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The Start of the 2016 High School Senior Portrait Season in Michigan
Spring is here and although it’s been a cold start to the season, warmer temperatures are here. For high school seniors, that means that outdoor senior portrait sessions has started. Summer months are busy, […]
Trevor – Senior Pictures – Cranbrook Upper School in Oakland County, Michigan
Trevor is a student at the Cranbrook Upper School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He’s an excellent student and a talented soccer player. We had a great afternoon walking the campus with his father as we […]
Ron Carter named 2016 Artist in Residence – Detroit Jazz Festival
Ron Carter was named today as Artist in Residence for the Detroit Jazz Festival. I was one of the lucky ones that got to see his performance at last year’s festival with Pat Metheny. This […]
Rudresh Mahanthappa at the Detroit Jazz Festival
One of the highlights of the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival was the blistering performance of Rudresh Mahanthappa and his amazing band. Rudresh’s album “Bird Calls” has captured many high-profile accolades from publications and music media […]
ArtPrize 2015 Awards Ceremony – Celebration in Grand Rapids
Last night’s Awards Ceremony for the 2015 ArtPrize in Grand Rapids was a lively, fun-filled event. The quality of art was off-the-charts and the awards show was extremely entertaining. Congratulations to all the award winners, […]
Mary – Birmingham Seaholm High School Senior Pictures at Quarton Lake
Senior Portraits by www.PortraitsByRod.com Mary is a senior at Ernest Seaholm High School in Birmingham. She is the second high school senior in her family that I have had the privilege to photograph. Mary is […]
2015 Detroit Jazz Festival Photographs – Day Three (9-6-2015)
I wasn’t sure I would be able to make it down for day three, but I couldn’t stay away. I arrived just in time to see legends Ron Carter and Pat Metheny in an intimate […]
2015 Detroit Jazz Festival Photographs – Day Two (9-5-2015)
Day two of the Detroit Jazz Festival was a day of unbelievable talent on display in downtown Detroit. There were so many great acts and performances on four different stages that it was impossible to […]