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Photos Of The Schneider Vintage Truck • Trucking Photographer

Friday, September 25, 2015

I was recently asked by one of my clients, Green Bay, Wisconsin based trucking company Schneider, to create a series of photos of a vintage truck they have. The truck is a 1949 International restored by former Schneider associates in 1991 and given to then CEO, Don Schneider as a surprise gift. We only had about an hour with the truck and we couldn’t take it far, but luckily we had some great blue skies that really made the signature Schneider orange truck pop and a traffic clear road towards the back of the corporate campus to create some nice looks. Here are some of my favorite photos from the shoot.

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Mike

Photos From The Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks NFL Football Game • September 20, 2015 • Green Bay Photographer

Monday, September 21, 2015

The 2015 NFL season is final here. The Green Bay Packers hosted the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night September 20, 2015 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. After a tough loss to the Seahawks in last year’s NFC Championship game this game had almost a playoff feel to it. I got to the stadium early on Sunday to start telling the story of the day. I love to look around before the game for interesting things away form the action. The Packers defeated the Seahawks 27-17 and I was lucky enough to have most of the scoring happen in the end zone I was covering. Here is my take on the day.

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Mike

The Green Bay Packers Tundra Line warms up before the game.

Green Bay Packers fans walk around the stadium before the game.

Jesus Rosas shows off his Packers pride.

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

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll jokes around with Russell Wilson before the game.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talks with Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy before the game.

Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson warms up before the game.

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

Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy gets stopped by the Seattle Seahawks defense.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones scores a touchdown as Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman tries to defend.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones celebrates his first quarter touchdown.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb congradulates James Jones on his touchdown.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs for a first down.

Green Bay Packers defensive end Mike Daniels takes down Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.

Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker K.J. Wright recovers a Green Bay Packers running back James Starks fumble

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry tries to defend Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch.

Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Bruce Irvin pressures Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Ty Montgomery tries to pull in a pass between the defense of Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas and cornerback Richard Sherman. Seattle got called for pass interference on the play.

Seattle Seahawks running back Fred Jackson scores as Green Bay Packers cornerback Casey Hayward defends.

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry tries to defend Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.

Green Bay Packers tight end Richard Rodgers scores as Seattle Seahawks cornerback Cary Williams defends.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb helps tight end Richard Rodgers celebrate touchdown.

Green Bay Packers tight end Richard Rodgers celebrates his touchdown with fans.

Green Bay Packers running back James Starks.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson shake hands after the Packers defeated the Seahawks.

Day In The Life Of A Dairy Farm • Wisconsin Agriculture Photographer

Thursday, September 3, 2015

I love photography projects in which I can tell a story. I recently did a day in the life of agriculture photography photo shoot based around robotic milking equipment. My contract with the client doesn’t allow me to show the photos, but I loved one of the photos so much that I reached out to the client to see if I could use it for my portfolio and social media. The photo doesn’t show any of the equipment so the client agreed. The shoot wasn’t just about the milking robots, but also about life on this family dairy farm. Early on in the day I heard rumors of the grandpa of the three generations being an airplane enthusiast and having a hangar on the property with a couple very cool planes in them. At that point I wasn’t sure how the planes were going to fit in to this story. When we broke for lunch and grandpa opened up the doors of one of the building revealing his planes, I knew I need to work them in somehow. When an old bench seat out of a pickup truck got pulled up to the front of the hangar as a place for the middle aged boys and their dad to sit during lunch, I knew I had my shot.

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Mike

Brett Favre Returns To Lambeau Field • Green Bay Sports Photographer

Monday, July 20, 2015

Saturday night, I covered the return of Brett Favre to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was great to see Brett back in Green Bay. Favre holds the NFL record for consecutive starts at 321, including playoff games; he won three NFL MVP awards and guided the Packers to two Super Bowls, winning the one for the 1996 season. I moved back to Green Bay in early summer of 1996 and covered a ton of practices, press conferences and all the home games that magical season. It was an exciting time to be a sports photographer in Green Bay. I went from covering high school and division 3 college sports to covering a Super Bowl season.

I was also there during the turmoil of Brett retiring, unretiring, getting traded and then coming back here in a purple jersey to compete against the Packers. That was some crazy times.

I also did some work for a few advertising clients with Brett. In the summer of 1997, Mt Dew hired me to shoot a point of purchase campaign with Brett spraying a two liter bottle of Mt Dew in celebration. The next shoot I did with Brett after that he referred to me as “Just One More Shot”. I also remember he freaked out my vegetarian hair and makeup stylist while talking with her about what he was going to have for lunch that day by saying “I always gotta have some dead animal on my plate”.

So, here are some of my favorite shots of Brett, his family and Packer fans enjoying his return to Lambeau Field.

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Mike

Busy Month of June • Wisconsin Commercial Photographer

Monday, July 6, 2015

It was a busy month of June shooting for some high profile clients, but sometimes the disadvantage of shooting for high profile clients is non disclosure agreements and not being able to use the photos for things like your web site and social media. The month did finish off with a portrait session for one of my favorite clients – Green Bay, Wisconsin based trucking company Schneider – for a series of driver portraits. I couldn’t have asked for better weather for the shoot and a nicer looking truck – a brand new 2016 Kenworth – and very cooperative and visually friendly driver.

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Mike

Wisconsin Editorial Photographer and Wisconsin Commercial Photographer Mike Roemer’s blog.

Photos Of The Schneider Vintage Truck • Trucking Photographer

Photos From The Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks NFL Football Game • September 20, 2015 • Green Bay Photographer

Day In The Life Of A Dairy Farm • Wisconsin Agriculture Photographer

Brett Favre Returns To Lambeau Field • Green Bay Sports Photographer

Busy Month of June • Wisconsin Commercial Photographer