by mlebryk | Jul 13, 2017 | Equipment, Review, Roberts Camera
Hello once again and welcome to this installment of, “The Blog”. Yea, I say that and I hope you hear Jeremy Clarkson’s voice reading it but it’s likely you will not. I was hoping to have another educational post like my water Polo one between...
by mlebryk | Jun 11, 2017 | Equipment, Review, Roberts Camera, Sigma
So here we are again with the latest Sigma creation. This time we are going a little different direction as we have a bit different of a lens. As a full time Pro, I find myself lugging big and heavy glass around to get the best image quality possible while shooting...
by mlebryk | May 17, 2017 | Event, Indianapolis, Sports
As a freelance photographer you have to manage your email and telephone almost as much as you have to take photos. As a one man operation it can get to be quite a project to say the least. Every now and then you get a really cool opportunity though to shoot...
by mlebryk | Apr 5, 2017 | Portraits, Review, Roberts Camera, Sigma
So here we are once again in the continuing tradition of pushing the latest and greatest Sigma lenses through their paces to give you real world impressions of how these lenses will work and function on a day to day basis as a freelance photographer. This time we...
by mlebryk | Mar 8, 2017 | Basketball, Equipment, Indianapolis, Roberts Camera
One of the most important lenses in my bag is my 70-200F2.8 lens. The 70-200 was in fact the first PRO grade lens that I ever purchased when I was getting started and I use it almost EVERY time I shoot something. I’ll never forget pulling the trigger on the...
by mlebryk | Feb 21, 2017 | Learning, Lighting, Phottix, Roberts Camera, Sigma, workshop
There is a common misconception in photography that things are always more complicated than they seem. While sometimes that is very true, it’s not always true and whether an enthusiast, hobbyist, or professional knowing how to use one light in your photography...
by mlebryk | Jan 31, 2017 | Hockey, Roberts Camera, Sports, workshop
A little over a week ago, I had the opportunity with Roberts Camera and the Indiana Fuel to lead a Sports Photography workshop. Myself and a group of 16 individuals went to photograph a Indiana Fuel hockey game vs the Cincinnati Cyclones. It was a fantastic game,...
by mlebryk | Dec 30, 2016 | Indianapolis, Interesting, news, Photography, Portraits, practice, Problems
Here we are once again, at the cusp of a new calendar looking back on all the things we did (or didn’t do) in 2016, and thinking about all the things we want to do in 2017. Shannon and I are not much for New Years Resolutions as we think you should have...
by mlebryk | Dec 27, 2016 | Indiana University, Magazines, Sports
Every so often a unique opportunity comes along to showcase not only someones personality but also their skill in some sort of activity. Whether that be as an athlete, a musician, or an artist it makes no difference as usually the person you are photographing has...
by mlebryk | Dec 7, 2016 | Football, Sports
Welcome to December. The end of football season for me has arrived and it was once again a season of Shooting IU Football. I’ve been lucky the last few years since working for the paper to have been regularly spurattically shooting sports for various teams or...
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