Black and White - James Brosher Photography https://www.brosher.com/blog/tag/bw/ Portfolio website for James Brosher, a Bloomington, Indiana based editorial and wedding photographer specializing in action, documentary, and portrait images. Tue, 20 May 2025 19:25:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.brosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/logo-75x75.png Black and White - James Brosher Photography https://www.brosher.com/blog/tag/bw/ 32 32 Jacobs School of Music Piano Faculty https://www.brosher.com/blog/2020/03/08/jacobs-school-of-music-piano-faculty/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:49:14 +0000 https://www.brosher.com/?p=19394 Portraits of piano department faculty members from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. (6 photos)

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]]> 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.

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Jean-Louis Haguenauer
Norman Krieger
Norman Krieger
Emile Naoumoff
Emile Naoumoff
Edward Auer
Edward Auer
David Cartledge
David Cartledge
Roberto Plano
Roberto Plano

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]]> Grand Rapids, Michigan https://www.brosher.com/blog/2019/07/08/grand-rapids-michigan/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 05:06:57 +0000 https://www.brosher.com/?p=19005 Street photography in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (10 photos)

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]]> A couple share a kiss during a Grand Rapids Original Swing Society event during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan is pictured during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

Symposium participants walk past a mural under an Interstate overpass during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

A NASA Apollo space capsule is juxtaposed against a construction crane during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

Bystanders watch as dancers take part in a Grand Rapids Original Swing Society event during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is pictured during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

A photo of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is pictured at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan is pictured during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

A statue of former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford is pictured outside of the president's official library during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

A bystander watches as dancers take part in a Grand Rapids Original Swing Society event during the 2019 University Photographers' Association of America Symposium in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

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]]> Katie and Pat’s Wedding https://www.brosher.com/blog/2018/11/05/katie-and-pats-wedding/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 22:17:36 +0000 https://www.brosher.com/?p=18378 A scene from the wedding of Pat Carragher and Katie Jones at Bakers Ranch in Parrish, Florida on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (1 photo)

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]]> Scenes from the wedding of Pat Carragher and Katie Jones at Bakers Ranch in Parrish, Florida on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (Photo by James Brosher)

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]]> West Baden Springs Hotel https://www.brosher.com/blog/2018/06/05/west-baden-springs-hotel/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 14:56:29 +0000 https://www.brosher.com/?p=17884 The historic West Baden Springs Hotel in Southern Indiana. (6 photos)

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]]> Back in March I had a free half an hour to meander around the grounds of the historic West Baden Springs Hotel with my Rolleiflex before a photo shoot. The first time I visited the hotel as a child, I remember having to sign a waiver because the structure was in such disrepair that it was on the verge of collapse. Fast forward a couple decades later and it is great to see the hotel renovated and serving as a resort once again.

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]]> Margo Price at The HI-FI https://www.brosher.com/blog/2017/04/06/margo-price/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:49:33 +0000 https://www.brosher.com/?p=16739 Country singer-songwriter Margo Price performs at The HI-FI in Indianapolis. (1 photo)

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Margo Price performs on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at The HI-FI in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Brosher)

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]]> Indiana University Olympic medalist swimmers https://www.brosher.com/blog/2017/03/15/indiana-university-olympic-medalist-swimmers/ Thu, 16 Mar 2017 02:47:54 +0000 http://www.brosher.com/?p=16586 Studio portraits of Indiana University Olympic medalist swimmers. (3 photos)

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]]> Back in August, I photographed a few of Indiana University’s Olympic swimmers after they returned home from the Rio games. I had the opportunity to shoot their portraits for IU social media after a media day availability. Our social media folks were looking for standard shots of each of them holding their medals. After I got that specific shot with each swimmer, I quickly shifted and shot these portraits. I don’t believe they’ve been used before, but it’s an example of shooting something for yourself after you’ve got “the shot” at a shoot. For better or worse, I use a very similar lighting setup on most of my portraits. This setup was an attempt to break out of that. I hung an octabox directly above the subjects and lit them primarily while standing in front of a mostly-collapsed umbrella to try to mimic a ring flash look.

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Blake Pieroni, USA
Lilly King
Lilly King, USA
Kennedy Goss
Kennedy Goss, Canada

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]]> Nikki Lane at Sun King Brewery https://www.brosher.com/blog/2016/06/26/nikki-lane-sun-king-brewery/ https://www.brosher.com/blog/2016/06/26/nikki-lane-sun-king-brewery/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2016 23:29:42 +0000 http://www.brosher.com/?p=16046 Musician Nikki Lane performs at Sun King Brewery in Indianapolis, Indiana. (1 photo)

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Nikki Lane performs on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Sun King Brewery in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Brosher)

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]]> https://www.brosher.com/blog/2016/06/26/nikki-lane-sun-king-brewery/feed/ 1 Leon Bridges at The Bluebird https://www.brosher.com/blog/2015/12/07/leon-bridges-bluebird/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 06:52:11 +0000 http://www.brosher.com/?p=15095 American gospel and soul singer/songwriter Leon Bridges performs at The Bluebird Nightclub in Bloomington, Indiana. (1 photo)

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Leon Bridges performs on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at The Bluebird Nightclub in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by James Brosher)

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]]> Homebrewing https://www.brosher.com/blog/2015/03/16/homebrewing/ Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:24:25 +0000 http://www.brosher.com/?p=14185 Homebrewing the "Wedding Wheat" beer for our wedding. (10 photos)

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]]> This weekend while Barbara was at a bridal shower, I photographed her father homebrewing a wheat beer for our wedding. The “Wedding Wheat” homebrew is going to be one of two party favors for our guests along with a “Hoppily Ever After IPA.”

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]]> Mitch Shiner at The Chatterbox Jazz Club https://www.brosher.com/blog/2015/02/14/mitch-shiner-chatterbox-jazz-club/ Sat, 14 Feb 2015 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.brosher.com/?p=14022 Mitch Shiner performs at The Chatterbox Jazz Club in Indianapolis. (1 photo)

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Mitch Shiner smiles between songs as he prepares to play a vibraphone during a performance with the Mitch Shiner Vibes Quartet on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at The Chatterbox Jazz Club in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

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