Portuguese Portrait Pop-Up2 - October 2025

 We are headed back to Portugal for round 2 PEOPLE! And we are adding an additional day to the festivities. Holy smokes! It's gonna be 4 full days of action instead of 3 this time around. 

🇵🇹 Lisbon Portrait Pop-Up 2025

📅 October 1–4, 2025 | 📍 Pedro Jorge Studio, Lisbon, Portugal
💰 $2,997 USD | 🎯 Limited to 10 Photographers

🎉 Four Days of Portrait Power with Peter Hurley, Ivan Weiss & Pedro Jorge

I’m bringing my Portrait Pop-Up back to Lisbon, PEOPLE — and this time, we’re adding an additional day of action. 🙌

Join me along with Ivan Weiss and Pedro Jorge for a hands-on, high-energy, creativity-packed portrait experience unlike anything you’ve done before. You’ll paint your own backdrop, shoot in studio and on location, and dive deep into the mindset, techniques, and process behind next-level portraiture.

💥 What’s Included:

🎨 Day 1: Backdrop Painting + Portrait Theory w/ Pedro Jorge

• Paint your own canvas backdrop (supplies included)

• Pedro Jorge the brains behind Nifty Backdrops will guide you through creating texture, tone, and color

• We'll develop a game plan for the week and talk portrait theory and portfolio building

🌆 Day 2: On-Location Environmental Portraiture w/ Peter Hurley

• Learn to adapt natural & available light while on location at an epic artist's studio

• Pose & direct real people in real spaces

• Bring out personality and story in environmental settings

💡 Day 3: In-Studio Portrait Mastery w/ Ivan Weiss

• Immerse yourself in the world of Ivan Weiss for a day. 

• Ivan will walk you through his go-to setups and vision for creating powerful portraits

• Shoot, shoot and more shooting. Get that new backdrop of yours going and work on Ivan's techninque

• Learn how to craft intentional, authentic portraits that stand out

🌆 Day 4: In-Studio/On Location w/ Peter Hurley

• Peter will roll through his tried and true portrait setups he uses to create his iconic work

• Wrap with image reviews, editing insights & final Q&A

👨‍🏫 What You’ll Learn:

✅ How to direct humans like a pro (and get them to love the process)
✅ Lighting for emotion, intention, and impact
✅ How to build trust quickly for authentic results
✅ Creating signature backdrops and signature looks
✅ Studio vs. location setups—how to shoot in any environment
✅ Real-world insights from working pros making portraiture profitable

🔧 Tools You’ll Take Home:

🖼 Your own painted backdrop
📷 A library of new portfolio-quality images
📚 New techniques for lighting, expression, and editing

📍 Location

Pedro Jorge Studio – Our base for the workshop and the birthplace of Nifty Backdrops!

🛏️ Suggested hotel: Lisbon Marriott

🍽️ Meals

Meals are not included, but we’ll break together for lunches and meet up for epic Portuguese dinners every evening. 🍷🥘

💸 Investment: $2,997 USD

Spots are limited to only 10 human beings ready to take Portugal by storm.

👋 Ready to Join the Crew in Lisbon?

This is more than a workshop. It’s a deep-dive creative reset, a masterclass in portrait technique, and a chance to push your portrait game to new heights. You’ll walk away recharged, refocused, and fired up to bring what you've learned home to utilize with your clientele. 

Got questions? DM me on Instagram @peter_hurley or shoot me an email: peter@peterhurley.com

SHABANG!
Peter