Brenda Casserly, president and CEO of ERA Real Estate, as photographed by Melinda DiMauro in New Jersey, February 2008.
I learned this week that the President and CEO of ERA Real Estate, Brenda Casserly, passed away. According to the blog of Sherry Chris, CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Brenda lost her courageous battle with cancer about April 1.
I had the opportunity to work with Brenda when we featured her on the cover of LORE magazine for March/April 2008. The photo shoot was at Realogy headquarters in Parsipanny, New Jersey, February 1, 2008.
The photographer for this story was Melinda DiMauro, a talented vendor I have worked with with excellent results on several assignments.
We worked together to present Brenda in an aura of grace. In this photo, we had moved the production to her country club. We found some nice curtains on the windows of a large ballroom. I had the idea to grab the curtains and let them drop behind her, which, with the right shutter speed and body language, could give the appearance of butterfly or angel wings.
It was an appropriate representation, and truly captured her personality. I feel it is a heartfelt requiem to a wonderful and influential person.