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Duke – My new canine friend

This is Duke. We met while I was standing in line for BBQ at Bogarts Smoke House in St. Louis. Duke was a really great sport waiting patiently for his owners to get their food. […]

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Senior pictures tips for great photos

Great Tips for Senior Pictures #2

Tips for Great Senior Pictures #2 First in a series of portrait tips This is the second in a series of senior picture tips from Portraits by Rod Photography. The topic of this post is […]

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Seaholm High Senior Pictures Tips

Tips for Great Senior Pictures #1

Tips for Great Senior Pictures First in a series of portrait tips The photography staff at Portraits by Rod Photography in Birmingham, Michigan want everyone to look great for senior pictures, regardless of who takes […]

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Portrait Tips – Taking Great Family Photos

[facebook_like_button] [facebook_send_button] Family portraits are challenging and unique opportunities to document the members of a family at given point in time. Done properly, these become treasured keepsakes and even historical records for generations to come. […]

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senior pictures, Oakland, Macomb, Birmingham, Michigan

Great Portrait Tips for High School Seniors

[facebook_like_button] [facebook_send_button] The high school portrait season is a time when parents and students search out a photographer to celebrate this important time of life. High school senior portraits are special: they capture a transition […]

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Great Photography Blogs

[facebook_like_button] [facebook_send_button] There are many sources of great information out there about photography, but I find these to be exceptional. Rosh Sillars http://www.roshsillars.com/ The Strobist http://strobist.blogspot.com/ PhotoFocus http://photofocus.com/ DIY Photography http://www.diyphotography.net/ PetaPixel http://www.petapixel.com/ The Photo […]

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Hannan Grosse Pointe Child Portrait

Hannan Family

A lakefront park in the Grosse Pointe area was the setting for a fall portrait session with the Hannan Family. We spent a lot of time exploring different areas of the park, running around, and […]

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Jecmen Family

It was a beautiful fall day when I went to capture the Jecmen family in Novi, Michigan. We were able to capture portraits outside in wooded and lakefront settings. We also created portraits at the […]

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Birmingham Michigan Family Portrait

Fakhoury Family

The Fakhoury family portrait session took place along beautiful Quarton Lake in Birmingham. We had more formal portraits taken at the lake, and then we moved to Booth Park, where we could capture the children […]

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