Re: Utility of dynamic range beyond a certain point
Jack Flesher wrote: chiron wrote:
But the question, as I think you are suggesting, may not be meaningful because the mediums are so different in how they represent and recreate light and shadow and tonality.
Exactly that ^^^ 👍
Yes, but I did write "may not be meaningful" because I am not sure.
I think that paintings have a lot to teach us about what makes photographs beautiful or well-composed, and part of that is certainly learning from how paintings handle tonalities--and part of that may be informed by looking at the DR of various paintings. So, i'm curious how the DR of paintings might be measured or expressed, if such is possible.
I am not even sure if paintings as a medium have a more limited DR range or a more expansive one, since they can create so many shades of black or white or of a middle tone. They can also easily vary the white balance across different parts of an image.
I think it may be possible that AI assisted post-processing will give photography more of the tone and color capabilties of painting.
Re: Utility of dynamic range beyond a certain point
Jack Flesher wrote: chiron wrote:
But the question, as I think you are suggesting, may not be meaningful because the mediums are so different in how they represent and recreate light and shadow and tonality.
Exactly that ^^^ 👍
Yes, but I did write "may not be meaningful" because I am not sure.
I think that paintings have a lot to teach us about what makes photographs beautiful or well-composed, and part of that is certainly learning from how paintings handle tonalities--and part of that may be informed by looking at the DR of various paintings. So, i'm curious how the DR of paintings might be measured or expressed, if such is possible.
I am not even sure if paintings have a more limited DR range or a more expansive one, since they can create so many shades of black or white or of a middle tone. They can also easily vary the white balance across different parts of an image.
I think it may be possible that AI assisted post-processing will give photography more of the tone and color capabilties of painting.
Jun 09, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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