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Monroe, Ohio, United States
Began my photography career as most people do...the highschool yearbook. Upon graduation I attended the US Naval Photography School in Pensacola Fla. After getting a qualification in basic photography and then later attending their Portrait School,was assigned to a military operation. Experiences included USO photography for Bob Hope, Brooke Shields, Kathy Lee Crosby and Wayne Newton.Have also had the opportunity for travel assignments to places such as Beruit, Israel, Africa, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Spain and England. Upon exiting the Navy in 1984,opened up a Tanning Salon and Health Club in Oxford,Ohio and began photographing weddings, all as a vehicle to fund my way through college. I enjoy travel, sports photography, special event and Cincinnati Reds photography. I am frequently contracted as a sports photographer by parents, sports teams, and organizations,throughout the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio areas, to provide the highest quality sports photography, both on an individual and team basis.

August 31, 2011

2011 Eaton Little League Highlight Video

2011 Eaton Little League Highlight Video






2011 Eaton Little League Baseball Highlight Video. Photos by Cincinnati and Dayton Sports Photographer Vincent Rush of Cincinnati Sports Photography

“Our Summer Song” by Forever the Sickest Kids

“We are the World Tonight” by an Unidentified Artist and originally played in ESPN’s 2011 Little League World Series Highlight video (My wife thinks it may be the lead singer for The News Boys)

All but a few action photos were shot by Vince Rush in Eaton, Ohio, during the 2011 Little League season.

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August 30, 2011

Team Prodigy, Swamp Stomp Mud Challenge Photo Shoot


 A couple of photos from Monday's shooting with Team Prodigy in Springboro, Ohio, in preparation for their October event, called "Swamp Stomp Mud Challenge"


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August 27, 2011

Cincinnati Sports Photography and Prodigy Fitness of Springboro, Ohio


Cincinnati Sports Photography has teamed with Prodigy Fitness of Springboro, Ohio to provide professional sports photography services for upcoming events.

The first will be the inaugural "Swamp Stomp Mud Challenge" in October. Details to come.

Team Prodigy is the largest venue of its kind in North America. Devoted to the sports of boxing, wrestling, martial arts and mixed martial arts, it also offers state-of-the-art training facilities for fitness and conditioning.

Our clean, family-friendly environment offers training areas for each discipline, including a boxing ring, MMA cage and more mat space for martial arts than a city's worth of dojos put together. Our heated wrestling room offers athletes optimal training conditions not only to improve their technique but to make weight.

With more than 100 pieces of specialized fitness equipment and a collection of free weights, all of our members and athletes have the opportunity to shape their body to its maximum potential.

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August 25, 2011

Sports and Photography Have Many Similarities

           Mason Braves at Florence Freedom Field by Vincent Rush of Cincinnati Sports Photography

Sports can be hard. Photography can be hard. To be good at sports requires patience, practice and perseverance. So does photography. Sports offer constant opportunity for self-improvement and analysis. So does photography.

I used to play competitive sports when I was a kid. I played in high school football and golf tournaments and for some reason, I was good at both right from the start. I couldn’t break 100 on a golf course today for money, nor could I run a wind sprint – but I have enough experience with sports to be able to use it as a metaphor for photography.

While there’s plenty of negativity in the world today, athletes and photographers both tend to be optimistic. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t put the time in to do what they do.

When I was a golfer, I used to think my best golf was always around the corner. As a photographer, I still feel that way. I still feel like I can continue to make better and better photographs.

Another way that both sports and photography are similar is in their ability to both humble and even humiliate the people who participate in each.

When I was young I had a commanding lead in a high school golf tournament on my home course. I knew the course better than anyone. My putting was fantastic. At the turn, I had a four-shot lead and was going strong. I was confident. I had just won the tournament the week before in nearby Kettering, Ohio and thought this tournament was a lock. Then came the 10th hole where I dropped a shot on an easy putt I could make in my sleep. I found the bunker on 11 and dropped another shot. On 12 I managed to hook my drive and ended up behind a tree. One more bogey added to the score card. By the time I got to the 13th hole, I found out I was tied for the lead. I managed a par four on the 13th and 14th but dropped another on the 15th due another missed putt. I took my lead and threw it away and ended up second. It felt like finishing dead last.

Fast forward to my time as a photographer. Some of you remember my story of Cranes in the Fire Mist. To be blunt, this is a photograph that kicked my ass for more than a decade. Just as I would get close, some essential element of the shot would pass me by, and like hooking my drive behind a tree or missing an easy putt, I learned that misfortune can befall athletes OR photographers at any time.

The point of this post is simple. We engage in activities every day that are challenging because we like challenges. We do things that are hard because we like to test ourselves. We work at impossible goals because we are driven and optimistic.

Things like sports and photography can help us realize our strengths and our weaknesses very quickly. Both can lead to raw disappointment or abundant joy.

When photographers start to realize that there are many things in life that require similar dedication, it might give them the hope that they can outlast the next hard photograph. The few super successful pictures bring them back for more, despite the many failures along the way.

Moral of the story? Don’t give up.
Copyright Scott Bourne 2007 - All Rights Reserved

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August 22, 2011

Eaton Little league 12U All Star Video by Photographer Vincent Rush


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August 18, 2011

"Fryer Baller" Tyler Schmidt of Eaton's Henny Penny Red's


Now that the sun has set on the 2011 Eaton Little League season, and the kids are either on to football, soccer or Fall baseball, I am going through my files and picking out some of my favorite action photos from the season.

There is no pattern or theme to what I post, other than to keep fresh content on my web pages, for the purpose of SEO, or Search Engine Optimization.

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August 16, 2011

Baseball Photography by Vincent Rush


Minnesota Starz Pitcher by Ohio Sports Photographer Vincent Rush

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August 10, 2011

Batters Eye View

 Eaton Little League Pitcher Max Fadden, pitches in Franklin Ohio. Photo by sports photographer Vincent Rush of Dayton Sports Photographers and Cincinnati Sports Photography

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