Picture perfect : life in the age of the photo op
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Picture perfect : life in the age of the photo op
Princeton University Press, c2008
New ed
- pbk. : alk. paper
- pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-278) and index
Contents of Works
- The age of the photo op
- Picture perfect
- Photo-op politics
- Contesting control of the picture
- Exposed images
- Mythic pictures and movie heroes
- The person and the pose
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780691124391
Description
We say the camera doesn't lie, but we also know that pictures distort and deceive. In "Picture Perfect", Kiku Adatto brilliantly examines the use and abuse of images today. Ranging from family albums to Facebook, political campaigns to popular movies, photo ops to Photoshop, Adatto reveals how the line between the person and the pose, the real and the fake, news and entertainment is increasingly blurred. New technologies make it easier than ever to capture, manipulate, and spread images. But even in the age of the photo op, we still seek authentic pictures and believe in the camera's promise to document, witness, and interpret our lives.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix INTRODUCTION: The Age of the Photo Op 1 CHAPTER 1: Picture Perfect 41 CHAPTER 2: Photo-Op Politics 67 CHAPTER 3: Contesting Control of the Picture 106 CHAPTER 4: Exposed Images 141 CHAPTER 5: Mythic Pictures and Movie Heroes 187 CHAPTER 6: The Person and the Pose 243 Notes 263 Index 279
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pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780691124407
Description
We say the camera doesn't lie, but we also know that pictures distort and deceive. In Picture Perfect, Kiku Adatto brilliantly examines the use and abuse of images today. Ranging from family albums to Facebook, political campaigns to popular movies, images of war to pictures of protest. Adatto reveals how the line between the person and the pose, the real and the fake, news and entertainment is increasingly blurred. New technologies make it easier than ever to capture, manipulate, and spread images. But even in the age of the Internet, we still seek authentic pictures and believe in the camera's promise to document, witness, and interpret our lives.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix INTRODUCTION: The Age of the Photo Op 1 CHAPTER 1: Picture Perfect 41 CHAPTER 2: Photo-Op Politics 67 CHAPTER 3: Contesting Control of the Picture 106 CHAPTER 4: Exposed Images 141 CHAPTER 5: Mythic Pictures and Movie Heroes 187 CHAPTER 6: The Person and the Pose 243 Notes 263 Index 279
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