In our daily lives dealing with images, we have the mental notion that we are reproducing an original. This notion is generally helpful in guiding image and color processing decisions, but often it turns into a hindrance when artificial constraints are imposed on the conceptual original. This paper describes some scenarios in which a broader view than “reproduction” might be beneficial.
Reiner Eschbach, "Image Reproduction: An Oxymoron ?" in Proc. IS&T 11th Color and Imaging Conf., 2003, pp 2 - 5, https://doi.org/10.2352/CIC.2003.11.1.art00002