Here is my “Best of 2009” gallery.  I’m very proud of this collection that ranges from healthcare photography in the Midwest, gaming and hospitality photography on the West Coast, annual report photography in Wisconsin and Illinois, Door County stock photography, Green Bay sports photography and a few shots taken in my off hours.  It was a good year for RoemerPhoto; I owe a big thanks to my support staff for making it so.   My main assistants are Todd Truttmann and Matt Ludtke.  Todd has been a friend since my college days and when he isn’t booked shooting for Target, he can often be persuaded to assist me.  Matt is a young photographer and has promising career ahead of him.  You can view some of his photography at LudtkePhoto.com.  Both of these guys are very valuable on shoots and have taught me a great deal.  With youth and technology on his side, Matt keeps me up to date on computers and cameras.  Todd has an incredible attention to detail and has a great solution to any lighting challenge we run into. Todd’s skills were invaluable during a two month stint on the road in 2008 during a photography project for Marriott.  You can view a gallery of that work here.  Another valuable team member is Wisconsin hair and makeup stylist Jai Schmidt of RefashionedByJai.com.  Jai has a knack for warming up our subjects and making them look their best in front of the camera.  Jai is always up for trying a new barbecue joint and makes a mean homemade jerky for our long road trips.   I can’t always bring Jai with me on shoots, but when the budget allows, she is my first call.

Not all of these photos are from assignments; some I shot during time off.  My wife Judy and I love to spend time in Door County.  Judy was with me when I shot the winter photo in this gallery of the iced catwalk at the lighthouse in Sturgeon Bay. Even when the temps are in the single digits she can be persuaded to give me a human element for a stock photo.  You can view some of those photos in my Door County stock file.  It’s very important to me to shoot even when I don’t have a client sending me out.  I hope to do as much of that as I can in 2010.

I’m very much looking forward to 2010 and hope that my best of 2010 makes me as proud and measures up to my 2009 collection.

Thanks for looking!

Mike Roemer

Lap swimmers in the pool at a fitness center in Missouri for an annual report.

Lifestyle photo for a Green Bay area apartment and condo community.

Youth flag football in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The ball carrier is my niece Izzy.

Dr. Marc Shelton at St John's Hospital in Springfield, IL for an annual report.

Dr. Jerome Epplin and medical student Heath Laughlin for an annual report at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, IL.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adleman at the United States Courthouse in Milwaukee.

Schneider National bulk driver Jay Keppen for a trade magazine.

Lifestyle photo at Ridges Sanctuary near Bailey Harbor, Wisconsin.

Excitement at a craps table for a Wisconsin casino.

Room service at a hotel in Washington state.

Slot machine excitement at a casino in Washington State.

Maid service at a hotel in Washington state.

Winter at the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsi

Cigar bar at a casino in Washington State.

Food photography at a Door County, Wisconsin restaurant.

Smiley face water tower in Lebanon, Illinois.

Dr. Stanley Sides for a Missouri healthcare clients annual report.

Judy Wilferth for a Missouri healthcare clients annual report.

The Naked Cowboy shares a quite moment with a fan in Times Square.

Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley scores a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens.

JC Banks celebrates a soccer goal for Wisconsin - Green Bay.

A timeout during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals taken with a tilt/shift lens.

Detail shot of the NFL logo on footballs before a Packers game.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco tries to break away from Green Bay Packers safety Aaron Rouse and Jarrett Bush.