I wanna share my thoughts as a Photographer in Copenhagen / Budapest in 2019.nnYou, know, as a Portrait Photographer, you learn a lot about people.nnLet's talk about my shooting summer in Budapest and CopenhagennnThis summer I did sooooo many photoshoots, and I'm super glad to have met so many nice and beautiful people in these opportunities. When you go for a shooting you never know what exactly to expect, you get your equipment ready, the forecast double-checked, the location defined and you go for it. nnBut every time is a different experience and I always get surprised by people in different aspects.nnShould I call it a lesson?nnnnLesson 1: Photoshooting people is not only an art but a social activitynnI personally see how these experiences changed the way I behave and gave me so much knowledge and skills to deal with different human beings - that's something you also take out of the shootings, not only pictures to edit and publish!nnNo matter what is going in your life, that's a special moment for the person on the other side, so you must show empathy and try to understand that person, in order to capture its beauty naturally, not forced. That's especially not easy, that comes with practice, with sensibility, patience, a lot of patience.nnnnLesson 2: Photoshooting as a Business is completely different than shooting as a hobbynnThis photo-summer taught me a lot and I could see the difference between shooting a client for business and shooting for fun, as a hobby, as natural art.nnWhich path I am going to take now? God knows I'm still exploring myself.nn[caption id="attachment_media-29" align="alignnone" width="6132"] That's me, by an incredible  Photographer from the Philippines: Ira Gatmaitan [/caption]nnLesson 3: Sunrise shootings are truly the best onesnnFirstly, being able to see the sunrise is a true gift. It's not every day that we find a motivation to wake up at 5 am, get dressed and out of the house before 6 am, in order to catch the sunrise from one of the best spots of the city. In Budapest, I'm talking about the Fishermen's bastion.nnThe city is silent, getting the first signs of light after a long night, birds are singing and no one is on the streets. Taking photos in this exact moment is something that makes me rethink my whole life sometimes, and makes me glad for every step I've been taking so far. Even if you're not a Photographer, you should try!nnWell, to be honest, I was not completely honest about zero people out there on the sunrise time. Between photographers, we all know that's the most beautiful time to shoot, so many of us are out there making our own pieces of art, with clients or only with our cameras.nn[caption id="attachment_2102" align="alignnone" width="6000"] Sunrise in Budapest, 2019[/caption]nnLesson 4: Don't let it become a mechanical activitynnThat's tricky, especially when you have clients every day, finding the balance between your passion and your job is hard when you work with art. I'm still not sure how full-time photographers do it. Or other artists do. There are days you are not inspired and you don't wanna do anything with your camera, but you have an appointment and you must go. Please comment on something if you have any idea what to do in these cases.nnWell, all in all, I enjoyed a lot doing all the shootings this summer and it's time to share my favorite clicks (probably they won't fit this post, but ....)nnnnYou can see more on my Instagram or feel free to go around my blog!nnKisses