NPR : Gregory Crewdson's Photo Alchemy

Gregory Crewdson doesn't so much take pictures as make them. Some critics say the photographer and artist is reinventing the genre by using film techniques to stage pictures.

]]> What is the difference between making a photograph and taking one? It seems some photographers do not like the idea that an artist might stage a scene before capturing it, like the genre should be about recording what is there rather than “creating”.

NPR : Gregory Crewdson’s Photo Alchemy

Gregory Crewdson doesn’t so much take pictures as make them. Some critics say the photographer and artist is reinventing the genre by using film techniques to stage pictures.

I think the idea is fascinating and so obvious I can’t believe it is a new idea. Why is it ok for a cinematographer to do this and not a photographer? Where is the law that “photographs shouldn‘t lie”?

I have to agree with this post from Painted Raven

Some of the earliest photographs were staged, and the idea of ‘staging’ a picture has always been around, and part of photography to some degree… As for photos leaving unanswered questions? Do we ever know the full story behind a photo? While the photos are interesting, and it’s nice to see the arts in the public eye…

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