Photography is one of the means that allow us to depict things on a stage or other scenic contexts. When used for this purpose, photography, in its condition of 'image', serves as a vehicle between the objects photographed in it (with their own materiality) and the objects that support the printing of the photograph (with a different materiality). This creates a triangular relationship to which one can ascribe expression as a significant part of the work. I will address some possibilities for this to happen, illustrating them with some of my own experiments as a set designer.