Perfecting The Headshot with Peter Hurley

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If you are looking to take better headshots and make more money in the headshot photography market, this tutorial is for you. Peter Hurley is arguably the best headshot photographer in the world and has spent the last 20 years taking photos of thousands of people.

In this tutorial you will learn not only how to reproduce Peter’s signature lighting setup but you will also learn the most important skill any photographer can have: directing people in front of your camera. Peter has dozens of tips to help make average, every day people look their absolute best simply by precisely positioning their face and body and eliciting a real human emotion. Making people feel comfortable and confident in front of your camera is one of the hardest skill sets to have, and Peter has perfecting this technique.

If you are shooting professionally or are just a part time photographer, this tutorial will teach you how to make the best possible headshots of anyone regardless if you are shooting outside with natural light or are inside a small studio with strobes or constant lights.

36 Comments
  1. Alan Philips says

    Why is everyone bitching? Some good info here and some pricing that everyone wishes they could charge. XD.

  2. groominator-magnetic equator says

    No instruction, just a commercial.

  3. Common Sense Made Simple says

    I came here for a tutorial and a few minutes later noticed this was a commercial…

  4. MadsHilde says

    What is it Hurley’s saying at 8:04? Watch when you hold…yourself???

  5. Damian Williamson says

    Who else thinks we’re talking with Tom Brady and Bill B of photography?

  6. SAVAGENYTS says

    I have my very first Corporate headshot shoot in three weeks times, I wasn't even sure whether I should take it or not because I've never worked with studio lighting or any indoor shoot ever, I have to rent out equipment I'm working on a budget. Do you have any advice or tips on what I should do?

  7. Chris Eaton says

    Thumbs down for tricky title to a commercial. Note to self: Fstopppers = commercial.

  8. Sheldon Pleasant says

    Yeah a lot of this channels stuff is a commercial to get money. Have no issue with it if that what you are about. But dont have people wasting their time looking at it and then it's all about marketing to get people to buy your product. If you want to market then market but let people know so they can decide if they want to look at it. It's like a long annoying ad on YouTube that interrupts your reason for even coming to YouTube.

  9. brianminkc says

    sure like your haircut Peter.

  10. Atakan Berkmen says

    The flash reflections on the eyes look weird

  11. Vishweshwar Kandalgaonkar says

    Great teaching, thanx for sharing

  12. Lukasz S says

    Amazing tutorial!

  13. firman ali says

    This is not tutorial. Repeat.

  14. Snooty Fox says

    There is a black R&B artist named Tank….lol. Looks just like Peter…. But black lol

  15. Luna Lovegood says

    diminishing weight and facial features…shouldnt they be true to their headshot..

  16. FERDE5 says

    What a bunch of shallow shit people

  17. SD says

    do you respect the subject at all ??

  18. Felipe Santander says

    I almost Vomit

  19. Kris Komar says

    I was sold on this until I went to go buy it…$300??? really? I mean I respect the craft and I like his method but I think from the trailer here I've got the idea. There's no way I'm paying $300 for a youtube video's worth of info. I've watched hundreds of YT videos that have given me a wealth of free information. I expected to see $19, maybe even $29, which I might have paid to see this info, but 300 f-ing dollars? And what is this, it's a 10+ hour course? Sounds like it filled with a bunch of bullshit. You know, I come to YouTube to get away from academia, which by the way is the biggest hoax out there. Pay 200K to spend way too much time in a place you hate so that you can put a line on a resume. You basically recreated that with your f-stoppers store. Total disappointment. You guys should be ashamed of yourself. The training and tutorials should be quick and cheap. Then you'd sell more. Disparage me if you like but I'm right.

  20. BRUNO LUXURY says

    Im this model, actor surfer dude! DUUUUUDE! stop being s douche and people will watch more.

  21. Mayur Panghaal says

    This clip has a low frame rate . THe motion is not smooth.

  22. SychoPath says

    Who all came here to learn csgo hedshot. TRIGGERED

  23. A KW says

    He didn't get me with this sale pitch here. The shots were mediocore, and his attention to detail destroyed any natural looks. So basically I fumble around with my settings and equipment for an hour to take a picture that I post-edit until it looks clinical.

  24. Macumbeiro says

    Did I just watch a 12 mins ad?

  25. Steve Gabrail says

    "Karate chop to the face" wow, love that direction. Garbage!

  26. Kevin Russo says

    I always thought the "squinch" made people look like they were constipated and over straining.

  27. H V says

    Marketing , sales no tutorial show.

  28. Evil-Dog Productions says

    Not sure why people are thumbs upping this AD

  29. Jenn Z says

    He looks like artsy salt and pepper Aden from SATC

  30. Robert Armstrong says

    Over priced

  31. Aracelli Abramov says

    I would love to get some photos with him. I don't want a career as a photographer. I just need a good photographer.

  32. Aleksandr Vardanyan says

    If I was an Abercrombie model for 12 years then randomly started a photo business with the connects I have, shit I'd charge 20K for a single headshot lol. Just buy 3-4 constant lighting lights and 1-2 strobes for fill light and set them up in a way that accompaniment the talent's face and learn how to talk to people (just bullshit as much as you can) and learn basic facial expressions and pay attention to their hair and what in general makes the individual people look good when shooting and avoid awkward bullshit poses – that's all, no need to look up to dudes that just got lucky based on connections “attention to detail" isn't that what all photography is about? If anyone has photo questions feel free to ask me I won't charge you money for it at all and if you are in need of headshots in Los Angeles area I charge 300 per sesh (retouched and everything) 😉

  33. Reza Sadeghian says

    This is an advertisement for your work, not a tutorial.

  34. Dave Ninjaneuro says

    what the real fuck. this is an advert.

  35. nissan saba says

    5 years u are selling the same product in a different way. It is the 5 time that I see you promote a “new” Peter tutorial. One was ok. Maybe 2 bat enough

  36. Max Meier says

    Hi, my name is Penis Huge and I have a peter hurley. I am so psyched you are here to see and possibly feel it.

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