By James Brosher | Posted at 10:12 pm on Friday, September 2, 2011 | Share
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For the second week in a row, I was assigned to shoot the Cheyenne South football game. This week’s result was more or less the same result: a blowout loss to a much larger and more experienced team. Before tonight’s game – South’s first-ever home varsity football game – I was allowed in the locker room to photograph the coach’s pre-game speech. It was the first time I’ve ever photographed a pre-game speech inside a locker room, and it was a good one by coach Tracy Pugh. Sadly, the team wasn’t able to put any points on the board tonight.
Cheyenne Central defenders swarm Cheyenne South's Cody Dunn as he carries the ball during a Class 4A football game on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. Central won 63-0.
Cheyenne South's Zach Kinsolving (2) takes a moment to himself in the locker room before a Class 4A football game on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. Central won 63-0.
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By James Brosher | Posted at 8:00 am on Saturday, August 27, 2011 | Share | Comments (0)
Friday I drove up to Casper, Wyo. to shoot a game between Cheyenne’s South High School and Natrona County. South was making its debut in Class 4A, and Natrona County was coming off a Class 4A state title last season. As you can imagine, it wasn’t pretty. South is a relatively new high school, housing only grades nine through 11 at the moment. With no seniors, the South squad was physically outmatched by the much larger Natrona County players. Natrona County won 62-0 with a running clock in the second half.
Natrona County defenders swarm Cheyenne South running back Kyhler Cummings, center, during a Class 4A football game between Cheyenne South and Natrona County on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, at Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyo. Cummings fumbled the ball on the carry and Natrona County recovered.
The Cheyenne South defensive coordinator wipes his face as he talks to his players during a Class 4A football game between Cheyenne South and Natrona County on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, at Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyo.
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By James Brosher | Posted at 9:30 am on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 | Share | Comments (0)
A few weeks back, I photographed Hell on Wheels, a shooting competition where participants from around the world dress in Old West costumes and fire weapons from the Old West. Given the period costumes, I couldn’t resist firing off a couple rolls on my Holga. (Click on a thumbnail below to view a larger image.)
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By James Brosher | Posted at 9:58 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011 | Share | Comments (0)
I’ve gotten to the point where I carry two Holgas with me everyday to work: one loaded with 100 ASA film and one loaded with 400 ASA film. The results are negatives full of random, in-between moments from my daily newspaper assignments. Here is the latest edition on what is slowly becoming a regular feature on my blog. (Click on a thumbnail below to view a larger image.)
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By James Brosher | Posted at 8:00 am on Saturday, June 18, 2011 | Share | Comments (0)
I usually don’t find myself taking photos at 2:50 a.m. very often. But I made an exception a couple nights ago when my folks got ready to depart my apartment for Indiana at that very time. About 18 hours later my folks were sitting in their driveway in Dunkirk, Ind. Not too shabby.
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By James Brosher | Posted at 10:00 am on Monday, April 25, 2011 | Share | Comments (0)
This weekend I finally got the first two rolls of film from Wyoming processed and scanned. I’ve been a bit off my game since I moved out because I’ve only shot two rolls. Now that I’m starting to get settled in at my new gig here, I’m hoping to shoot more using my Holga. I’ve gotten into the habit of keeping it in my truck at all times, and I bought a second body so I can have two different types of film ready depending on the weather and exposure outside. I made some modifications to the Holga before loading the second roll. I removed the 6×6 mask inside the camera to allow for increased vignetting and a more imperfect picture. You can see the results of this in the edges of the second frame below.
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By James Brosher | Posted at 1:43 am on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 | Share | Comments (0)
On Friday, I was assigned to shoot a portrait of Francis Oline, a local WWII veteran living at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Oline submitted a touching story about proposing to his late wife to the paper for a Valentine’s Day feature. I was trying to make a nice portrait of Oline with a framed photo of him and his wife, but I kept getting frustrated with myself. The background is too busy. There’s a glare on the frame from my flash. The window is too hot. As this self criticism was running laps through my head, I was having a pretty nice conversation with Oline as he reflected on his life. At one moment as he talked about his late wife, Dolorus, he paused and looked away from me as he reflected on a story in their life together. I snapped a few frames. It was a touching moment, and by far the best photo from the assignment (seen below). It might not be the best composed image, but for me the moment completely trumps the composition in this case. After I had taken several frames, I listened to about another 45 minutes of old stories from Oline, including a very interesting one about hunting buried train robbery treasure near Cheyenne. I felt bad as I had to leave soon thereafter in order to make an afternoon meeting back at the newsroom. Oline is a lovely gentleman and I hope my pictures represent him well in the newspaper.
Francis Oline holds a portrait of himself and his late wife, Dolorus, as he reflects on a few memories on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne. Oline, who is 90, was married to his wife for 57 years until her death in 1998.
Francis Oline holds a picture of himself and his late wife, Dolorus, as he reflects on a few memories on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne. Oline, who is 90, was married to his wife for 57 years until her death in 1998.
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By James Brosher | Posted at 8:30 pm on Friday, January 28, 2011 | Share | Comments (0)
Avery Bott, age 9, reacts as a hair dresser cuts a large lock of her hair off during a student assembly on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at Sunrise Elementary. Three students from the school donated their hair to the charity in honor of second grade teacher Heather Blakely-Voyles who has taken a leave of absence from teaching as she battles cancer.
Sunrise Elementary teacher Heather Blakely-Voyles talks with students as they donate part of her hair to Locks of Love during a student assembly on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at the school. Three students donated hair in honor of Blakely-Voyles, who has taken a leave of absence from the school as she battles cancer.
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By James Brosher | Posted at 3:36 am on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 | Share | Comments (0)
The older I get, the more I enjoy the holidays. So it has been especially difficult this year since I was forced to work Thanksgiving, Christmas and this Saturday on New Year’s Day. Such is the life of the intern I guess. Somehow I managed to make it home a couple days before Christmas to have an early celebration of sorts with my mom’s side of the family. It was great to see all my cousins that I don’t often get to see. As usual, I had my camera on hand and took a few shots.
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By James Brosher | Posted at 6:52 pm on Friday, December 17, 2010 | Share | Comments (0)
There were more laughs than tears on Friday as Sylvia Straw, owner of Happy Hanger in Peoria Heights, prepared to close her store after 30 years in business. The store is closing due to retirement as the owner plans to walk away to focus on painting and traveling in her retirement. The store offered a special on Friday: $1 for a bag full of anything in the store except for clothes hangers or furniture.
Sylvia Straw, owner of Happy Hanger, hugs Julie Polonus, a long-time patron, during a retirement sale on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at the store in Peoria Heights. Straw is closing the store after 30 years to retire. She says she's looking forward to painting and traveling in retirement.
Sylvia Straw, owner of Happy Hanger, interacts with a patron during a retirement sale on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at the store in Peoria Heights. Straw is closing the store after 30 years to retire. She says she's looking forward to painting and traveling in retirement.
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