It started with a cheap Polaroid camera...

My dad put a camera in my hands when I was about 8.  It was loaded with a fresh roll of film and he told me, "You look through the little window to see what you're taking a picture of.  Push the button on the top to take a picture.  Then, push the little dial to the right to move to the next picture.  There's only twenty-four pictures.  Have fun, but choose carefully."

A few years later, I was upgraded.  This time my dad handed me his old Yashica FR-1 SLR camera.  "Look through the viewfinder.  Rotate this part of the lens to focus. When the split image is lined up, you're in focus.  Use this dial to tell the camera what speed film you loaded. Twist here to change the aperture.  This dial changes the shutter speed.  Push this button while looking through the viewfinder to check your exposure with the scale at the bottom.  You want the little marker to be in the center, maybe a little to the right.  The button on top takes the picture, the thumb lever to advance to the next frame.  I've got some Kodak Tri-X 400 loaded right now. It's black and white.  Be careful.  Have fun."

I've never looked back.

Since that time, I've shot everything I could from auto racing to concerts.  In college, I even shot the story of a traveling egg and created a multimedia presentation set to the tune of a Willie Nelson song for a class.  I was 19 and thought it was a great concept.  There's not really a better explanation.

Today, I'm based out of the Detroit metro area and specialize in photographing performance art and environmental portraits.  I regularly work with dancers and aerial artists and am looking to get back into music and expand into other forms of performance art as well.  I love to show people being who they are, doing what they're passionate about.  

When somebody asks you what it is that you do, I want you to show them one of my pictures and not need more explanation.  Your passion, your emotion, your dedication and work.  That's what I want to capture.

To contact me about booking a session, please send me an email to bryan@studiosebeck.com.  I can also be found on Facebook.