A photographer might use high or low angles, special lenses, or ask subjects to pose in specific ways that alter the perceived reality of a situation.
Here are a few ways photographers "lie" to create compelling images: A_Photographers_Lies_v1870.zip
Based on your mention of "A_Photographers_Lies_v1870.zip" and "interesting essay," it sounds like you are referencing an older or perhaps a curated piece of media, which did not appear directly in the current search results for that exact filename. A photographer might use high or low angles,
As shown in the Alberta tornado photo story , framing a photo tightly (or loosely) removes the wider context, transforming a mundane scene (a man calmly mowing) into a dramatic one (a man mowing next to a tornado). A_Photographers_Lies_v1870.zip