Andrei Kovalev
Consulting by Andrei Kovalev: a man poses beside a large-format view camera in a striped vintage vest.
One-on-one · Consulting

Sessions for photographers

I advise photographers, amateur and pro, on building a career and on their personal and commercial projects.

My experience: commercial shoots and personal projects since 2007, two online courses, three large-scale offline courses and 24 guest lectures, talks and workshops at schools and universities around the world.
2
sessions
3
hours
1
personal assignment
25%
discount

On every session after the first

Andrei challenged my creative vision in many ways and I learnt that you can make extraordinary out of ordinary. There is nothing impossible for Andrei as a creator. His enthusiasm and ability to bring ideas to life has kept me motivated to make more conceptual work. Thank you for being a legend at what you do. Keep us inspired and driven by your vision. Always x
Katherine Brook in a red coat against a dark teal wall.Katherine BrookPhotographer at Papaya Stories, founder of Wild & Grace agency
Auckland, New Zealand

My one-on-one sessions are for you if you want to:

Go from amateur to pro photographer

Take the next step in your career

Define your voice and find your style

Build a coherent portfolio

Get personal projects going

Develop an efficient workflow

Good to know that there are still photographers who truly know how to produce an eye-catching staged photograph with complex lighting, a multi-figure composition and rigorous thought behind each and every detail. To me, that level of planning is one of the essential components of staged photography, where very little is left to chance. In this sense, conversations with Andrei turned out to be profound, intense, multifaceted and extremely useful.
A man in a dark suit and braces lies on a patterned rug in long grass, seen from above.Arseny NeskhodimovFine-art and portrait photographer

How it works

Two 1.5-hour sessions, a homework assignment with my feedback, and final conclusions and recommendations: $980.

1

Book your session

Write to me to book a session

2

Pay online

By Visa, Mastercard or PayPal.

3

The sessions

Over Facebook Messenger, Telegram or WhatsApp.

4

Homework and feedback

A week-long assignment tailored to you, set in the first session, then my feedback, final conclusions and recommendations.

Wonderful teacher, very attentive to his students and the learning process itself. I discovered a lot of new and interesting things and techniques in the genre of complicated staged portrait photography. The best part is that Andrei has a personal approach to each of his students and manages to deliver information in a very simple and accessible manner. Thank you very much for working with me!
A woman with red lips and round blue sunglasses lies upside down in the grass.Kate VoskovaAdvertising photographer
Dallas, USA

…or look at some of my clients and work first:

Clients and publications
Key visual for Burito’s album Samskara, from my Buritō Kōsu course on complex photographic projects (Moscow)
Mixologist Nina Naskidashvili for DiveX bar (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Mart, Infundibulum’s SS2019 collection (Rostov Veliky)
Film director Pavel Ruminov for The Hollywood Reporter (Moscow)
Batoni Merab of Georgian Film studios, a personal project (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Fair, Infundibulum’s FW2019 collection (Moscow)
Writer Chuck Palahniuk (Columbia Gorge, USA)
Robert of Georgian Film studios, a personal project (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Vive La Révolution, a teaching shoot on my Photoband 2018 course (Moscow)
Baron Munchausen key visual for the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theatre (Moscow)
Winemaker Jimsher “Jimmy” Chkaidze, the first producer of Georgian whisky (Kazbegi, Georgia)
Key visual for the #HeForShe campaign by UN Women and the Georgian Ministry of Sports (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Gocha Kacheishvili and Malkhaz Abuladze, a Georgian acoustic duo: a promo shoot (Tbilisi, Georgia)
I have known Andrei for around eight years. As everyone knows, he is super talented (his great work speaks for itself) and extremely dedicated to his craft.
But apart from his constant pursuit of art and creativity for more than a decade, I have also known him to be equally excited and genuinely available to help other enthusiasts and artists. Believe me, you can talk to him and it very much helps you get your creative goals clearer and straighter, whether it is the idea or the implementation of your project. Talking to him surely makes you feel very confident and much clearer than you were before.
A man in white walks down a yellow colonnaded corridor, carrying a black case.Jalaj TyagiFine-art photographer
Surat, India