Shooting Agency Headshots

[@NIKONGUY1960]

I clicked on this because of the thumbnail; Meika!! Been following her for years. Amazing girl. Shooting her and her sisters together is on my bucket list for sure.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Yes the girls are awesome

[@johnboy5905]

Spectacular art and skill Peter.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@ma1899]

Znów! What is amazing effect! Nice shots!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@EdwardKilner]

She has a lovely smile and is quite a natural beauty. Happy to see her back.

[@SMatthewsFilms]

It's funny, this technique seems so obvious now that Peter has demonstrated it. That's why he's such a master of his craft. Absolutely stunning set of pictures. Wow!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Scott

[@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE]

8 minutes of how to succeed with agency headshots. Brilliant! Wish this video was around when I was starting out. It would have saved me a lot of time and angst.

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Man o man, I watch model shoots on rather well known YT channels but they can't touch your level of output. The sharpness in the eyes and the balanced unsharpness of the skin are your best trade marks IMO. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you so much, appreciate it :)

[@edwardslizewski717]

Thanks Peter, Bec, and Meika. Always educational as well as entertaining.

[@davidjones8070]

That idea of constantly moving..changing positions makes such a huge difference Peter. Thanks for sharing that particular way of non posing a model. So much more natural results.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Your very welcome, glad you liked it

[@debh3404]

Unbelievably talented. Your models are so amazing.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks yes they are

[@alexanderpons9246]

Very nice and clean session your experience shows off in this video Mr. Peter Coulson! The way you know what is working or not and the quick changes you make, again thank you for sharing so much through your wonderful channel!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much

[@lachlancollett5687]

Loved this! Just an 8 minute video of you and the model. Awesome!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps

[@nickleach3570]

Great pics, I love the black and white!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@nickleach3570]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer mate love your work, wish you were Sydney based! Will reach out next time in Melbourne

[@pmbartley]

Short, sweet, and to the point. Loved it! Great Video and model! Thank you Peter...

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Many thanks! Glad you liked it

[@jimmylee7422]

I can take so much more from one of your short uploads than an hour from most of the others i watch. Thanks again for all the hard work

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Wow, thanks Jimmy :)

[@Marys-Channel]

Simple/Clean...I love it! Beautiful model.🦋

[@luistunonjr.304]

Peter for my taste this is one of your best videos and the model photographs as we would like all our models to look like. Congratulations to both of you! Now I have to search for a model that looks like that and try to duplicate your pictures. Oh, the bill for the model is on its way. Long distance from Miami so it may take months to get there! You have to do more shoots with Meika.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps Luis

[@jagerardi]

How the camera loves Meika! There's just something about when you two work together. And I still love how she's an amazing model one minute, and then just another goofy teenager when the camera's off. ..Joe

[@David.G.P.]

Many thanks for sharing this video. @Meika: I like a lot how you ​place hands, and your poses in the border of the couch. @Peter: many thanks for showing this scenario, with Model on a couch. @Bec: many thanks for recording this session and following Peter when he moves around the Model. You all are a really great team!

[@MiaogisTeas]

I'm going to send this to a friend. She and I worked on getting her daughter out of e-commerce mode and into fashion, but she still struggles with her hands. Meike manages to make her hands float about her face without looking like that's what she's doing. Thanks Peter and Meike (and Bec, of course).

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@chiraz111]

Wonderful tips! I especially liked how you shot only that little bit faster than the model could react, and used little burts to get your images. Great stuff. You two are a great team!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much

[@vasiliyivanishvili9025]

Great job! Thanks for your video!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you too!

[@orlandonoa]

Glad to see you using Capture One !

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

not really enjoying it yet, very clunky and slow

[@garywilliams267]

Absolutely amazing, the on the move shots were incredible between you and Meika. So fluid!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much Gary

[@WhoIsSerafin]

I have no interest in this kind of photography but these videos have helped make my street portraits better with your techniques. And you just make each episode interesting.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Happy to help!

[@rec10media93]

I think he is not human:)

[@rec10media93]

He is definitely not from earth incredible person thx for your awesome content

[@endnami]

always learn so much; thanks you guys hope you all are well!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Our pleasure! Hope you are well too

[@rustysilk685]

Hey Peter hey Bec🍷🍷 another very informative video. I love the way you photo shoot your models they seem quite at ease and comfortable looking and posing in front of your camera lens. Well done as always. 💜💚👍👍👍👍

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Rusty

[@rhykko77]

Love this shoot ! One of my favourite of yours .

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps

[@tobyjugg6202]

Brilliant !!!! Years of experience captured in 5 minutes _ that was So very helpful 👍👍

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it thanks

[@bulletsie]

Love these, The models you work with always look incredible both during the videos and looking at the shots taken. Their is a particular look in the eyes you manage to capture, I'd love to capture when doing a shoot. Its a particular gaze/look where the model is directly looking at the lens, I cant describe it in words but you just know when a shot has captured it.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks it's always about the eyes :)

[@williamkazak]

So many pics of essentially the same pose. Being old school myself, I learned to shoot when I saw what I wanted to see in the viewfinder without any need for such rapid clicking one after the other. Thank you for sharing your technique.

[@MiaogisTeas]

True, but we still are only choosing maybe 1~2 images from this kind of shoot. Then it's onto next look and another 100+ shots to get only 1~2 😉

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

I said in the video that clicking with a faster shutter which means the model doesn't know when I'm going to take a photo so I'm more likely to get a natural shot

[@alanvandever9683]

Normally, your videos are okay, but this was great. I absolutely loved the clean, fresh look of those shots. Very well done!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps

[@davidmilisock5200]

WOW! Great work, in a browser it's tough to see but that hint of softness must be a joy when viewed in an image editor or if properly printed.

[@LucasRafaelDesenhista]

nice photos, cute model ! :)

[@craigcolahan]

as well as demonstrating photography skills, this is a great insight for models, in how to mix it up and move for different 'looks'; thank you

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

thanks :)

[@mediaflmcreation]

Couleon, I have a bad ass video request ... "Face Focus vs Eye Focus". Man that would nail it to the wall if you did that one day.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

face focus v eye focus only makes a difference below f2.8 on a 100mm lens

[@DJKeo]

Great tips for posing 👍

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pty_foto]

Love your work!! Best regards from Panamá 🇵🇦

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kidmackenzie]

I am certain you could shoot Meika under any lighting conditions doing any random pose and she will look fantastic. I don't think the worst photographer in the world could possibly take a bad picture of her.

[@scott7926]

very cool, thanks guys!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@Bowiehair]

Love it. 250 iso 1/250 f2.8 so good

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@silvere36]

Lol love how you just end. You know you got the shot. No more are needed.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

:)

[@josephrose78]

Loved the short format. Great start with explaining how little adjustments are being made. You’ve produced a very clean image that’s honest representation. Still heard a lot of shutter clicks so now comes the challenge of paring down to the few shots to be used. Follow up video perhaps?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps Joseph. Picking photos, I just go through them and put a star on the ones that stand out, then go through those and put 2 stars on the ones that stand out the most etc until I'm left with my final selection. But great idea, I'll make a video showing how I select photos from a recent shoot :)

[@davidp6095]

Hi guys, loving the channel, I’ve been binge watching your videos and really learning a lot! I noticed that Peter was missing having an orange channel in Capture One, if he’s still using the program one tip is to use the Colour Editor, under the basic tab, there is an orange slider there which he could use (adjusting lightness seems to approximate to colour sensitivity). You can fine tune the colour range which contributes to ‘orange’ using the three dots to the right of the colour palette. It might help… or not! All the best, Dave.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks David Lou, no I'm not missing the orange channel are missing the red green blue channel that Hasselblad's Phocus software has.

[@filomenoybanez5227]

natural light is the best.. been having good light lately in my studio. The other photographers are not 100% sold with it thinking I used strobes and edit my images.. well bounce and some reflectors do help. nice headshots.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks for sharing :)

[@dangallagher8034]

Amazing... as usual

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps

[@plowt000]

I love the thumbnail pic to this vid

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@YigalDavidHachmon]

She is an amazing model, but we wouldn't know that if you weren't an amazing photographer and a teacher. Many Thanks! Great photos, almost all of them. One question - why do you choose to shot with your tripod?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks I like using tripods on portrait shoots because I can frame/crop the photo then just concentrate on the models expression

[@MickPayton]

Hi Peter, how did you find the 70 - 200 lens to use, focussing speed, sharpness, did you find it good for headshots especially with the importance of interaction with the model - as opposed to an 85mm for example? I'm considering one for portraits, would you share more of your thoughts on it please? Thanks very much!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

I really love the 70 - 200 especially at f2.8 eye focus just sticks

[@Santafefashionweek]

Great vlog!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you!!

[@mjphotos]

I have to ask. If you aren't using flash why aren't you using the electronic shutter?? With the A1 I would use that 100% of the time even with flash! Another awesome video. I'm learning so much from you and have used your light set ups recently to give amazing results for my university work. Thanks Peter 🙏🙏

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks because of rolling shutter

[@mjphotos]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer I thought this only happened with fast moving objects. Your models aren't that ;))

[@truthsayers8725]

dang! when you moved your styrofoam, i was really hoping to get a look at the stand/cart you had it balanced on. it didnt look very big. when you were rapid fire shooting freestyle, and moved to the far right, i was picturing some cheesy 80s movie with a "photographer" blasting away minus the "cool cool, thats stunning, nice" commentary... sort of expected to hear Girls on Film coming over the speakers

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

The stand is just a small adjustable height table on wheels

[@b991228]

The dark couch gives you more contrast???

[@dougbuchanan5974]

What brand of laptop case/screen shade does Peter use? That would be perfect editing while traveling.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

It's from C Port Digital

[@veselinvasilev9362]

Thanks!

[@daemon1143]

About the time where you said, "we're done", is when I realise I didn't turn on eye AF and I've captured a dozen razor sharp images of the end of my victim's nose.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Lol :)

[@stephengatley8144]

On my R6 I set AF-ON as my EYE-AF so I can shoot with or without just by holding the button.

[@jean-claudemuller3199]

Hi Peter, nice to see how easy you can change your shooting habits now with FF, zoom, burst and C1, depending on the type of result you have to achieve 👏 But didn't you not ever say that this is not your style ? 😉

[@DynastyUK]

How is C1 so slow compared to Phocus? Especially when Hasselblad images are like 4 times the size! :O Surely this is something they can fix.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Yes C1 is very slow

[@vernonr7404]

Tried replicating your shoot using my 70-200 f/2.8 GM (and a Sony a7Riii), but couldn't get the AF Eye to work, unless I got at least 8 feet (2.43 meters) from the model. Aperature, iso, lighting didn't seem to matter. Am I doing something wrong? Something wrong with my settings/menus, or is this the limit of AF with this lens? Sony says min. focusing distrance: 3.15 feet, presumably on manual.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

On the side of the lens theres a switch that one side says '3m - infinity' and the other side says 'full', you need to have it switched to full :)

[@vernonr7404]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Thank you. Thank you. I think I/you fixed it! 4 switches on the side of this lens! Will let you know.

[@vernonr7404]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Now I can shoot within 4 ft. of the subject, instead of 8! Close enough!

[@MickPayton]

Hi Peter, thanks again for the videos! Can I ask why you chose mechanical and not electronic front shutter please? Also, how did you find the focussing in the studio compared to other cameras? Thank you!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

For two reasons, the shutter speed in mechanical in medium is the speed I like, and I was using a HMI on the background and didn't wanna worry about flicker :) and it's the fastest & most accurate focusing camera I've ever had, not that I use auto focus that much.

[@MickPayton]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Thank you Peter, understood! You two stay safe and keep having fun and producing videos! Best wishes!

[@bid77media]

THX very nice Video :=)

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@scottfineshriber5051]

I would love to see you two do a shoot with Emily Feld. She seems like a cool person and certainly a beautiful model. Have you ever considered shooting with her? Meika is awesome, too. 🥰

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

I don't think I know her, I will look her up

[@mymusicforrelaxing9404]

nice video

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@edwardslizewski717]

Who do you think has the hardest job the photographer or the model?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

= :)

[@siras2]

.. just caught myself waving bye bye to Bec & Meika at the end of the vid. I need to get out more!.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Lol :)

[@brettharrisphotography7463]

I'm curious why mechanical shutter when shooting natural light? When electronic shutter is just as good.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

For two reasons, the shutter speed in mechanical in medium is the speed I like, and I was using a HMI on thr background and didn't wanna worry about flicker :)

[@MiaogisTeas]

Yeah flicker and rolling shutter are an issue. Also, culling 500 images down to 2? Pointless.

[@brettharrisphotography7463]

@@MiaogisTeas Shouldn't be much of an issue with the AOne.

[@draganbalzic4493]

Are The windows that are illuminating your subject on the north side of your building?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

The windows are on the west side of the building

[@FSCHW]

Is the black spot on your camera lens? Doesn't show in the room videos.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

That's my mouse on the computer screen

[@FSCHW]

Peter Coulson I cleaned my screen 3x trying to get rid of it. Ha!

[@Blackmind0]

e commerce look , does peter mean this self made insta posing?.. thx for this vid..... fine to learn something.. greets bm

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

The lines have blurred now and e-commerce is more and more usng that Instagram look. Thanks heaps

[@Blackmind0]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer ..thx..

[@edp3421]

👍

[@jluis-33]

For your next gift to us in a video way, I propose you a challenge ... it is not malicious :) but many of your fans do not have a great gear. This is: take 2 or 3 yongnuo or similar speedlight, APS sensor ( if you got it) and show us the magic!. Modifiers and photo style, at your discretion

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

I have this video using a cheaper camera, natural light, and tethered to Capture One to show it's not about the gear :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIKwoKCri8-emcU I use the gear I do because it makes my life easier as a photographer & it's easier to demonstrate.

[@jluis-33]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer "I use the gear I do because it makes my life easier as a photographer" I completely agree, i wish I had it:) (BTW I saw the video when you published it, but it is natural light) Many of us have a lighting equipment and camera that costs, all of it, the same as a single profoto !!! And we would like to see what a master can do with that little gear. Anyway, I appreciate your response. Cheers.

[@RussOniPhone]

Is photos editing a bad thing to give to agencies, most all the models you work with have beautiful skin, mine have been guys with dark bags inter their eyes.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Bages is more lighting than editing