[@benoitcordelier7586]

17th like and, in all seriousness, an impossible bow to the rain! Very serene and provoking video. Thank you.

[@grizzlesnort]

How AI will evolve and how artists will respond will be the new one to watch.

[@59jaguar]

Good video topic. I feel less guilty now painting and composing paintings from photos knowing that some of the greatest painters also utilized photos.
Thank you for taking the time to do this

[@JohnThornton]

You are more than welcome. I do believe that artists should see it as a tool rather than an image that just needs to be copied.

[@roccoliuzzi8394]

Great video,Thanks. I found it inspiring and hope to apply some of what you've shown to my own work.

[@kevinhouse7143]

Great new discussion on an old subject. You should maybe explore a follow up to this discussing the digital side of painting or actual digital painting. Maybe not AI per se but people using painting software to explore new ideas/directions in 2 dimensional art using photography as a base.

[@PictureMichigan]

Well done, John!
I do dislike seeing a well-done painting copying a poor photo.
Use a photo as a reference, like the landscape painter would use a sketch scrawed out onsite as a reference.