Jeff:
I think that the intent of using photos as reference is to make the painting better than the photo - that at least is always my goal.
I don't think of it as xeroxing the photo, but making it better and closer to life. As Bill Whitaker told me once (paraphrase), a subject seen from life is a perfect 10, a great photo of the same subject is a semi-acceptable 5. Our goal is to get our painting to a perfect 8 to 9.5. It is not about just copying what you see, it is about approaching life with paint.
This is why working from life gives such immense advantages.
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