Rod Arroyo is owner / portrait photographer at Portraits by Rod, based in Birmingham, MI. He also owns  City Photos and Books, Inc. which provides city and landscape photography through books, art shows, gallery showings, and online sales.  He also does freelance photography for Patch. You can follow his blog or find him on Twitter.  

Rod is also co-owner of Clearzoning, Inc., a community planning and transportation consulting firm and municipal coding company.

As a photographer, he enjoys creating outdoor pictures of families, newborns, children, and high school seniors.   All of his work is done on location: at home, in a back yard or nearby park, strolling through a favorite downtown or in another location that has meaning to the person being photographed.

Rod as also authored eight books of photography featuring cities and neighborhoods including Birmingham, Royal Oak, Rochester, Northville, Washington, DC, and Detroit's Mexicantown.   All of these books are available on Amazon.com.  He also features some of his city photos on  Tumblr.

His video tributes to Birmingham and Royal Oak feature his photographs set to music.

Rod is also co-owner of Clearzoning, Inc., a community planning and transportation consulting firm and municipal coding company.  His projects have included the Big Beaver Corridor Study and reformatted zoning codes for Lathrup Village, Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield Township, Farmington Hills, Grand Blanc Township, and other municipalities.

For more information, contact Rod directly and also view his portrait video.