Headshot and Event Photography
The Detroit Jazz Festival is the largest free jazz festival in the world. This year I am fortunate to be able to take in the festival as a personal project, photographing the city, the people, […]
Senior pictures can take on many different locations and shooting styles. For Leigha’s senior photo shoot, we were able to capture her active in two sports that she loves, make portraits with her and her […]
Settled by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701, the City of Detroit is celebrating its 314th Birthday. History resources: http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/founding-detroit; http://detroithistorical.org/learn/history-resources; http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Photography by Rod Arroyo www.PortraitsByRod.com Above, the spectacular Detroit skyline. Below, the Scott Fountain on […]
Last night – June 2, 2015 – was a very special evening at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Pat Metheny, Artist-in-Residence for the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival, performed at a […]
Downtown Birmingham is a popular place for high school seniors Backstreets and alleys offer edgy, alternative backdrops for portraits I photograph many high school seniors in downtown Birmingham (Oakland County). In fact it is the […]
Street Jazz in New York One of my favorite things about visiting New York is the amazing musical talent you can find in parks, on sidewalks, and in subways. I still think back to a […]
In honor of the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo exhibit at the DIA, I am posting these photos from 2012. This flamenco dance exhibit was in the Rivera Courtyard. The woman dancing is Valeria Montes, […]
The current Vice President of Google, Vint Cerf, recently spoke to a gathering of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and warned that a “digital dark age” may be ahead. All digital files […]
Congratulations to the 8th Grade Trinity Utica Warrior Girls on their 3rd Place finish at the State Championships in Ann Arbor. Also, congratulations to the 8th Grade Boys for their first place finish!!!
Yesterday was Jeb and Columba Bush’s 41st wedding anniversary, and Jeb celebrated by tweeting a picture from the wedding. Turns out there is an interesting back story to the photos. Jeb’s younger brother, Marvin Bush, […]