My Use and Abuse of Photo Reference

People always ask me if I work from photos.  I sure do.  I've actually had to develop my skills as a photographer but it also helps to look at the pictures in Photoshop on the computer screen.  Here's my painting called "It is What it Is" oil on canvas 36"x48"

Here are some of the reference photos I used.

 

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