May 1—6, 2018
Photoband 2018 was Andrei Kovalev's second crash course on production and staging of a complex portrait photoshoot.
Moscow
6
days
in a row
4
lectures
On being a commercial artist, Planning and preproduction, Light & SFX, Postproduction.
3
large-scale
photoshoots
Shoot #1. Vive La Révolution
The course's first shoot was a collaboration with Infundibulum (Russian hand-tailored clothing brand) and three young theatrical actors. Theme? The French Revolution!
“Vive La Révolution” moodboard
Shoot #2. The Polar Stalker
Another one of the course shoots was a collaboration with Vladimir Chukov, a professional explorer and the President of the Russian Geographical Society's Arktika Public Foundation for supporting expeditionary activity. For such an extraordinary man we came up with the Polar Staler concept.
“Polar Stalker” moodboard
Shoots #3/4 The E.T. & The Raven

The last photoshoot of the course was a freeform improvisation. No moodboards, no sketches, just a clean white studio, a cinema actor and a fashion model. Add Russian stylist and fashion designer Tali Rutman to the mix, and you get the unlimited creative flow.