Headshot of the Month is a free, public contest open to anyone who wants to showcase their best headshot to our community. Entries are critiqued live by Peter Hurley and Headshot Crew mentors during a public Crew Cast, offering valuable real-time feedback.
Peter looks for images that demonstrate the strong fundamentals taught in the coaching program—natural expression, clean lighting, and a genuine connection with the subject. After the review, he selects a grand prize winner, and a second prize is awarded to one random participant.
With prizes from monthly sponsors, HOTM is a fantastic way to challenge yourself, get expert insight, and experience the Headshot Crew coaching program in action.
If you’re not yet a member of the Coaching Group, we offer a free introductory course where you can get a feel for what Peter is looking for and the standards we uphold at Headshot Crew.
Congratulations to the winner!
Phenomenal shot!!!
- Upload your best headshot.
- Images must be uploaded before the deadline above.
- Headshots only.
- No Selfies
- Color images only.
- One entry per person
- You can't re-enter the same shot if it's already been entered in a previous competition.
- Winners will be chosen by Peter Hurley LIVE on a Crew Cast after the contest deadline.
- Click on the thumbnails below to view the larger image, leave comments, and rate your favorites.
- You can only win HOTM once, but you can still enter to get feedback even if you have won in the past .
The Grand Prize Winner will receive
- One free year's membership to the Headshot Crew coaching groups (up to $500)
- Peter's Fstoppers Tutorial set
- A PhD (Peter Hurley Doctorate) badge on your profile.
One Random Winner will receive
- A prize from our sponsor
Winner takes home an Arca Swiss P0 Ballhead! Come see me judge this sucker!!!
Via Zoom at 4pm Eastern on 12/1
Passcode: CTFH
This is a Public contest. Anyone may enter.
Mon, 11/30/2020 - 11:45pm EST
This contest has ended.
11 Comments
Really great shot! Congrats!
Amazing
Fantastic shot, Vadim!! Congratulations!!!
Great Image! Congrats!
Really nice image. Well deserved.
Vadim Daniel could you talk about how you got the amazing fall off on her face from highlight to shadow. How much of this was in camera vs how much was post processing. It is so beautiful. She is glowing!!
Hello Vail
No much post production.
It's all about the right distance from a light source and by just watching where is the brightest spot
It just stops you in your tracks. So amazing!
You have great portfolio. But try to bring light source much closer to the subject.
Thank you! Will do. Most of those shots are from pre-hsc and I only got to try out the lighting on someone other than my kids and myself this past week when I finally got to open my new studio space. Before it was just in my basement. I shot weddings for years so I didn’t need a formal studio space. So glad to be shooting again!!! The modeling lights on my strobes are quite weak so seeing where the light is doesn’t really happen until it goes into the tethered monitor. But hey it’s way more instant feedback than film!!!
Looks great!!!!
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