Portuguese Portrait Pop-Up

I'm bringing my Portrait Pop-Up concept to Lisbon, PEOPLE! 🇵🇹

Join me, along with Ivan Weiss and Pedro Jorge, for a three-day immersive portrait-taking experience like no other. As a special treat, we’re kicking off with a street portraiture session around Lisbon on October 14th—so make sure to arrive that day! I’ll be picking people up from the airport in the Headshot Crew Mobile, so let me know your flight details. We’ll hit the streets at 4 PM and wrap up the evening with a group dinner. We’ve also set up a Telegram group to keep everyone connected, and I’ll add you once you're registered.

This workshop includes three full days of coaching, plus backdrop painting supplies for you to create your very own personalized backdrop! We’ll be spending two days in the studio and one-day on-location, diving into environmental portraiture.

Limited to just 10 photographers, so grab your spot now!

Workshop Overview:

I've always been a portrait photographer first and a headshot photographer second. I wanted to go back to my roots and teach the concepts that kicked off a career that I'm so thankful for. I decided to do a Portrait Pop-Up alongside photographers who are getting the job done out there and whose work excites me. I launched in Chicago in Sept with John Keatley and am now moving on to working with Ivan and Pedro in Lisbon for the second edition of this concept. I feel like there's too much wrapped up in my noggin to limit it to headshot photography and photographers need the additional source of portraiture to amp up their bottom line. My environmental portraiture is probably my favorite work that I've done, so to take the class on a journey to do just that really fires me up. Over the 3-day course, I'll be giving you my take on how I dive into my portraiture and will be doling out my go-to moves that allow me to produce the images that my clients expect of me. So get ready for quite a ride by the time you leave you'll be chomping at the bit to get that next client in front of your lens. 

Backdrop Painting & Portrait Theory

• We'll kick off day 1 by learning to paint your own backdrop—supplies included!
• While the backdrops dry, we’ll break down our go-to portrait setups, covering lighting, posing, and post-production tips.
• Once the backdrops are ready, we’ll be setting up different lighting scenarios to start shooting the concepts we’ve discussed.

Meet Pedro Jorge:

Pedro Jorge, an integral part of the Headshot Crew, has been our lighting guru at HeadshotMania2 in Las Vegas and has personally assisted Peter in his NYC studio. His impressive Lisbon studio, the birthplace of Nifty Backdrops, will be our base. Pedro will guide you through the entire backdrop painting process, from understanding gear essentials to mastering the techniques needed to create stunning textures and colors. This hands-on course is perfect for photographers who want to add a personal touch to their work. Not only will you leave with a custom canvas backdrop, but you’ll also have developed a signature lighting look that enhances your work. You can check out Pedro's work at https://pedrojorgefoto.com.

Meet Ivan Weiss:

Ivan Weiss is a portraitist extraordinaire based in London and our current portrait guru on Headshot Crew. He is the host of our weekly Portrait Track CrewCast handling all things portrait on the crew. He's an Affinity Photo ambassador and he'll be supplying each one of you with a license to the program where he'll delve into his post-production essentials. Check out his work at https://ivanweiss.london.

• What makes a portrait a portrait?
• Finding your authentic approach to working with humans
• Let there be light!
• Postproduction in Affinity Photo(includes a free license for all attendees)

Travel
You’re responsible for arranging your own travel and accommodations. Most attendees will be staying at the Lisbon Marriott, so booking a room there would be ideal. I’ll be driving people to and from the studio in the Headshot Crew Mobile, which I’ve rented for the event. 🚐

Meals
Meals are not included in the workshop price, so you’ll be covering your own expenses during lunch and dinner breaks.

Guests
Feel free to bring a guest along to experience beautiful Lisbon! While they can’t join the photography activities due to limited spots, they’re welcome to join us for meals. They’re also more than welcome to tag along during the street photography session on Monday, October 14th. 📸

Can’t wait to see you there! 🌟

If you have any questions, DM me on Instagram @peter_hurley or email me at peter@peterhurley.com.

SHABANG!
Peter