Microstock Celebrity - Andres Rodriguez
July 30th, 2007 by Lee Torrens
Andres Rodriguez is among the world’s top microstock contributors and has been a full-time microstocker since May 2006. His portfolio contains over 6,000 images, specializing in business, fashion, lifestyle, outdoors, 3D renders and sport. (update Oct 2008: portfolio now over 11,000)
Known For
- Large portfolios of great commercial photographs
- Meticulously researching his shoots
- Distinctive style and consistent quality
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Personal Details
Born in 1977, Colombia | Now resides in London, England | Married | Shoots with Canon
Background
Andres was born in 1977 in Bogotá, Colombia, son of a fine artist and furniture business owner. His interest in photography started at 14 when he purchased his first camera. At age 18, he moved to England to study at Oxford. He went on to complete a design foundation diploma, product design BA (hons), and BSc in multimedia technology. He started his career as a website and graphic designer, which contributes to his understanding of what designers look for in stock photography. His microstock career started in December 2004 while still designing websites. He continued doing both until going full-time in May 2006.
Microstock Portfolios
iStockphoto | Shutterstock | Dreamstime | Fotolia | StockXpert | BigStockPhoto | 123rf | Crestock
Signs of Success
- Lives from his microstock income (in one of the world’s most expensive cities!)
- First contributor to reach Gold and Emerald levels at Fotolia
- Considered among the worlds top-selling microstock photographers
- Has won microstock photography contests at Dreamstime, StockXpert and BigStockPhoto
Press Mentions
Andres Rodriguez interview at Crestock | Andres Rodriguez interview at Fotolia | Andres Rodriguez mentioned at Photopreneur | Top 10 Stock Photography Tips at Crestock
Tags: Andres Rodriguez, Microstock, Microstock Celebrities
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Thank you Andres for helping the destruction of the photo stock business. You boys and girls catch the worm on the hook and help yappies get richer and photographers poorer!
Many thanks for destroying our business! I hope God will pay you back!
Thanks for your comments Maria. I invite you to take a look at Ron Chapple, a traditional stock photographer who is adapting with the changes in the market and getting richer rather than poorer.
Change is inevitable. Some resist and others embrace it. Some prosper and others flounder. Microstock is just the latest change in an industry that has never stayed still.
-Lee
Hi:
Maria, I think that Andres it´s a great photographer, made an excelent work for stock, you can shot for stock and for clients for one photo, all it´s legal work.
The global commerce it´s here, you enter or you stay out!!
Lee, great post about a stock icon.
Alejandro
quiero decir en español … que andres es excelente.. no solo como persona sino en su trabajo… todo lo que hace lo hace con dedicacion, amor y entrga total, sus fotos siempre dicen algo no estan vacias con solo una imagen.. eso me gusta de el… la actitud que quiere mostrar en cada foto … suerte para el…