Portrait Session with Adela

I’ve watching Peter Hurley‘s The Art Behind The Headshot a few times the last months. Very inspirational stuff: the way Peter lights his model, the way he directs his model and the things he says –yes, I love the hurleyisms!–to get expression on the model’s face. And I have been thinking how I can recreate that same light and atmosphere in my portraits with my lighting equipment. I obviously did not want to copy the master, but it was a good learning experience to mimic his lighting.

Model Adela has recently joined the model agency I work for on occasion and she needed formal portraits. Perfect opportunity to try the things I’ve learned from Peter Hurley. Adela was kind enough to go along with the plan and patiently pose for me. We both felt it paid off though.

Thank you Peter Hurley for the awesome instructional video. And thank you very much for a fun photo shoot and your patience Adela!