James Brosher Photography

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

James Brosher

Beware of darkness

Beware of darkness. I’m sure George Harrison meant that in a different context other than photography, but it is good advice for photographers. Sometimes it’s just too dark to make an exposure. I was almost there photographing football at Richwoods High School in Peoria tonight. The stadium is extremely dark and, like most high schools, they waited until it was good and dark to start the game. I was shooting 1/400 second, f/4 at 3200 ISO for most of the game. This was my best shot from the game that consisted primarily of quarterback option and pitch-out plays:

Richwoods defenders drag down Manual's Anthony Hollaway during the first half of a game on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Richwoods High School.
Richwoods defenders drag down Manual's Anthony Hollaway during the first half of a game on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Richwoods High School.

Tarmac proposal

I had a special opportunity on Monday to capture a once-in-a-lifetime moment for a local couple. My assignment was to photograph a local man as he proposed to his girlfriend of three years. Here’s the catch: he did it as she walked off an Air National Guard cargo plane after serving three months in Afghanistan. He hugged, kissed and presented her with a bouquet of flowers before dropping to one knee to pop the question on the tarmac. She said yes. Oftentimes as journalists, we end up covering military funerals and wars themselves so it was refreshing to be on a military base for such a happier occasion. Congratulations to Brock and Heather.

Brock Menold drops to a knee as he proposes to his girlfriend of three years, Sgt. Heather Richards, after she returned from a three month deployment in Afghanistan on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Peoria. Richards said yes.
Brock Menold drops to a knee as he proposes to his girlfriend of three years, Sgt. Heather Richards, after she returned from a three month deployment in Afghanistan on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Peoria. Richards said yes.
Brock Menold, right, kisses Sgt. Heather Richards after Menold proposed to his girlfriend of three years on the tarmac on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Peoria. Richards, who said yes, just returned from a three month deployment in Afghanistan.
Brock Menold, right, kisses Sgt. Heather Richards after Menold proposed to his girlfriend of three years on the tarmac on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Peoria. Richards, who said yes, just returned from a three month deployment in Afghanistan.

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National Day of Remembrance in Peoria

Marion English looks skyward as she tracks the flight path of her balloon as it sails southwest over the Interstate 74 bridge during a launch as part of the National Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at the RiverPlex. English was on hand to remember her 19-year-old niece Jasmine Brittine who was fatally shot on March 21, 2010.
Marion English looks skyward as she tracks the flight path of her balloon as it sails southwest over the Interstate 74 bridge during a launch as part of the National Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at the RiverPlex. English was on hand to remember her 19-year-old niece Jasmine Brittine who was fatally shot on March 21, 2010.
A message is seen written on a balloon before a launch during the National Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at the RiverPlex. The day is for grieving families and friends of people who were killed through violence.
A message is seen written on a balloon before a launch during the National Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at the RiverPlex. The day is for grieving families and friends of people who were killed through violence.

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