During our latest trip up to New York City we decided to sit down with Peter Hurley and give feedback to 20 high school senior portraits submitted by the Fstoppers community. Check out the full list of tutorial winners here:
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At one point, lee tells peter to stop rating the photos. Then, gets annoyed when he is not rating them anymore. The banter was very distracting from the actual critique, considering the level of annoyance could be easily felt.
This rating system is not an ISO standard. Lee has a problem even when Patrick rates photos higher or lower.
besides all the photos are going to be either 2 or 3 – like a foregone conclusion?
That first shot definitely projects the tough football player vibe. If I was that young man, I'd be thrilled with the photo.
Why not show some examples of 5's?
I think Peter has a better grasp on it than Lee. I value his thoughts here way more. He’s no where near as harsh. Don’t forget what people get paid in these gigs. Most bent middle America and getting like $300-500 for this. If that. The baseball one is badass and any parent would love it. The first one too. Lee needs to get a grip
I also hate the scale
Comment update, this guy, not Peter, is Way Beyond Arrogant, more like Narsasistic 😤
If I were Peter Hurley I would have walked out on this arrogant jerk 😤
Why does Lee even bother to ask Peter for his opinion? Lee just argues and confuses things. Peter is amazing… so let him have his voice and PLEASE don’t talk to him like that! Shame on you Lee!
Lee talks too much. Peter is world class and I appreciated what he was trying to say. Lee, less is more.
I love when you and Peter Hurley work together… He is the only one that challenges you. Well I should say he causes you to flinch 🙂
Hilarious. Your best critique ever. Loved it. Peter is right about the scale needing to be tweaked. Plus, he’s a hoot.
Daddies!!! 😍😍
This was not the worst critique ever, it was the best. We need more Peter.
Maybe don't smoke so much pot before doing these critiques…. jeez Peter was all over the place.
Peter Hurley is comedic gold with this.
How high is peter?
I think you should stop with the 1-5 rating system and just simply discuss the images.
Maybe you guys should have different divisions (amatuer – professional)
Peter has been drinking or just don't give a "F"
Wow how did photography ever sink so low! These two dudes giving just a damn opinion and they are correct on some of the composition fails, any photography worth anything will comment on those for sure.
Lee likes pretentious over-processing. Peter was being too flippant. The one they liked the best, the "model" pose 25:06 is technically good but the facial expression sucks- very insincere, it's not her real personality coming through. It's making me feel confident that I caught something these pros didn't.
Wow, that was difficult to watch. I agree with most of what Peter had to say. I've watched a few of these F-Stopper rating things and I think you guys are high. WTF. So far my favorite community critique didn't have either F Stopper dude… the landscape episode.
This was the best one yet. Off for a nap now. Brilliant
19:24 …but what if this was the photographer's best shot? Lee is comin' off as being really snobby here.
Peter is the type of photographer I would like my photos critiqued by, Lee should have made this " reasons you like and dislike the photos" but instead he talks as a mister know it all, technically maybe but really mate.