Photo fakery. The history and techniques of photographic deception and manipulation.

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This is the first book on the history of all types of photographic fakery and manipulation and the first to show how to detect these increasingly common practices.
Hundreds of photographs are presented that were contrived or altered and often succeeded in their fakery, sometimes even playing an important part in history.
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CONTENTS :
1. Photo Fakery Is Everywhere ;
2. Types of Photo Fakery ;
3. The Beginning ;
4. The Media Years ;
5. Spotting Fakes ;
6. Communists, Ghosts, Monsters, and Aliens ;
7. Photo Manipulation ;
8. Legal Ramifications ;
Notes ;
Bibliography ;
Index.
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