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As a photographer, prior to entering the oil painting world, I see the photograph as useful but quite a handicap. I do not consider it to be "cheating" to paint from a photograph. Futher, I think it is very difficult to paint only from a photograph because of the loss of middle tones, detail, light, color.
Once you know how to paint from life and paint inventively from your mind then you are able to extrapolate additional information from a photograph to make it useful.
I still love my B&W photography but many of the photos that I create and love are not suitable for a canvas rendering. Those that are, I make significant modifications to make the painting more appealing.
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