Photography. The Art of Deception

"Photography is a lie. Think about it: photographers create two-dimensional images, often completely devoid of color, and hope that everyone will believe that everything really was that way. What is most amazing is that people fall for it with extraordinary ease, as if they want to be deceived. Moreover, they stubbornly believe that you can only photograph what is actually in front of your eyes. The viewer is a lazy egocentrist who does not want to spend a single extra second on anything that seems uninteresting and not simple enough to understand. People are curious about what is meaningful to them, which means that the viewer is more interested in what the photograph expresses than what is depicted in it. So let's take advantage of this!" Irakli Shanidze is a professional photographer, founder and dean of the International Academy of Photographic Arts. One of the prominent, recognizable masters of contemporary advertising and art photography, known for a distinctive, ironic, psychological style. Winner of numerous international awards and competitions. He will reveal the secrets of his craft: how a maestro deceives the viewer's eye, captures their attention. How to take a good portrait, how to joke through photography, and he will talk about the Halsman and Avedon methods. The book will be interesting for both professionals and amateur photographers.