The spread of photography:. a. led many painters to transition to the camera as their instrument of expression. b. resulted in a lack of creative artistic expression because of general pessimism. c. led to a new artistic genre that tried to produce paintings that were more accurate than the camera could produce. d. led many painters to take an almost Luddite-like glee in smashing cameras. e. led many painters to believe that the purpose of painting was not to mirror reality but to create it.