Perfecting the Headshot

Peter’s work is based on one theme: Every person must appear confident and approachable. File size: 14.54GB

Perfecting the Headshot

Fstoppers was founded in 2010 with the goal of sharing information. the The secrets of successful photographers hidden behind the scenes the scenes format. One of the One of the first short videos we produced was made by Peter Hurley, an extremely talented but relatively unknown headshot photographer. After realizing the Fstoppers realized the genius behind Peter Hurley’s coaching style and decided to make a longer tutorial about Peter Hurley’s headshot technique. The Art Behind is the resulting educational series. the Headshot It was highly praised the Peter Hurley was a pioneer in the photography community. the Top photography instructors in the world. The Art Behind the Headshot Peter was first released in 2011. Since then, he has become an even better headshot photographer and an even better instructor. Over the Peter has spent six years perfecting his technique, and how he teaches it. You are welcome to Perfecting the Headshot!

Confidence and Approachability

Peter’s work is based on the principle that everyone should look confident and approachable. The number one challenge any photographer has when photographing people is learning how to break them out of the All too common “deer in the headlights” Make them feel comfortable and engage. Peter dives into this tutorial. the This is the human psyche. It explains why almost all people have fear or apprehension when looking at a camera. What causes people to look at cameras? “blank and out to lunch,” Peter will show you how to make your subjects more confident and more attractive.

Directing helps to strengthen facial features the Position of the body

 Removing Fear And Adding Confidence With Approachability 

Strengthening the Physical Features the Face

Maybe one of them the The most difficult skill to master in photography is the art of directing people into flattering poses or positions. Before working with Peter, we used to believe that there were good and bad models and attractive and unattractive subjects. Peter flips this mentality upside down, and puts all aspects of Peter’s vision into perspective. the Image in the photographer’s hands. Peter is a master manipulator the body, and through creative angle positioning he can either hide or accentuate someone’s facial features. This skill is a masterwork of celebrities and celebrity photographers, but Peter shares it. the These same techniques can be used to improve jawlines, decrease weight, straighten crooked noses and posture. Peter is able to pull out by analyzing every client who comes to his door and using his techniques. the Anyone who takes a picture of himself will see the most beauty. It’s amazing to see. the differences between first image from a session and one taken 10 minutes later when the Peter’s coaching techniques are applied by the client. Many cases the The features of each person are completely different. the The overall portrait is much more pleasing in the final headshot the person. Peter shows you everything he does to make this tutorial. the Every detail should be perfected so that your clients look their best.
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Straighten A Nose With Just Lighting

Making Dramatic and Flattering Lighting

One of the One of the most easily recognized elements in a Peter Hurley portrait is his lighting. Peter uses soft, flattering lighting in his women’s portraits. However, he often uses shadows and dramatic lighting in his men’s headshots. Over the Peter has developed his signature over the years. “4 light beauty light setup” He explains how to make your triangular arrangement more efficient and where you should place your lights. the most flattering skin tones, shadow density, and general pop out of your own headshot lighting. Peter also teaches you how to chisel out jawlines by adding a kicker light as well as how to manipulate fill light to increase or decrease the Overall shadow density of your male lighting fixtures.

Learn Peter’s Soft and Flattering Lighting, as well as His Men’s Shadow Lighting

Peter is known for his large constant lights which provides soft, flattering lighting on any subject. Peter will also show you how to achieve similar lighting effects with LEDs if constant lights are not within your budget. the use of small speedlights as well as by using 100% natural light. Whether using natural lights, hot lights, or strobes, or are shooting inside a studio or outside, this tutorial will teach you how to craft Peter’s headshot lighting regardless of what gear you can afford.

Peter’s Favorite Photographic Gear

Without mentioning photography gear, no tutorial is complete. It’s all over. the Peter’s gear has evolved over the years. Peter was well-known back in the day when he worked for Fstoppers. the photographer who shot headshots with a Hasselblad medium format camera and a square array of Keno Flo fluorescent lights. These days Peter’s setup is based around Canon DSLRs and his signature Westcott Flex Kit LED lights. Peter’s daily use of all the gear in his camera kit helps to streamline. the Headshots are taken in a way that allows for more time to take photos and less time to mess with gear. Peter will demonstrate all this in this tutorial. the He uses tools to produce the consistent style for which he has become so well known.

Facial hair, makeup and hairstyles

Peter Hurley cares a lot about the makeup and hairstyles of women for his headshots. However, most photographers neglect these details. Peter has all the answers the Tough decisions: Should it be on? the Can you style it on the front shoulder? Peter addresses all of these questions, and explains exactly what he does and doesn’t like about photographing a female hairshot.

Peter also addresses some of these issues. the Problems that might arise when a male client wishes to have both their beard and their hair freshly shaven. It is possible to add value to clients by allowing them the freedom to change their clothes and hair, as well as photographing them without or with their facial hair.  Peter shows you how to make your clients look their best.
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Damian Battinelli: Peter’s Workflow, Retouching and Workflow

One of the One of the key elements to running a successful photography company is having a smooth client workflow. Peter Hurley shoots 2-3 headshot sessions per day in his studio, which means that he has very little time for delivering images to clients. This tutorial will show you how Peter automated his image delivery, proofing and retouching so that he can spend more of his time photographing and less behind the computer. You will see how he automates his entire process, including culling the photos from his clients, backing them up remotely and locally, creating online proofing galleries for clients and outsourcing his retouching. He seamlessly integrates his printing into his proofing library so clients can easily purchase and download what they need without having to contact Peter.

For the first time ever, Peter has also teamed up with high end retoucher Damian Battinelli to show you the exact steps Peter takes to perfect every image that goes on his website. Damian and Peter discuss what they like and don’t like about headshot retouching. They also talk about why it is important to not over-retouch your work. Damian then takes you into Photoshop where he walks you through three full edits as he teaches you some of his favorite retouching techniques he uses to retouch Peter’s work.

This Download Includes:

• 10 1/2 hours of content
• 21 Video Files (14.5 GB, 1080p 23.98fps h.264 mp4 files)
• The Peter Hurley Headshot System
• Lighting for women and lighting for men
• Peter’s Setup with Constant Lights, Strobes, and Natural Light
• The Chameleon Approach to Sherlock Holmesing
• Understanding the 4 Different Types of Clients
• Minimizing Weight
• Reducing Glare in Glasses
• Picking Your Lens and Flattering Focal Lengths
• Photographing headshots outdoors
• Accentuating or hiding facial features
• Children and their families
• Peter’s Top Tips on Hair and Makeup
• 3 Full “Real World” Client Shoots
• Understanding the Businesses the Headshot Market
• Damian Battinelli – Retouching Headshots
• Peter’s Complete Client Proofing and Workflow