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Of course man. I've been doing it for years, usually don't have a problem with getting into the mood, before the shoot most of the time I'm spending time to get know person I photograph, so I'm kind of psychologist before I'm photographer.... Knowing person gives also a lot of confidence.

i do portraits every now and then so i feel that i need to get into it. most of the times i like photos at minute 15 much more than minute 5 :D i also found that more time helps for the model that is no used to being a model.

Getting to know a person helps a lot. Even for candid shots, people that know me just ignore my presence so candid photos are much better.