Daniel Nicolas on Ibarionex’s The Candid Frame

Great idea! At the beginning of my career as a professional photographer, in the 90s, I worked for a music newspaper. I was just starting out and not paid well. I shot in Black & White and developed and printed myself. I had to photograph live bands and do band portraits. I took care that I didn’t make more than 12 photos per assignment. That way I could do three assignments on a roll of 36 and make a little money. I knew that they would only use one photo anyway so, live, I took care that I found a good place to stand and then waited for something good to happen. It usually worked out fine. I learned quick decision making, confidence and pre-visualizing situations. After that, for years, I did most of my assignments on slide film. Also a very good learning school, specially in exposing correctly. I definitely had more confidence in my abilities back then. Ha ha, now with digital I’m back to making way too many photos….