Photography as fiction / Erin C. Garcia.
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TextPublication details: Los Angeles, Calif. : J. Paul Getty Museum, c2010Description: 110 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 23 cmISBN: 9781606060315 (hbk.) :; 1606060317 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Staged photography -- History | Trick photography -- History | Photography, Artistic -- History | PhotographyDDC classification: 770.9 Summary: 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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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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