I don’t see anything wrong about staging a photograph. It does involve a lot of creation artistically in order to capture that image that only your eyes could see. Staged photographs continue from the 19th century till now, and I think it will still be carry on to the upcoming. Whether it is professionally done or not, staged photography are being taken at every point in our live. The trick to it will be, whether the viewer finds out that it’s staged or not. In Jeff Wall photo, Dead Troops Talk, I wouldn’t have imagined that the photograph was actually staged if it wasn’t explained. Yet, in comparison to a staged or straight photography, the straight photography would have a deeper meaning and value to the viewer, because it is a moment taken in real life. Moreover, staged photography is more like a moment in real life that one can only imaging and put together so that we can visually see it.
