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Picture Perfect: Life in the Age of the Photo Op - New Edition Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Adatto, Kiku (Author)

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 ISBN: 069112440X     ISBN-13: 9780691124407
Publisher: Princeton University Press
OUR PRICE: $26.55  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2008
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Annotation: 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.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Media Studies
Dewey: 324.730
LCCN: 2007043298
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.08" W x 9.34" L (0.97 lbs) 304 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/14/2008 pg. 49
 
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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.
 
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