Sunday, March 8, 2020
About a month ago I had the opportunity to photograph some faculty members in the Piano Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. My goal going in was to create a simple and replicable headshot style. I fired one Profoto B1 camera right feathering the light across the subjects’ faces through a 36-inch octa softbox. The texture in the background is a limestone wall about four feet behind the subjects.
Jean-Louis Haguenauer
Norman Krieger
Emile Naoumoff
Edward Auer
David Cartledge
Roberto Plano
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Sunday, November 10, 2019
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to do a two-day wet plate collodion workshop with the great Dale Bernstein here in Bloomington at the FAR Center for Contemporary Arts. I have always been curious about the process and came into it without really any prior experience. My background was much different than the other folks in the workshop. I walked away with a great respect for everyone who is able to create beautiful images using this process. It’s incredibly hard. Really hard. I made a few images (poorly), but really loved the deliberate thought process that goes into creating each image. It’s something that can easily be lost today with digital cameras. I’d love to give it another shot again soon although it might be hard to convince my wife to keep potassium cyanide around the house with a newborn.
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Monday, July 22, 2019
Last month I photographed Bob Auer, senior portfolio manager for SBAuer Funds LLC, at his office in Indianapolis for a story about his unique investing strategy in The Wall Street Journal.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Earlier this month, I photographed Indiana University student Zaid Karabatak for a One Day/One Hoosier feature.
Indiana University senior Zaid Karabatak poses for a portrait in the Indiana Memorial Union on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
Here are a few images from a recent fashion-esque photo shoot at IUPUI. My task was to show new apparel available at the school’s bookstore. I don’t fancy myself as much of a fashion photographer, but I tried to treat this shoot as a miniature version of a fashion shoot. Armed with a couple of Profoto B1s, I shot all the models – student employees at the bookstore – within about a 50-yard radius of the store at the IUPUI Campus Center.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018
After May, things tend to slow down considerably on campus and this year has been no exception. I’ve had fewer big shoots and more small, one-off assignments. Here are a few favorites from a mix of interesting shoots so far this summer:
Indiana University Bloomington senior Sade Roberson, an intern at the West Baden Springs Hotel, poses for a portrait at the hotel on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
IUPUI Undergraduate Admissions Senior Coordinator Jennifer Zotz gives an IUPUI Jaguar roar to a youngster at the IU booth during Indiana Black Expo’s 48th Summer Celebration in Indianapolis on Friday, July 20, 2018. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
This spring my department worked on a project profiling a graduating senior at each of Indiana University’s campuses. The result was a combined video as well as a series of individual videos profiling students across the state. Working alongside our video guys, I captured candids and portraits of each student.
Graduate Gabriela Jaimes walks across the stage to receive her degree during the Indiana University Northwest Commencement at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary on Thursday, May 10, 2018. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
Emily Edwards, a graduating senior at IUPUC, laughs as she participates in a ukulele club meeting on campus in Columbus on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
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Monday, March 19, 2018
Little 500 Race Director Andrea Balzano poses for a photo at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Thursday, March 15, 2018. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
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Friday, February 9, 2018
Indiana University Associate Professor of English Adrian Matejka, the Indiana State Poet Laureate, is pictured at the Indiana Memorial Union on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017
I had the opportunity recently to do a portrait session with Italian classical guitarist Carlo Fierens, a doctoral student in the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. This session was a lot of fun and as an added bonus I got to hear some of Carlo’s wonderful playing live during the shoot.
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