Question

How did photography influence the development of painting?

Answer 1

photography is real, and paintings are virtual! but, on the other hand, paintings reveal a lot about the artist, the paint used, the era, it, on the whole, reflects the style and beauty of the era in which it's painted!
while, photography captures what is real and lively, it's not a dead piece of art but brings in a lot of memories!
also photographs and paintings may fade or loose it's beauty, but memories won't!