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Headshot Crew InstaContest!
PHD Results, a New Mentor and a new Associate!!
Yesterday's 4PM CrewCast was on FIRE! Besides announcing the PHD Winner, we also have a new MENTOR and a new ASSOCIATE! João Azevedo took the April 2017 PHD. Congratulations to Joao! He gets to spend 2 days of his choice hangin & shabang'in with Peter in the NY studio or any other venue where he'll be for a few days.He'll be immersed full bore into the Peter...
HSC plan for WPPI Las Vegas Feb 2017 is for real PEOPLE!
Wow, what a response. So glad all of you guys will be there! I'm really fired up about WPPI this year and we've got a new venue after years at the MGM. This year it's at the Las Vegas convention center from Feb 7-9th. We've got a contingent already raring to go and support the crew at the event. The Headshot Crew will have it's own booth on the main floor...
5 Day SHABANG'in Deal only has 1 day left!
We've got 2 new Associates to congratulate here PEOPLE!
Big congrats and well deserved! Tony Chung and Thomas Wieland are our newest Associate photographers to shake up the Headshot Crew. Thanks to Alaina Lutkitz and Bruno Kongawoin for their help winging these guys into shape. I totally spaced on getting Bruno on the CrewCast to celebrate with Thomas, that certainly won't happen again. I want you guys to...
It's a go PEOPLE! Hurleyisms are live!
Go get on https://hurleyisms.com and get your direction firing on all cylinders PEOPLE! Let me know what you think of it!
The December PhD Contest winners chosen today 1/3 at 4pm EST PEOPLE!
Stan is the man! We've got a new associate photographer PEOPLE!
So Stan has been a force here at the Headshot Crew since he took my Headshot Crash Course in June of 2015. Since then he's been churning out one solid shot after another and has been hesitant to submit his portfolio for a review. Well tonight he got one! The members of the CrewCast helped me decide for him that he needed to go Associate and we took it upon...
Spread em to look better in pictures!
Headshot Crew Meetup Chicago PEOPLE!
Hope anyone in the area can make it! https://www.facebook.com/events/1877933225771031/ Invite yourself and some friend to this sucker.
Who is PROCAM bound on Friday?
I'm giving a little lighting talk on my Westcott flexkit on Friday at PROCAM and it's going to be sold out I think. They told me 150 people already signed up. How many of you are attending? I do still have 1 spot left at the Chicago intensive at the moment, but I'm guessing those will go by next weekend. https://headshotcrew.com/event/147779 Anyway, looking...
We've got 3 new Associates PEOPLE!
Backstage names Peter Hurley as New York's Best Headshot Photographer
SHABANG PEOPLE! I'll take it. Thanks for all your help with the voting! http://www.backstage.com/news/winners-announced-2…
headshot crew networking
I've recently been contacted by fellow associate photographer Jen Kelly. She was looking for a photographer in Zurich to do a headshot of an employee of one of her international corporate clients. I've contacted the employee, did the shoot and delivered the images to her. Jen's client never had to get in contact with me or care about anything. Now this is a...
Headshot Crew BFAS Photographer is in need.
This is a rough story and one of our very own HSC people need our help. Daniel Mateus took the Headshot Intensive Online in 2014 as many of you know from that group. A month ago he had a heat stroke and nearly didn't make it. He's got an uphill battle and friend are gathering together to help him out with hospital bills etc. You can see the entire story here...
I'm sick of coaching you uncalibrated monitor PEOPLE!
If you are one of them then just stop futzing around and fix that sucker. You guys know I use X-rite i1 Display Pro and the thing is on sale at B&H for 12 more hours. Just get it done. It's 100 bucks off. If you missed the sale then grab it anyway here: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/798930-REG…...
We've got Kuwait covered! Our newest Associate is Mohammed Alameer!!!!
Congrats Mohammed on a kick butt portfolio and becoming our newest associate photographer! SHABANG! Check this guys work out here: https://headshotcrew.com/alameerm
The Big Deal is hapnin PEOPLE!
My worlds colliding!
Holy smokes! Our latest CrewCast yields 3 new HSC Associate Photographers!
I don't think I've ever inducted 3 HSC members to Associate status in one CrewCast, but it happened today PEOPLE! Big Congrats for the work they've done to get there. Let's hear it for: Christian Bardrum: https://headshotcrew.com/bardrumstudio Greg Thomason: https://headshotcrew.com/gregthomason Joe Abenhaim: https://headshotcrew.com/onesharpjoe Congrats...
Capture ONE PRO 9 is out and 10% off use code: SHABANG
Grab it or upgrade if you haven't and throw in a SHABANG to get the discount: https://www.phaseone.com/en/Online-Store/
HURLEYPRO #HeadshotCrewSelfie challenge! Winner gets a set of H2PRO Bags.
We want you to post your best selfie, a headshot taken by yourself on Instagram using the hashtag #HeadshotCrewSelfie and tag @headshotcrew. Also, update your Headshot Crew and Spreecast profile shot too! The best headshot from a member of the Protege group on Headshot Crew wins 2 H2PRO bags and we'll use our randomizer for the random 2nd winner of another 2...
SHABANG'IN with Hurley: Episode 2 has dropped PEOPLE!
SHABANG'IN with Hurley: Episode 1 has dropped PEOPLE!
The April PhD in Photography Contest is now LIVE!
OK PEOPLE! The contest has ended and we will pick our PhD winner tomorrow on our post Crewz CrewCast! Here's the link:https://www.spreecast.com/events/post-crewz-crewc… March is over and we'll be choosing winners for the March contest on Monday April 4th at 3pm EST. Here's the spreecast link: http://www.spreecast.com/events/march-phd-winner-… All...
Facebook LIVE is launching new features today and I'm part of it!
This is so cool. I got invited by Facebook to come to LA to be part of the rollout of new features today. I flew in yesterday and chilled out at the rooftop pool of the W hotel before heading over to a dinner they had prepared for all the other LIVE'rs they brought in. It was amazing to hang with them and discuss the product and it blew me away that I was...
We've got 2 new Associates tonight PEOPLE!
Russia is now in the HSC house!!! Big SHABANG to Maxim Fedorov for his smokin portfolio and getting the job done! https://headshotcrew.com/maximfedorov Canada is firin on all cylinders too with Chris Noakes putting it together tonight! SHABANG'in work as well and killer job on working hard at it to achieve Associate status stardom! https://headshotcrew.com...
I spaced on congratulating our last Associate status bad boy!
Headshot Crewz Crewzmates
If you are going on the Headshot Crewz and traveling alone, you can use the comments in this post to find a crewzmate to split a room with. Definitely get in touch by emailing info@peterhurley.com if you are having trouble finding someone. Find out everything you need to know about the crewz here: https://headshotcrew.com/crewz