Photography as fiction /

Garcia, Erin C.

Photography as fiction / Erin C. Garcia. - Los Angeles, Calif. : J. Paul Getty Museum, c2010. - 110 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p.15).

From as early as 1839, artists began exploring photography's enormous potential for storytelling and often went to great lengths to create pictures for the camera. Here, a short introductory essay summarizes the history of staged photogaphy, highlighting key debates on the medium's blunt factuality and its capacity for deception. Then a selection of plates of staged photography is included.

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Staged photography--History.
Trick photography--History.
Photography, Artistic--History.
Photography.

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