James Brosher

Battle of the Books

March 29, 2012

Grace Teuscher, 10, center, reacts with her team, the Tough Bookies, after they were announced as the second-place finishers in the Battle of the Books on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. Several area fifth graders took part in the battle, answering questions from six chosen books. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Taylor Stevens, center, 11, Corey Wang, 10, and Louie Thomas, 11, discuss a question with their team, the Knowledge Knights from Northpoint Elementary during the Battle of the Books on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. Several area fifth graders took part in the battle, answering questions from six chosen books. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Lucked out and found a feature in downtown Mishawaka on my way into work on Wednesday afternoon. Really liked the quote this gentleman gave me about his kite flying hobby: “My wife’s careful not to tell me not to go fly a kite because she knows I will”

Chris Robbins flies a two-line stunt kite on a windy day on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in Beutter Park near downtown Mishawaka. "My wife's careful not to tell me not to go fly a kite because she knows I will," he said. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame football practice

March 25, 2012

Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees takes off on a run during a spring football practice on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at the LaBar practice fields. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame freshman quarterback Gunner Kiel smiles as he talks to members of the media after a spring football practice on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at the LaBar practice fields. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

South Bend Rally for Religious Freedom

March 24, 2012

Alicia Nagy, center, listens to a speaker with her children Julia, 3, and John Bosco, 1, during the Rally for Religious Freedom on Friday, March 23, 2012, on Jon R. Hunt Plaza in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A woman prays during the Rally for Religious Freedom on Friday, March 23, 2012, on Jon R. Hunt Plaza in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Darin Dahms in “The Player King”

March 24, 2012

I recently shot a portrait of Darin Dahms for an advance the Tribune ran on his play, “The Player King.” The production is a one-man play written, directed and performed by Dahms about Edwin Booth, the brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. I used a pretty simple lighting setup: one Canon 580 EX fired through a shoot-through umbrella at about 1/32 power. Dialing the power down this low allowed me to mix in the ambient from the theater’s house lights. Since it was a one-man play I wanted to show Dahms alone on the stage in front of the theater’s seats. After the portrait, I shot a quick video interview with Dahms explaining the play.