James Brosher Photography

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

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Tractor talk

Terry Kellstedt, right, smiles as he looks over a 1941 John Deere Model B tractor owned by Terry Beachler, left, during an event on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at the Lutheran Hillside Village.
Terry Kellstedt, right, smiles as he looks over a 1941 John Deere Model B tractor owned by Terry Beachler, left, during an event on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at the Lutheran Hillside Village.
Terry Beachler, right, bends down to talk about his 1941 John Deere Model B tractor with Al Foster during an event on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Lutheran Hillside Village. Foster told Beachler he remembered the days when tractors had steel wheels without rubber tires.
Terry Beachler, right, bends down to talk about his 1941 John Deere Model B tractor with Al Foster during an event on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Lutheran Hillside Village. Foster told Beachler he remembered the days when tractors had steel wheels without rubber tires.

Illustrating the story

One of the fun – and by fun I mean challenging – aspects of daily newspaper photojournalism is illustrating a story that by nature isn’t very visual. While photojournalists shouldn’t be considered a service department for the rest of the newsroom, there are times when you have to illustrate something for a writer. It’s just part of the job. Such was the case today when I got sent out to find a photo to go with a story about coffee prices increasing. My editor sent me to the Sterling Family Restaurant to find people drinking coffee. The restaurant was very folksy and reminded me of a similar place in Albany, Ind. (Osborn’s Restaurant) where I would go with my grandparents to eat when I was a child. The head waitress on duty was very helpful and started pouring coffee for patrons more or less so I could take photos of her in the act. I obliged her by snapping a few frames of this, but continued to look for a more genuine, candid moment. I found one, and this was far and above my favorite frame from the take:

Martha Beaird, right, a waitress at Sterling Family Restaurant, talks with a patron after serving coffee for Rick Motsinger on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at the restaurant. Recent storms in South America has driven coffee prices up about 10 percent nationwide as producers' supplies have dwindled.
Martha Beaird, right, a waitress at Sterling Family Restaurant, talks with a patron after serving coffee for Rick Motsinger on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at the restaurant. Recent storms in South America has driven coffee prices up about 10 percent nationwide as producers' supplies have dwindled.