Green Bay Wisconsin Commercial and Editorial Photographer

Milwaukee Wisconsin Healthcare Photographer • Photos for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Here are some of my favorite photos from a healthcare photography project we recently completed for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. We shot at their locations in the Milwaukee area and Neenah, Wisconsin. After a stretch of industrial photography projects and March Madness basketball, it was great to collaborate again with Adam Nye, the Creative Supervisor from the hospital. Matt Ludtke, my lighting assistant on the shoot and hair and makeup stylist, Jai Schmidt helped us keep a very natural and real feel to the photos. It also helped a great deal that we had some very cute kids to work with and friendly and cooperate nurses that came across great on camera.

Thanks for looking!

Mike

Photos From The 2016 Girls Wisconsin State Basketball Championships • Wisconsin Sports Photographer

Saturday, March 19, 2016

I only shoot high school basketball once a year so when I do it I like to overdose on it. Here are my favorite photos for the 2016 Wisconsin Girls State Basketball Championships at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I shot 15 games in three days. I always enjoy shooting this tournament because of the display of raw emotion. At the end of a hard fought NFL football game the players shake hands and its seems like most of them don’t even care if they won or lost. It’s just another day at the office for them. When these girls walk off that court they are wearing their emotions on their sleeves.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the tournament.

Thanks for looking!

Mike

Verona celebrates after defeating Mukwonago 52-46 in the Division 1 finals.

Assumption’s Autumn Linzmeier (20), Gena Grundhofer (32) and Macyn Krings (10) celebrate their 62-45 win over Barneveld in the Division 5 finals.

Hayward’s Trinity Myer goes past Edgewood’s Caitlin Link during the second half of their Division 3 semifinals.

Mineral Point’s Sydney Staver lifts up a hugs Clara Chamber after defeating Kenosha St. Joseph’s 68-52 in the Division 4 finals.

Notre Dame Academy’s Olivia Campbell, left, and New Berlin Eisenhower’s Abby Thyne battle for the ball in the second half of their Division 2 semifinal.

Verona celebrates their 69-41 win over Appleton North in their Division 1 semifinals.

Onalaska’s Mariah Wick celebrates a three point shot in their Division 2 semifinals.

Mukwonago’s Grace Beyer, left, and Bre Cera celebrate their 49-45 win over Oak Creek’s in their Division 1 semifinals.

Verona celebrates after defeating Mukwonago 52-46 in the Division 1 finals.

Hayward celebrates their 50-49 win over Edgewood during their Division 3 semifinals.

Barneveld’s Hannah Whitsh, left, hugs her sister Mia after then defeated Clayton 57-46 in their Division 5 semifinals.

Clayton’s Kailey Ketz, center, losses control of the ball as Barneveld’s Kelsey Fargo, left, and Teegan Pickarts, right, defend during the second half of their Division 5 semifinals.

The Xavier bench watches the final minutes of their 48-34 lose to Milwaukee School of Languages in the Division 3 semifinals.

Milwaukee School of Languages defends Xavier’s Rachel Siciliano as she goes to the ground during the second half of their Division 3 semifinals.

Onalaska’s Stoughton’s in the first half of their Division 2 semifinals in the WIAA girls’ state basketball championships.

Regis’s Hannah Gibbons, left, and Kayla Neff wipe away tears during the final minutes of their 77-56 lose to Mineral Point’s in their Division 4 semifinals.

Onalaska’s had coach Matt Kelliher watches a shot fall shot in their 59-56 lose to Stoughton in their Division 2 semifinals.

Notre Dame Academy’s Olivia Campbell, left, and New Berlin Eisenhower’s Chelsea Brackamann battle for the ball in the first half of their Division 2 semifinals.

The Marathon bench watches a shot fall short in the final minutes of their 61-59 lose to Kenosha St. Joseph in their Division 4 semifinals.

Notre Dame Academy watches the final seconds of their 55-45 lose to New Berlin Eisenhower in their Division 2 semifinals in the WIAA girls’ state basketball championships.

Fall River’s coach James Doolittle hugs Haley Gregorio during the final minutes of their 63-50 to Assumption in their Division 5 semifinals.

Green Bay Wisconsin Commercial Photographer • Wisconsin Industrial Photographer • Mike Roemer’s Best of 2015

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

I’m a little late to this party, but here are my favorite photos from 2015. Most photographers like to get their best of gallery out before the end of the year, but I like to think my best shots are still coming so I don’t close the book until the last minute. So, here are my favorite photos from the year. The year wasn’t too different than most – a nice mix of commercial photography and editorial photography. Still a good amount of healthcare photography, but I also tried to make myself known as a Wisconsin agriculture photographer. Maybe Judy getting those eight chickens brought the ag guy out in me. Judy and I didn’t have the opportunity to travel as much as in years past so no tourism shots from Germany. Our non-work time was spent being foster parents which in the big picture is probably more rewarding than a schnitzel and a pilsner at a quaint little gasthaus in Germany. A couple shots that stand out to me as I look back (and that’s probably because I’m staring out at the falling snow as I write this), would be my trip to the ice caves of the Apostle Islands and a cold sunrise on the shores of Lake Michigan as I watched the Coast Guard’s Mobile Bay appear on the chilly horizon. One of the moments of the year that was most memorable for me and for most Packers fans would be when Bart Starr and Brett Favre hugged at halftime of the Thanksgiving night Packers game. Packers fans will remember it because the two legendary quarterbacks met for probably the last time on Lambeau Field and because of the battles with health issues that Starr went through to make that moment happen. I’ll remember that night because it was the wettest, most miserable game I’ve ever shot. I had to constantly battle to keep my gear dry enough to continue shooting. At halftime, I could barely see through my eye glasses and my cameras, but luckily I was still happy with the moments I captured. Last year my iPhone photos made a big push in to my best of gallery, but this year only one did – the shot of the two big stuffed bears in my truck as I drove them home from Costco as Christmas gifts for our foster kids. And what best of blog of mine would be complete without a picture of our dog Chica? But this year Chica was joined by a few other dogs. Other favorites are a shots of the founder of a no kill shelter sharing a loving moment with a pup and another from a vet clinic as a staff member comforts a dog as she performs a procedure on the animal.

Well, that’s about it. I hope you enjoy looking at the photos and I better get out there and start on my best of for 2016.

Thanks for looking!

Mike

Green Bay women’s basketball’s Megan Lukan goes in to the stands to hug her dad John during senior day for the Phoenix

Sunrise stand up paddle boarding near the Manitowoc Lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

A combine heads out to take on a days work near Chilton, Wisconsin.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Green Bay men’s basketball player Kiefer Sykes celebrates a basket during the Horizon League Championship. The Phoenix would go on to lose the game

A farmer takes a break from combining near Chilton, Wisconsin.

Sunrise on Lake Michigan as the Coast Guard Mobile Bay heads in to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

It seems like every year a welding shot from an industrial photography shoot makes it’s way in to my best of blog.

Former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks Brett Favre and Bart Starr hug during a halftime ceremony retiring Favre’s number from the Packers

A lunch time break for a father and his two sons that he farms with in southwestern Wisconsin as part of a day in the life project for an agriculture client.

“Vinnie” the 1949 International restored by former Schneider associates in 1991 takes a spin around the corporate campus.

Machine photo for an industrial photography client.

Apostle Islands Ice Caves on Lake Superior.

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre walks out on to Lambeau Field during his induction in to the Packers Hall of Fame.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers enjoys a piece of gum while warming up before their game against the Rams.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb can’t stay inbounds as he tries to score a touchdown.

Miss Harbor Cities Outstanding Teen 2015, Sophia Pollman, takes a hearty bite out of her sandwich in the first annual sub eating contest of SubFest in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Leo Smith shows off his Packers pride with his prosthetic eye.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll jokes around with quaterback Russell Wilson before their game against the Packers.

The lighting of sky lanterns as part of Kites Over Lake Michigan at Neshota Beach in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones prays before their game against the Vikings.

Matt Ludtke and his his son Jonah share a moment as they walk along the shoreline at Neshota Park beach in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

Former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf shows off his Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony.

The Green Bay women’s basketball team celebrates a last second victory over fellow mid major powerhouse South Dakota State University.

The Green Bay women’s basketball team celebrates winning the Horizon League Championship.

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Clay Matthews celebrates his sack of St. Louis Rams quarterback Nick Foles.

Amanda Reitz, founder of Happily Ever After, a no kill animal shelter shows her love to one of the dogs at the facility.

A young runner shows his excitement as he takes a lap around Lambeau Field during the kids run of the Green Bay Cellcom marathon weekend.

That’s my car as I transport home a couple large stuffed animals as Christmas gifts for two of our foster children.

Green Bay men’s basketball players Jamar Hurdle and Khalil Small.

Neshota Park beach in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

An equestrian rider at a horse farm near Kiel. Wisconsin.

Sable Point Lighthouse in Ludington State Park along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.

A boardwalk through the sand at Ludington State Park along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.

Our dog Chica keeps an eye on her new best friend, a rabbit by the name of Curiosity that one of our foster children adopted.

Neshota Park beach in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

Green Bay men’s basketball player Kiefer Sykes during player introductions on senior night.

One of the last pictures added to my best of collection. Christmas card photo for my sisiter-in-law Joan and her twins Izzy and Zach. With how wet December was in Green Bay I though this theme was fitting

Photos From The Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings NFL Football Game • January 3rd, 2016 • Green Bay Sports Photographer

Monday, January 4, 2016

Well, the Green Bay Packers didn’t do so well on Sunday. They lost to the Minnesota Viking 20-13 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin and in doing so let the NFC North title slip through their hands and will enter the NFL playoffs as the #5 NFC seeded wildcard. It’s been an odd year covering the Packers. The high production offensive units of the past got me accustomed to a bunch of touchdowns being scored and number of Lamabeau Laps to be shots. Not so much this year. I didn’t even have a touchdown scored in my end zone by either team on Sunday.

So here is my take of the day. A few fan features, quarterbacks Rodgers and Bridgewater chatting even before they got suited up, some okay action and then some celebration by Viking Adrian Peterson and dejection by Packers Aaron Rodgers to finish up the story of the day.

Thanks for looking!

Mike

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater greets Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers before the game.

Injured Packers receiver Jordy Nelson watches from the sidelines. Nelson who was lost to an injury during the preseason is one of reason the Packers offense stalled out this season.

Injured Packers receiver Jordy Nelson watches from the sidelines. Nelson, who was lost to an injury during the preseason, is one of reasons the Packers offense stalled out this season.

Packers fan Jeff Kahlow.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter and middle linebacker Eric Kendricks take down Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Green Bay Packers running back James Starks gets tripped up by the Vikings defense.

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes defends a pass intended for Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones.

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Clay Matthews pressures Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Anthony Barr stops Green Bay Packers running back James Starks.

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry tries to stop Minnesota Vikings running back Jerick McKinnon.

The Viking defense stops Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy behind the line of scrimmage.

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Clay Matthews tries to stop Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Jake Ryan tries to stop Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tries to escape the Viking defense.

You can make up your own caption for this one.

Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby strips Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson of the ball on a kickoff return.

Green Bay Packers Micah Hyde recovers a Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson fumble on a kickoff return.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks off the field after being defeated 20-13 by the Minnesota Vikings.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson celebrates with fans as he walks off the field after the Viking defeated the Packers 20-13.

Green Bay vs SDSU College Women’s Basketball • Green Bay Sports Photographer

Monday, December 21, 2015

Photographing sports is more then shooting sports action. You need to look for emotion of the coaches and players. The game I covered on Saturday night was a great game for those non action photos. The game was between the Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team and the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits. Green Bay and SDSU are two of the top mid major D1 womens teams in the nation so I knew this was going to be a great game. Green Bay’s coach Kevin Borseth is a photographers dream for the emotion he shows during games. The game came down to a failed last second shot with Green Bay coming out on top. The game was also special to me since I worked for a newspaper in South Dakota that covered the Jackrabbits and I’m an alumni of UW Green Bay and have covered the team for a total of about 25 years.

Here are some of my favorite action and non action photos from the game!

Mike