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  • Apr 11, 2026, 4:47 PM

    ...About "Faithful representation" in photography...

    I often use this example as a simplification of "no such thing as correct".

    Take this bust in a room with pure, deep blue light. You take a picture of it.

    If you were to "white balance" it, after some additional corrections, you would end up with image B.

    Now, what's the intent? Did you mean to depict how strong the blue light was in that room, or that the bust was made of beautiful white marble?

    Which is "correct"?

    #photography

    A picture of a bust of Medusa in a room lit with a strong blue light.
    The same picture of Medusa, but "white-balanced", so the white marble sculpture appears to be white.
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