I was here thinking about the reason for the non-existence, that I know of, of any insurance for the photographic material in Portugal, something quite usual around the world. It is very important for the photographer, especially the professional to have insurance for his equipment, because in any event, be it a fall, a breakdown or theft, it immediately entails a high cost in its replacement. Following the existence of such insurance, we would be creating the possibility of develop a new business such as the rental of material that is not possible now. The advantages of hiring for professionals and not only are enormous because the fact that you can rent for a day or a short period the objective required for a given job is immediately reflected in the budget for that event. So far I have only managed to get insurers to accept a situation like this, as long as I have accumulated insurance of the most diverse types, all in the same boat and that is not at all functional. We will wait and see if things change in this chapter. If any of you know of a resolution to this issue, please leave your comment here.
LUIS SÁ-FERNANDES PHOTOGRAPHY
Sell Beauty on the Wall
Sunrise vs Sunset
It was during my second experience as a photographer, that this question came up.
Yes, I was an amateur photographer, like many, still in the time of analog photography.
I used to spend boxes and boxes of Kodak film that I put on the reels of my old Leica by myself.
I often oxidized the sink drain in my mother's house where, in the late hours of the night, I poured the fixer in the urge to go and see what came out of my work of the day.
Since I had no darkroom, so I used the night darkness for that purpose.
Then other priorities appeared in my life and I gradually left photography, an art that would come back to 4 years ago, now in the digital age.
I have always loved portraiture, but as a result of another Hobby ,I had, hunting, I came to admire the dawn before and during sunrise. Yes, because hunting is far beyond the simple act of killing an animal. It's much more than that.
But returning to the theme, in addition to the portrait, I dedicated myself, as a result of what I wrote before, to landscape photography and within this long exposure photography. I started touring the Portuguese coast with its spectacular cliffs and taking my photos.
For me, Sunrise contains more motive and more sensations than what Sunset expresses. This from a purely personal point of view.
I like the dawn of a new day much more than the disappearance of it. The nautical dawn and the civil dawn periods that precede Sunrise have very good elements to add to a good composition. If the sky shows some clouds, the projections of the first rays of the sun provoke the appearance of several pictures that change very quickly in fantastic tones. On the opposite, Sunset also with enormous possibilities has the problem for me, in my head, that we are walking into an increasingly tight funnel until night falls. On the opposite, it is a new day that lies ahead. This I know is very subjective but it expresses my feeling as a person and photographer.
 * In the next topic I will explain how I take my long exposure photos and what I learn from practice.