The Art Behind The Headshot Information

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.

Back in 2010, Fstoppers teamed up with a relatively unknown photographer who was completely crushing the New York City headshot market. The resulting Fstoppers Original video was an instant hit among our readers (you can see it below). The problem with the video was that it barely scratched the surface of Peter’s technique for getting his highly recognized headshots.

At the time, Peter was already one of the most successful headshot photographers in the world, but he had never shared any of his secrets on how he captures people looking their best in front of his camera. With a little persuasion, we were able to get Peter to finally share all of the lighting tips and coaching techniques he had been holding so closely to his chest.

Peter Hurley’s The Art Behind the Headshot was history in the making as it was the first time Fstoppers ever produced an extended, professional digital tutorial, and it also was the first time Peter taught any of his techniques to the general public. Years later, Peter’s career has reached unimaginable heights as he is now not only one of the top photographers in New York but he is also one of the most in demand instructors teaching photography.

The Art Behind the Headshot has become on of the most popular tutorials ever produced by Fstoppers, and it continues to help photographers learn how to take better photos of people. Since 2010, Peter has produced two more tutorials including his intensive lighting workshop Illuminating the Face and his revamped coaching tutorial Perfecting the Headshot. If The Art Behind the Headshot captures Peter’s techniques early in his teaching career, Perfecting the Headshot chronicles Peter’s evolution as both a headshot photographer and photography instructor.

What You’ll Learn In The Art Behind The Headshot?

• 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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