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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Bowling for art

Taylor Hierman, age 8, concentrates on applying some green paint to a bowl on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Fired Up! in Peoria Heights. Hierman was one of several YWCA child care kids who painted bowls on Monday to be sold for charity at Soup for the Shelter on Nov. 16.
Taylor Hierman, age 8, concentrates on applying some green paint to a bowl on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Fired Up! in Peoria Heights. Hierman was one of several YWCA child care kids who painted bowls on Monday to be sold for charity at Soup for the Shelter on Nov. 16.
Olivia McAvoy, age 6, mixes her colors together as she decorates a bowl on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Fired Up! in Peoria Heights. McAvoy was one of several YWCA child care kids who painted bowls on Monday to be sold for charity at Soup for the Shelter on Nov. 16. "We see this as kids helping kids since the average age of the homeless is nine," Sherry Killian, secretary of the YWCA board, said.
Olivia McAvoy, age 6, mixes her colors together as she decorates a bowl on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Fired Up! in Peoria Heights. McAvoy was one of several YWCA child care kids who painted bowls on Monday to be sold for charity at Soup for the Shelter on Nov. 16. "We see this as kids helping kids since the average age of the homeless is nine," Sherry Killian, secretary of the YWCA board, said.

Ribs cookoff

Luke Merrill blows some smoke out of the way so he can find his ribs to baste them during a ribs cookoff on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Peoria Heights. The annual event pits a few friends against each other for bragging rights and a grilling fork.
Luke Merrill blows some smoke out of the way so he can find his ribs to baste them during a ribs cookoff on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Peoria Heights. The annual event pits a few friends against each other for bragging rights and a grilling fork.
Larry Richards reacts as he struggles to get a rack of ribs off a grill into a tray due to the tenderness of the meat during a ribs cookoff on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Peoria Heights. The annual event pits a few friends against each other for bragging rights and a grilling fork.
Larry Richards reacts as he struggles to get a rack of ribs off a grill into a tray due to the tenderness of the meat during a ribs cookoff on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Peoria Heights.

“It’s bleeping golden”

My first assignment today was feature hunting at a local tropical fish show inside a mall. There was a lot of colorful fish, but this was by far the most interesting (and humorous) shot:

A aquarium, entitled "It's bleeping golden," depicts the Rod Blagojevich scandal with gold fish during the 42nd Annual Tropical Fish Show on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Northwoods Mall. The show, presented by the Tri-County Fish Society, runs through Sunday.
A aquarium, entitled "It's bleeping golden," depicts the Rod Blagojevich scandal with gold fish during the 42nd Annual Tropical Fish Show on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Northwoods Mall. The show, presented by the Tri-County Fish Society, runs through Sunday.

Splish splash

Some days you just get lucky. My editors sent me to the village of Manito, Ill. today to photograph a traveling Vietnam Wall for front of the local section of the paper. When I arrived in Manito (it’s about 35 minutes away from Peoria), I ran into a severe thunderstorm that dumped sheets of rain for about 30 minutes. In the midst of the rain, I couldn’t find the wall so I had to wait until the heavy rain ended to get out of the car to ask directions. When I found the wall, it was deserted. There wasn’t a sole in sight. Just my luck right? I backtracked my way towards town and happened to catch a couple kids riding their bikes through a ginormous puddle in a high school parking lot.

Jared Oest, age 6, navigates his bicycle through a large puddle of deep water with his brother, not pictured, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in a parking lot at Midwest Central High School in Manito, Ill. Several streets and parking lots in the village were flooded following a severe thunderstorm that pounded the area with high winds and heavy rain on Thursday afternoon.
Jared Oest, age 6, navigates his bicycle through a large puddle of deep water with his brother, not pictured, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in a parking lot at Midwest Central High School in Manito, Ill. Several streets and parking lots in the village were flooded following a severe thunderstorm that pounded the area with high winds and heavy rain on Thursday afternoon.

Texas through a plastic lens

During my summer internship in Austin, I carried a loaded Holga with me in my car to most of my assignments. Whenever I saw something weird or interesting, I shot a few frames with the plastic camera. I also used it whenever I had the urge to take touristy photos while I was in Texas. Today I picked up the last roll from my trip after having it processed here in Peoria. I know the Holga is thought of as a trendy hipster camera, but I like to use it to get back to basics. You can’t chimp on a Holga, and you have to understand exposures to use the thing. It’s the photographic equivalent of recording an album on a 4-track.

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Austin, Texas
Dripping Springs, Texas
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