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

Indiana University

Vocal lessons

The following photos are part of a story I photographed recently for the Bloomington Herald-Times. The images are part of an audio slideshow that was published online with the story. The story is about an Indiana University music student who is training to perform in an opera this summer.

IU student Mark Van Arsdale sings a selection of "Eugene Onegin," a Russian opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky during a vocal session with IU Professor Robert Harrison on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at the Jacob's School of Music. Van Arsdale is the understudy for the role of Lenski for a summer performance at the Opera Theater of St. Louis.
IU student Mark Van Arsdale sings a selection of "Eugene Onegin," a Russian opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky during a vocal session with IU Professor Robert Harrison on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music. Van Arsdale is the understudy for the role of Lenski for a summer performance at the Opera Theater of St. Louis.
IU student Mark Van Arsdale checks his iPhone before a vocal session with Professor Robert Harrison on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at the Jacob's School of Music.
IU student Mark Van Arsdale checks his iPhone before a vocal session with Professor Robert Harrison on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.

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Stage Frightless

The following photos are part of a story I photographed recently for the Bloomington Herald-Times. The images are part of an audio slideshow that was published online with the story. The main subject is Jeff Nelsen, an Indiana University music professor who teaches a class that helps students overcome stage fright associated with auditions.

IU professor Jeff Nelsen walks off the "stage" after a mock audition performance for his students during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music. Nelsen teaches a class to help music students combat stage fright associated with audition performances.
IU professor Jeff Nelsen walks off the “stage” after a mock audition performance for his students during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music. Nelsen teaches a class to help music students combat stage fright associated with audition performances.
IU professor Jeff Nelsen participates in a warmup exercise with his students, including junior Jenny Smoak in background, during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.
IU professor Jeff Nelsen participates in a warmup exercise with his students, including junior Jenny Smoak in background, during a class on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Jacobs School of Music.

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Robert Gates at Indiana Winter Commencement

This year Robert Gates, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, spoke to graduates at Indiana University’s Winter Commencement Exercises. Gates earned a masters in history from the university in 1966.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, right, shares a laugh with Bennettt Bertenthal, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, on stage during IU's Winter Commencement Exercises on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at Assembly Hall.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, right, shares a laugh with Bennettt Bertenthal, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, on stage during IU's Winter Commencement Exercises on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at Assembly Hall.
Soon-to-be graduates make their way into the grandstands from the floor during IU's Winter Commencement Exercises on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at Assembly Hall.
Soon-to-be graduates make their way into the grandstands from the floor during IU's Winter Commencement Exercises on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at Assembly Hall.

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Claude Cookman

Claude Cookman, an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Journalism, speaks to students in his multimedia storytelling class on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Ernie Pyle Hall. Cookman's most recent book, "American Photojournalism: Motivations and Meanings," was published this summer and focuses on explaining the what and who behind the profession.
Claude Cookman, an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Journalism, speaks to students in his multimedia storytelling class on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Ernie Pyle Hall. Cookman's most recent book, "American Photojournalism: Motivations and Meanings," was published this summer and focuses on explaining the what and who behind the profession.
Claude Cookman, an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Journalism, speaks to students in his multimedia storytelling class on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Ernie Pyle Hall. Cookman teaches photojournalism and visual communication courses at the school.
Claude Cookman, an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Journalism, speaks to students in his multimedia storytelling class on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Ernie Pyle Hall. Cookman teaches photojournalism and visual communication courses at the school.