Fstoppers Original: Peter Hurley shows How To Photograph Headshots

[JunwenYao1989]

whats the music on background? does anyone knows?

[javieralzahome]

THAT MACRO!!!!!!!

[javieralzahome]

50 MEGAPIXELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[AkiraMusic]

Very cool video. That four-bank continuous setup produces some gorgeously soft light, but I find the catchlights a little strange in some of the images.

[djshadowpain]

holy nutz, what good insights, technique, glimpse into the actual workflow and much other tips packed all into 1 clip! fack buying any portrait photgraphy magz! so generous with the info! nice!

[pumpitupwhat]

fuck the background music.

[LukHofs]

@Freakybubblepig2

any idea what aperture/shutter speed/iso he used?

[phaskellhall]

@LukHofs he shoots around 1/60th of a second at ISO 200 usually.

[KosovarkeyBoardPlate]

"your not laughing a.tttt my fucking jokes" hahahhaha

[hectortowerss]

wait a minute!! so he shoots with continous lighting? please some one respond to this!

[Freakybubblepig2]

@hectortowerss yes he does. He says he likes this better "cause strobes interrupts my banter" and he prefers the way the light hits the face

[FishWellPictures]

@hectortowerss yes, in order to keep the person skin, eyes, etc on continuos exposure, and also make the camera to measure the actual light not only the daylight

[mrivera120187]

One day...

[thefilmmakerpro]

Amazing video :) The filming is fantastic, and a great guy :)

[wertuiking]

i check out his photos, and i don't the light reflection in their eye too.is in every photo... you can see like 4 irregular light tube reflection in every model eye. just comment on what i feel...

[ministerioiktus]

I don't like the reflect of the light in the eyes. Looks weird and unprofessional.

[phaskellhall]

@ministerioiktus it does look a little different but you know what...who cares? Peter has become THE top headshot photographer in NYC and I'm happy to know call him a friend. His business is very very successful and Peter has never been completely 'professional' anyways; so what, who cares :) The truth is there are many ways to light people but the real talent is to get the expression out of your subjects. Full DVD coming soon shedding light on every detail so stay tuned

[uniquesista12]

He is using Kinoflos, but you can see a flash going off too even though he says he doesn't like using strobes. Is that from the other cameras in the room, or is he actually using flash in addition to the kinoflos?

[phaskellhall]

@uniquesista12 he is using strobes only for the background. He shoots at like 1/60th which is a pretty slow shutter for moving people. Peter just doesn't like the strobe flash into people's faces and distracting them; they hardly notice the flash behind them lighting up the background. Full DVD coming soon that explains everything you ever wanted to know about headshots

[uniquesista12]

@phaskellhall Okay, thank you so much for responding!

[juicystunts]

ha ha ha i like this guy

[goldcherries]

the music gets really distracting after a like 3 minutes.

[davidg1024]

Anyone know the price of that camera?

[ojimra]

@davidg1024 30k for the body

[salfrico]

Great stuff, very inspiring...

[SPEK240]

Amazing talent and knowledge.

[aruizphoto]

greatadvice

[Str1cker]

He would look like Dane Cook if he cut his hair.

[weboo15]

what is the light modifier is he using> anyone?

[nilleftw]

You realize how games have changed your mind when you react every time he said something about "headshots". The video was good, amazing photos!

[Barbz343]

I am trying to get back into modeling and this was very helpful for my headshots i have for fri!! thank you soo much!!

[Sunshockey14]

i wish i was rich!

[eaton1012]

@Sunshockey14 He started off with just a window. You got to work your way up.

[Sunshockey14]

@eaton1012 haha yah

[VicTheVicar]

A Hasselblad camera - that's just mouthwatering! Cool that you got some Hasselblad crew in the vid

[kwanyx]

Thank you! Some of the best advice I've heard in a long time!

[mikeyorange]

inspiring! I want to be you

[ObservantJim]

I love all these videos Fstoppers, the site is awesome too! Keep it up!

[MJmichand]

I must have watched this video 20 times trying to glean ALL the information I can out of it.

[ObservantJim]

@MJmichand I hear you dude. I'm working on some headshots tonight. Its a good video for reference.

"headshot biatch!" sorry Call of duty is still in my mind

[STEVEEBEE]

CLICK HEADSHOT!!!

[tpss123]

Thanks! Great info.

[kmellphotos]

I dig video bio's like this of cool people. Nice work guys.

[Adhemar05]

He has a great face, I can;t help but smile when I look at him. Perfect for a photographer.

[TempleOfTofu]

He's a GREAT inspiration. :D

[nnsuch]

This is a GREAT video.

[theatomiceye]

Great storytelling!

[Flinty88]

i thought this was going to be about mw2

[Charlestonphotog]

@Flinty88 what is mw2?

[8mds8]

This guy is inspiring, thanks for posting!

[saithihahseng]

The Best as always :D:D:D Great Job :D

CHEERS :D FStoppers...

[So0001me]

great video

really awesome !

thanks

[monchichi83000]

Killer insite. thanks guys!

[Raptional]

Awesome! thank you Peter and Fstoppers for posting this.

[john060989]

Great job guys!! interesting interview

[ecyor7]

Love It!

Thank You Fstoppers!!!