Comments on: Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot DVD

By: facebook-502477468

facebook-502477468 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:28:00 +0000

Good DVD. I learned quite a bit, and will try some of his techniques. Also, he has the perfect personality of a headshot photographer: funny, personable, and witty…it’s like John C. Reilly shooting your pictures.

By: Lola Tastique

Lola Tastique — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:55:00 +0000

Peter is the best headshot photographer in the world, why not…. he knows his stuff. But i have to say, these guys are the most innovative headshots photographers http://www.headshotsinmotion.com

By: Nicholas Monzo

Nicholas Monzo — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:58:00 +0000

beautiful work Peter. im so thankful for your work.

By: Rita Deak

Rita Deak — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:43:00 +0000

In my experience, if you ever say that to your model “hold that smile”, the genuine expression is dead the split second you finish the sentence.

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By: Glenn Ian Baker

Glenn Ian Baker — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:20:00 +0000

If you have never shot people, have little experience with coaching shots, positioning or lighting you may find the instruction helpful. Peter does let his success come through with a bit of ego and at times you get the sense he’s playing it up for the cameras. I don’t think that this is a totally negative area because as he would likely tell you success is not bred by the weak. Determination and hard work is what built his client list. I commend him for that. I found my self wanting more information about the tools he uses, the specs, the software ect… He gives you some useful tips and info on the lighting that is critical to shooting these types of photos. He probably could have shaved an hour off this video or switched some of the time spent reviewing pics to giving more specifics. The price point is inflated and should within $150.00 IMO. Go in on the cost with someone. I came away with ideas and information and I feel most will. I give it 3.5 stars of a possible 5.

By: Adam Aatan

Adam Aatan — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:56:00 +0000

the banner ad is really poor taste. you have a girl with her ass in the air advertising headshots? off topic dont you think?

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:05:00 +0000

Currently if you are a NAPP member you can get $50 off. However, before seriously plunking down your money (I unfortunately paid the full $300), it looked like he was doing a Kelby Training series. Seriously, get it for under $200 plus all the other photogs on there. Another thing, if you search for his turtling short (I think it was on Kelby’s blog) it is a much more thorough explanation than with these DVDS. I’m still trying to determine if he had no hard models to shoot or if he was being sarcastic when he was saying that throughout the photo shoots. So yeah, overall I’m a bit disappointed I spent that much on this.

By: Lee Holmer

Lee Holmer — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:00 +0000

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

By: notoneofthechoir

notoneofthechoir — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:36:00 +0000

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.