Advanced course. The Photographic Project

Developing a photographic project requires discipline, rigor, and honesty. Whether you want to work on a more abstract photographic project or on one that involves a documentary and research component, this course will help you choose your theme, conceptualize your project, find the necessary tools (beyond the camera), and create a project in a concrete and coherent form.

What you will learn/do:

• what a photographic project entails;

• how to choose your theme;

• planning the execution, risks, changes, etc.;

• image selection and editing;

• how to present a project.

  
  

Course schedule:

• Thursday, April 2, 2026, 18:00–21:00, at CdRF – Introduction to the photographic project

• Thursday, April 16, 2026, 18:00–21:00, at CdRF – Choosing the theme and planning

• Thursday, May 7, 2026, 18:00–21:00, at CdRF – Conceptualization and feedback

• Thursday, May 28, 2026, 18:00–21:00, at CdRF – Feedback and editing basics

• Thursday, September 10, 2026, 18:00–21:00, at CdRF – Feedback and problem-solving

• Thursday, September 24, 2026, 18:00–21:00, at CdRF – Visual coherence and form

• Thursday, October 1, 2026, 18:00–21:00, at CdRF – Final retouching

• Thursday, October 10, 2026, 18:00–21:00, at CdRF – Project presentations

  
  

Course details:

This course offers a guided and interactive process, constant support, and tailored feedback for each participant. Over the course of eight sessions, you will learn how to organize your work, overcome obstacles that arise during the process, and develop your own style within a photographic project.

You need a digital camera with manual controls and at least a 50mm lens or an equivalent zoom. You will also need a laptop or tablet with Lightroom installed.

About the lecturer, briefly:

Andrei Păcuraru is one of the best educators you will encounter. A photographer since the age of 16 and a photography lecturer since his early twenties, he is now one of the pillars of CdRF. Throughout his career, Andrei has successfully navigated various types of commercial photography and has recently chosen to focus on artistic work. He thinks almost exclusively in terms of projects and is deeply interested in exploring photographic technique as a means of artistic expression. In recent years, Andrei has collaborated with writers for book illustrations, created object photography books, exhibited in collaboration with international curators, finished older photo projects and started new ones.