James Brosher Photography

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

Portraits

Cheyenne East keeper Ben Harnish

I decided to do something a little different with this week’s prep athlete of the week portrait. After photographing a soccer player outside last week, I decided to take this week’s subject in studio. The subject is the keeper so I thought I’d try to show him reaching out to save goals. Due to the confines of our  studio at the paper, I wasn’t able to get him to stretch out too far. The frame below is not a composite or a multiple exposure. It’s a 10-second exposure. After opening the shutter, I used PocketWizards to trigger three different lights with each light on a different channel to allow me to trigger them in a specific order.

In this single-exposure photo, Cheyenne East keeper Ben Harnish poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in Cheyenne. Harnish is the WyoSports Cheyenne prep athlete of the week.
In this single-exposure photo, Cheyenne East keeper Ben Harnish poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in Cheyenne. Harnish is the WyoSports Cheyenne prep athlete of the week.

Cheyenne Central soccer player Christie Schiel

Here are a few frames from a photo shoot of Cheyenne Central’s Christie Schiel. Schiel was our paper’s prep athlete of the week after scoring multiple goals in a game against cross-town rival Cheyenne East on Friday evening. I had never shot a soccer portrait before, but had a couple concepts coming into the shoot. I got out to the pitch early, and had everything set up ready to go in time for the shoot thanks to help from a couple friends. The third shot was a happy accident when one of my speedlights didn’t fire.

Cheyenne Central soccer player Christie Schiel poses for a portrait on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Cheyenne Central High School. Schiel is the WyoSports Cheyenne staff's prep athlete of the week.
Cheyenne Central soccer player Christie Schiel poses for a portrait on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Cheyenne Central High School. Schiel is the WyoSports Cheyenne staff's prep athlete of the week.
Cheyenne Central soccer player Christie Schiel
Cheyenne Central soccer player Christie Schiel

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Cheyenne pastor Kevin Frank

One of my assignments this afternoon was to photograph the new pastor at a local Cheyenne church. I walked into the main part of the church a few minutes before I was supposed to meet the pastor and was immediately struck by the light coming in from the stained glass windows. In one hand was a bag full of light stands, speedlights and Pocket Wizards, but I immediately gravitated towards the gorgeous window light and a line of pews on one side of the church.

Kevin Frank, the new pastor at the First Congregational Church of Cheyenne, poses for a portrait in the church on Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Cheyenne.
Kevin Frank, the new pastor at the First Congregational Church of Cheyenne, poses for a portrait in the church on Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Cheyenne.

Bree

Here’s a portrait I shot of a friend from work on Sunday at a local park. It’s a pretty basic setup lighting wise. One Canon 550EX speedlight shot through an umbrella at 1/2 power with an orange gel on the flash.

Bree Anderson