Fast Forward Featuring Peter Hurley & Anne Marie

Fast Forward Course: From Zero to SHABANG! A live coaching masterclass with Peter Hurley

Every portrait photographer knows the feeling: the lighting is dialed in, the scene is set, you look through the viewfinder and your subject looks like the life just got sucked right out of them.

Human beings behave strangely in front of a camera. Shoulders tense. Smiles go flat. The person who was cracking jokes five minutes ago suddenly looks like they're posing for a mugshot. That's not a lighting problem or a lens problem; it's a coaching problem. And closing that gap is what separates photographers who take pictures from photographers who create images people actually want to be seen in.

No one closes that gap better than Peter Hurley.

Peter has spent his career turning bland, guarded expressions into what he calls SHABANG’n shots. That split-second collision of adrenaline, emotion, and authentic personality that makes a portrait stop people in their tracks. It's the difference between a technically correct photo and an image that makes you say "wow." In this session, he's pulling back the curtain on exactly how he gets there, then proving it live.

What You'll Learn

• How to read a subject's tension in the first ten seconds and know exactly what to say to break it
• Peter's signature verbal and physical coaching cues — the specific language that gets a genuine reaction instead of a forced smile
• How to build rapport fast with total strangers who've never been photographed professionally
• The mental framework for directing someone toward their SHABANG moment instead of just shooting and hoping
• How to keep shooting through the awkward warm-up phase instead of stopping and starting
• Common coaching mistakes that keep subjects stiff and what to do instead
• All taught while Peter is doing a Live Demonstration

This isn't just a lecture. It’s Peter Hurley shooting LIVE while bringing the best out of his subject on stage. You’ll watch him coach them in real time using the same techniques he uses with executives, actors, and his A-list clients.