The Story Of Rodney Torres – Becoming A Photographer In The Age Of 40
Is 40 years age too late to be a photographer? Well, think of a 40 years old man or a woman, who has earlier been a business person? The answer might be a little tricky for you. Well, allow us to make it simple. Looking at the practical example of Rodney Torres is a practical example that age does not matter. What matters is the facts that do you have the skills to show in this challenging field of photography or not.
Rodney says that people usually ask him the same question frequently that where he has been hiding all these years. I always say that there is a right time meant for everything and for me to enter the photography career, this was the right time. Beginning of the career as travel photographer: He stepped into this industry a few years back. Rodney likes to travel and so does his wife. They used to take photographs while on their tours abroad. He states that he always loved to take pictures from long exposure. It enables the person to see several technical settings as well as creative design to capture the perfect moments out of the photographs. This was when he fell in love with the photography and hence devoted a balanced time to his business, family and being a photographer. Being a fine art paint maker: In the year 2011, Rodney brought giclee print technology to his home country. In the beginning, he met disappointments however he did not give up. He searched for the duplicate photographic prints during his traveling. Ultimately he discovered giclee which is a large format fine art, printing process that conveys the realism of life as well as depth in the printed photography. These printouts turned out to be vibrant as well as fade resistant. These prints are expected to last for a lifetime.
Shift to capture the living beings: In the middle of 2017, Rodney shifted his focus from travel photography to celebrity photography. He states that the Giclee Manila needs to show more wonders to come up with print portfolios of people and not just still life like landmarks or landscapes. More and more people were making use of this technique to get their family portraits and etc. He decided to add the people portrait prints as part of his portfolios. He did not get into getting a license to use the images of people but to take the photos himself.
He was approved by VIVA films as well as VIVA artist to shoot the official movie posters. He began with a controversial movie named as "Jacqueline Comes Home". It is a real-life story of the Chiong sisters who belonged to Cebu City back in the year 1997. Most of the times we see people comparing his work with the paintings of European master painters such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, and the others from the Dutch master’s reign. The question arises that what is next there for this talented photographer. Well, I am sure about one thing only that he will have a real bright future to enjoy.
