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2019 Pictures of the Year

Michigan’s Emyre Cole competes on the rings at the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by James Brosher)
Fall foliage is pictured behind one of Indiana University’s iconic red clocks near Woodburn Hall at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (James Brosher/Indiana University)
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Twin H Tree Farms

Back in October, I got to spend a bit of an afternoon out at the Twin H Tree Farms. It was a rare excursion off campus to capture photos of the farm to go with a piece highlighting research by a professor at the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs revealing a 40 percent decrease in Indiana Christmas tree farms since 2002.

Twin H Tree Farms President Jeanne Hopwood inspects a Christmas tree at the farm near Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (James Brosher/Indiana University)
Twin H Tree Farms President Jeanne Hopwood inspects a Christmas tree at the farm near Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (James Brosher/Indiana University)
Christmas trees are pictured in a field at Twin H Tree Farms near Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. An Indiana University study highlighted a 40 percent decrease in Indiana Christmas tree farms since 2002. The study found that the decline is likely to continue. (James Brosher/Indiana University)
Christmas trees are pictured in a field at Twin H Tree Farms near Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. An Indiana University study highlighted a 40 percent decrease in Indiana Christmas tree farms since 2002. The study found that the decline is likely to continue. (James Brosher/Indiana University)

Wet plate collodion workshop

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.

A bouquet of flowers is pictured during a Wet Plate Collodion Workshop at the FAR Center for Contemporary Arts in Bloomington, Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (Photo by James Brosher)
James Brosher is pictured in a self-portrait during a Wet Plate Collodion Workshop at the FAR Center for Contemporary Arts in Bloomington, Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (Photo by James Brosher)

Fall foliage at Indiana University

Fall foliage is pictured behind one of Indiana University's iconic red clocks near Woodburn Hall at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (James Brosher/Indiana University)
Fall foliage is pictured behind one of Indiana University’s iconic red clocks near Woodburn Hall at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (James Brosher/Indiana University)
The IU Student Building clock tower is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (James Brosher/Indiana University)
The IU Student Building clock tower is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (James Brosher/Indiana University)
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