James Brosher Photography

Portfolio website for James Brosher, a Bloomington, Indiana based editorial and wedding photographer specializing in action, documentary, and portrait images.

Cheyenne Regulators

A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to photograph the of folks who dress in old west period outfits and compete in shooting competitions using six shooters, shotguns and rifles from the old west. At one point one of the regulators came up to me and asked if I wanted to shoot. “I already am,” I said as I showed him my Canon 5D.

A Cheyenne Regulators member uses a wheeled cart to transport her weapons from one shooting bay on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the range west of Cheyenne. During a cowboy shoot, each posse switches shooting bays after a rotation through the stall.
A Cheyenne Regulators member uses a wheeled cart to transport her weapons from one shooting bay on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the range west of Cheyenne. During a cowboy shoot, each posse switches shooting bays after a rotation through the stall.
Bill Capozella, who depicts William Clarke Quantrill in the Cheyenne Regulators, fires a rifle at a target during a cowboy shooting competition on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the range west of Cheyenne.
Bill Capozella, who depicts William Clarke Quantrill in the Cheyenne Regulators, fires a rifle at a target during a cowboy shooting competition on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the range west of Cheyenne.

Metal targets depicting cowboys and tombstones stand pitted by gunfire on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Cheyenne Regulators Range west of Cheyenne.
Metal targets depicting cowboys and tombstones stand pitted by gunfire on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Cheyenne Regulators Range west of Cheyenne.
A cowboy counts hits on target as a fellow Cheyenne Regulators member competes in a cowboy shoot on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
A cowboy counts hits on target as a fellow Cheyenne Regulators member competes in a cowboy shoot on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
A Cheyenne Regulators "posse" meets to discuss the shooting protocol before a cowboy shoot on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
A Cheyenne Regulators "posse" meets to discuss the shooting protocol before a cowboy shoot on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
A Cheyenne Regulator waits to pick up spent shell casings during a shoot on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
A Cheyenne Regulator waits to pick up spent shell casings during a shoot on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
A Cheyenne Regulator cleans one of his weapons in a safety area on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
A Cheyenne Regulator cleans one of his weapons in a safety area on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
Cheyenne Regulators set up for a cowboy shoot at one of several shooting bays on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
Cheyenne Regulators set up for a cowboy shoot at one of several shooting bays on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the group's firing range west of Cheyenne.
Vicki Martin, of Lakewood, Colo., unloads her .44-caliber revolver after shooting a round during a cowboy shoot on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Regulators Range west of Cheyenne. Martin is a member of the Cheyenne Regulators, a group of people who dress in old west period costumes and compete in shooting competitions using weapons commonly used in the old west.
Vicki Martin, of Lakewood, Colo., unloads her .44-caliber revolver after shooting a round during a cowboy shoot on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Regulators Range west of Cheyenne. Martin is a member of the Cheyenne Regulators, a group of people who dress in old west period costumes and compete in shooting competitions using weapons commonly used in the old west.