City Photos and Books, Inc.

Capturing images of great places and amazing people

Welcome

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Welcome to the City Photos and Books, Inc. web site.  We celebrate local communities and the people that live there.  We create portraits in settings where people live, work, and play.  We also produce books that celebrate our small towns, big cities, and college campuses; locations that provide a real sense of place, a local economic engine, and a source of community pride. 

Portraits

We specialize in high school seniors, families, children, pets, and engagement photographs.   We create images you will be proud of.  In addition, we craft unique cards for graduation parties and holiday events that feature our photographs.    

Our goal is to capture special events and important moments in time.  We prefer to photograph where you live, work or play; photos that are reflective of the lifestyle you lead.

We are now booking sessions.   

Portrait Page 

Portrait Product Sheets

 

City Books

Please enjoy the urban places featured in our books whenever you can.  Visit downtown and stroll the sidewalks, enjoy coffee or a drink, eat a meal, and support the local businesses.  Passing through in a motor vehicle is not a downtown experience; being downtown requires interaction on the streets and sidewalks, in restaurants and shops, and in parks and on pathways. 

For more information on the seven books we offer, including where to find them locally, follow these links:  Washington, DC, Rochester, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Nights, Detroit's Mexicantown, and Northville.

 

Looking for a Photographer?

Do you have a new building or landscape design project that needs just the right photograph?  Does your community's web site need new, up-to-date photography that really shows off your town?  Does your city or town want to be featured in a new book?  Is there another special event or photo shoot where our style fits your expectations?  

All photos are on location; we do not accept studio work.  We are based out of the Birmingham / Beverly Hills, Michigan area.   Contact Us

 

Links and Images

Contact Us Order Prints     
City Photos Blog Order Books     

  

For senior portraits, students from the following high schools are expected to be part of our initial coverage area: Birmingham Ernest Seaholm High School, Birmingham Wylie Groves High School, Bloomfield Hills Andover High School, Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School, Brother Rice High School, Cranbrook, Detroit Country Day School, Farmington Harrison High School, Farmington High School, International Academy, Marian High School, North Farmington High School, Novi High School, Rochester Adams High School, Rochester High School, Rochester Stoney Creek High School, Roeper School, Southfield High School, Southfield-Lathrup High School, Troy Athens High School, Troy High School, Royal Oak High School, and West Bloomfield High School.  Many additional locations will be included.  

We are based out of the Birmingham / Beverly Hills Michigan Area.   

Latest News

In the Press 

Red Knapp's Dairy Bar in Rochester, Michigan was featured in the December 2009 edition of Hour Magazine.  The photograph came from Rochester, Michigan Photographs.


Training

City Photos' Rod Arroyo taught a class of photographers on High Dynamic Range (HDR) processing in Royal Oak on November 14, 2009. See some examples of our HDR images.


Blog

Visit the City Photos Blog for more updates and information.


Honors

Two of the photographs from the Birmingham, Michigan book have been selected to appear in the OUR TOWN Art Show and Sale at the Birmingham Community House, October 14-17, 2009.


"Barn Storm" has captured second place in the Essence of Franklin photo contest (9/7/09) 


Web Sites

The City of Rochester, Michigan has incorporated photos from City Photos and Books, Inc. into its new web site.