Both Peter and Britney Young, the studio’s in-house photographer, are available for booking.
Every session follows the same structure. A flat session fee books your time, plus a per-image fee for each photo you choose to purchase. Retouching and unlimited personal-use licensing are included in that per-image price, so you only pay for the images you want.
Rates vary by photographer. Compare both below.
Individual Session Rates
Peter Hurley
Peter primarily works out of his New York City and Los Angeles studios. He is always willing and ready to travel on location should you need him elsewhere.
Headshot Session Pricing
Portrait Session Pricing
Britney Young
Britney is the NYC studio manager and the in-house photographer in the New York studio. She has been working alongside Peter since 2015 and is able to shoot in same style as Peter.
Headshot Session Pricing
Portrait Session Pricing
Unsure who to book with? Contact the studio and we will walk you through the process.
Corporate Headshot Group Rates
We offer group rates for organizations that need a consistent look and feel for their brand. Although we often have our clientele come to our NY studio, we are just as happy to setup at a location of your choice as well. Many companies also have an ongoing relationship with us that allows their new team members the flexibility of dropping by the studio at their convenience.
Have a look at our group pricing calculator to find out the estimated cost of your project.
Our Global Associate Photographer Network
Is your team spread out all over the world? Let us leverage our global Associate team. With photographers located in every corner of the world, this elite team has been trained using Peter’s practices, allowing us to create a consistent look for your brand no matter where your employees are located.
Contact the studio to discuss the scope of your project and get specific pricing for your organization.
What to expect from our photo sessions
Whether it’s a headshot or personal branding portrait session, the structure of our shoots is the same.
i direct you in front of the camera
We’ll guide you through the shoot, and pull authentic expressions out of you. You’re not expected to know how to do any of this walking in.
We review the images together
Images appear on screen as we shoot, so we can address issues as they arise and see what’s working while there’s still time to get more of it.
You choose the photos you want to keep
You only pay for the images you want to keep. If you can’t decide on the spot, an online gallery can be provided at an additional fee.
Photo shoot Session Information
Headshots vs. Portraits
During a headshot session, we keep the camera up close and personal. All the images are captured from the chest up while we concentrate on coaching you toward your best expression. That’s 100% on us, and something we pride ourselves on. We’ll coach you throughout the process to not only capture superb imagery but to educate you on what angles and expressions work best for you. We often vary the background colors and love a variety of clothing changes over the course of the session. As you can see from our work, we’ve developed headshot-specific lighting that matches our aesthetic and is designed to have you looking your best.
This is where our portrait sessions get creative. We include portraits along with your headshots, giving you a range of different backgrounds, lighting, and camera distances. You’ll walk away with a broader range of images, everything you need for your personal branding.
We capture and review the images together as we go. This lets us judge each shot’s viability for your use and adjust the focus of the session as needed.
Purchasing Images
After the shooting portion of the session, we’ll sit down and review each shot you’ve kept. We’ll discard the ones you won’t need and narrow down the rest until you’re left with the best of the best. Along the way, we’ll consult with you on expression, what can and can’t be done in the retouch, and making sure you have a good range of shots to use. By the end, you’ll choose the images you want to purchase. They’ll go to the retoucher and be delivered a week after your shoot date.
Clothing
We love it when clients bring a range of clothing options. The #1 rule for us is that you have to love it! If you don’t feel comfortable in it, you most likely won’t shoot well while wearing it. We suggest you bring a range of different cuts, colors, and necklines. For our corporate clients, we like the men to have a variety of jacket/shirt/tie combos and the women to have options of blouse/dress/jacket combos. We suggest keeping jewelry to a minimum. Studs or small earrings and simple necklaces work well. Anything hanging or chunky tends to draw too much attention to itself, but if that’s your style, have at it! If you wear glasses and have multiple pairs, please bring them all so we can check for glare. If you’re unsure whether something will work, bring it along. Layers are fantastic for actors, and there’s no need to stick to the season. Everything from t-shirts and tank tops to sweaters and light jackets can work. Have some fun with this. If you feel your wardrobe is missing something, go shopping. We’ll keep the tags on so you can return the items after the shoot if you’d like. We have a steamer in the studio, so wrinkles are an easy fix.
Hair and Makeup
Women’s makeup:
Makeup for the session is not required but is highly recommended for all women. The cost for makeup during your session is listed above and includes hair help.
The makeup is applied specifically for our lighting, and we usually start natural to give you a clean, simple look. We do touch-ups and will add subtle changes to the makeup as the shoot progresses. If you’d like to start off a little heavier, just let us know.
Women’s hair:
We ask that everyone come in with their hair ready the way you’d like to present yourself. We want your hair in the pictures to look like your best hair day, so please don’t show up straight out of bed. Our makeup artist is there to make sure it’s shoot-ready, and we’ll talk through your plan at the start of the session.
If you need a major change, such as going from naturally curly to straight, there may be an extra $50 charge for our makeup artist to blow it out. Discuss this with us before your session so we’re all on the same page.
Men:
We don’t recommend makeup on men, but our makeup artist can provide light grooming for skin and hair on the shoot if you like. Ask us about pricing before your session. Our professional retouching covers most skin issues, so there’s nothing to worry about there.
Facial Hair:
If you’d like to shoot with facial hair, come in with whatever level of growth you like. We can shave or trim it down once we’ve captured it. Bring whatever grooming products you’ll need.
Scheduling and Payments
We’re available for shooting Monday through Friday and usually schedule one to two sessions a day starting around 11 am. We’re happy to adjust the time, so feel free to request whatever works best for you. We do ask that you don’t schedule anything important right after your shoot in case we feel we need a little more time with you.
Full payment of the session fee is required to book a spot on our calendar. You can book online or contact the studio and we’ll set you up with the right session. If the times shown available don’t work for you, reach out and ask! We’re flexible and can sometimes accommodate weekend sessions if needed. Any other payments (image purchases, proofing galleries, and hair/makeup) can be taken care of on the day of the shoot.
We accept all major credit cards, cash, checks, PayPal/Venmo, ACH transfers, and Zelle by contacting us directly. Once the session fee is paid, you’re only responsible for the images you choose to purchase on shoot day, plus hair and makeup if you’ve booked our stylist.
Directions and Contact
Our New York Studio is located at:
134 W. 26th Street – Suite 1203 – New York, NY 10001
Contact the Studio: 212.627.2210
Peter on Instagram: @peter_hurley
We like our clients to be 100% informed, so thanks for taking the time to read all this pertinent information. If you still have questions feel free to ask us! We look forward to hearing from you.