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Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot DVD

hurleypromo Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot DVD     Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot is finally available. Peter Hurley, one of the most successful and well known headshot photographers of all time has teamed up with Fstoppers to produce a 4 hour tutorial exposing all of his tips and tricks that he has learned over the past 8 years as a professional photographer. This video touches on all aspects of running a successful photography business but Peter’s main goal is to teach the average person about the subtleties of the human face so that you can make any human in front of your camera look interesting.

Peter Hurley spent the early part of his life traveling the world as a professional male model. During that time Peter was photographed by some of the top fashion photographers in the world. As a model Peter was forced to understand the subtle movements of his own face but he was also able to learn the technical side of photography from some of the best in the world. Peter moved to New York city and saw a nitch in the market that he thought he could fill. “I thought that if I could shoot actors headshots like commercial photographers shot celebrities I could be successful.” Over the past 8 years Peter has become what many argue is the top headshot photographer in the world.

Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot DVD

In this 4 hour tutorial Peter reveals everything that he uses to produce not just technically sound but “interesting” images day in and day out. Although this video does touch on a number of topics, this tutorials main focus is on coaching those in front of your camera into producing the best possible images. We have also decided to bring this “DVD” to you as a digital download so you can enjoy Peter’s lessons in 720 HD resolution without having to have a Bluray player! This video is suggested for those who are already professional photographers who want to take their portraits to the next level.

  • How To Make Anyone Look Their Best
  • Starting Your Business From Scratch
  • Natural Light vs Studio Light
  • The Peter Hurley Signature Look
  • Shadowed Lighting For Men
  • Alternative Studio Lighting (Strobes)
  • Tethering
  • Camera Gear
  • Understanding The Human Face (Mouth, Eyes, Eyebrows, and Body Position)
  • Coaching and Facial Expression
  • Creating Different “Looks” During Each Session
  • Marketing
  • Retouching/Printing
  • Makeup/Hair
  • Clothing
  • Pricing


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Scott Kelby DVD Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot DVD

“I really enjoyed, and learned a lot by watching Peter interact with his subjects, which is really an art unto itself. He is fantastic at making his subjects feel relaxed and comfortable, which lets him draw expression and emotions out of his subjects that make a big difference. This alone was worth it for me.”

–Scott Kelby, Author, The Digital Photography Book Series


SLR Lounge DVD Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot DVD

“If you are a headshot or portrait photographer, this is a must-have DVD, and will enable you to immediately take better pictures.” Read Entire Review Here

–Pye Jirsa, Author, SLR Lounge





Zack Arias DVD Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot DVD

“If you haven’t seen Peter’s DVD I highly suggest it mainly to watch how he interacts with his subjects. He’s a master at that!”

–Zack Arias, Photographer

September 13, 2011
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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ajani-Simmons/582136538 Ajani Simmons

    Fstoppers…Peter Hurley. Thank you! This DVD was soooo energizing. After reading all of the comments here, I decided to buy it. I didn’t want it to take me weeks to decide because I knew I would always make an excuse about the money or prioritize something else.

    First of all, Peter has a great personality which keeps 4 hours of information from getting stale. The way the DVD was laid out made great sense too. Having multiple examples with different levels of people or people with different strengths and weaknesses really reinforced all of the lessons. It left me energized. I’m glad the lighting was discussed BUT it’s the strength of this is the directing. Peter teaches you how to direct the model and how to get the best results with anyone. 

    I feel as though that I’m a pretty solid beauty photographer but headshots and portraits take a lot more work. Even with beauty it helps to be able to know how a model’s face will photograph at different angles and how to talk to them. The one thing that resonated here is that clients expect YOU, the photographer, to get the best shot out of them and Peter shows you how to do that. I’m a little sad the DVD is over but so glad that I bought it. Can’t wait to join the FB group.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/HFC2AFNMCE72H6JZWWWVOKIT4A Claude

    A friend of mine bought it and I had the chance to see it.

    I waited four hours of my time watching it.
    In my opinion it’s not worth $300, you can find a lot of BTS video on youtube for free.

  • notoneofthechoir

    I’m glad so many people got a lot out of this DVD but, as a seasoned photographer, i’m sorry to say, i didn’t really learn much at all except that Peter loves being Peter.  Everything he says is pretty obvious if you know anything about people and/or photographing people.  If you’ve been photographing people for a year or so, i’d think twice before spending 300 bucks on this. I’m sure this post will be deleted but I think it only fair to post a non jumping up and down response.

    I would have really liked to see him work with people who weren’t completely gorgeous or incredibly photogenic to begin with and see THOSE results.  Photographing beautiful people beautifully is not that impressive. Photographing people who are not ‘naturals’ and/or are not perfect looking is far more interesting and challenging. 
    I appreciated his energy and enthusiasm but also found his thoughts/views/interactions with/on women (‘they go from cute to bitch and then a few things in between’ or something similar) rather (insultingly) limited and even a wee bit patronizing.  But then again, he seems to think all women are either ‘sweet and innocent’, ‘bitches’ and/or ‘hotties’ and nothing in between so what’s there to say. I’m sure that will solicit some sort of derogatory snide remark on his part but come on… you don’t see him treating men that way.His ‘i shoot the best headshots in the world’ was also quite ridiculous.  It’s obvious he cracks himself up but he’s also alienating anyone watching this. I may be one of the few viewers who was not charmed by his sarcasm and cockyness but it seems that all his headshots look the same. He says ‘it’s not about the photographer’ but ALL HIS HEADSHOTS LOOK THE SAME.  Squinty eyes, white background, similar body language… Again, just my opinion.I think this DVD would be great for people who aspire to be photographers and have little to no experience behind a camera and/or interacting with people but for anyone with any experience behind the lens this was not worth anything near the $300 he prides himself on charging.  

  • Lee Holmer

    Not impressed, I don’t think it’s worth the price…

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