I shot this sports photograph was shot in May of 2010 at the University of Cincinnati Big East Track Championships.
About Me
- Vincent Rush
- 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.
September 20, 2010
Splash Down
September 18, 2010
2 for 2
In this sports photograph, a wide reciever for the College of Mount St. Joseph climbs the ladder to pull in a pass for a TD against his counterpart.
September 17, 2010
Strike Up The Band
September 16, 2010
Dirty Business
Professional Motorcross action at the track.
If you ever wondered why MX riders wear goggles, here you have the answer.
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September 15, 2010
Citi Field 2010
Citi Field, home of the New york Mets.
Shot at night from the upper deck.
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Miller Park 2010
Miller Park, home of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers
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September 13, 2010
Chad Ochocinco ? How about, Noshow-cinco
Chad Johnson, aka, Chad Ochocinco was his usual Noshow-stinko during the Cincinnati Bengals butt kicking that was handed down to them by the New England Patriots during the opening Sunday of the 2010 NFL Season.
Oh sure, the game line will show that he had great stats for the day. 1 TD, bunch of catches and over 100 yards receiving. What the game line won't show is that it all happened when the game was well out of reach and the Pats were laying back playing prevent.
I can't remember the last time that Chad was present during a crucial game or crucial game time situation. Adam Dunn was always criticized in Cincinnati, despite putting up 40 home runs and 100 RBI's, because it was always said that his numbers came in non crucial situations.
I'm really surprised that after all these years, Chad Johnson Ochocinco, Nachostinko, Noshowstinko still never gets called out on that fact.
September 10, 2010
Gut Shot
September 9, 2010
Faces In The Crowd
One of the things I always love to shoot, is what other photographers never do.
There are plenty of sideline shooters looking for the "Immaculate Reception" picture. I'll admit, I am always looking for it to. But being a good photographer is also about being versatile and creative.
In today's High School culture of school spirit, there are some colorful face painting and costume selections in the student sections.
One of the tings I always take time to do is to try to create flattering pictures of the kids. If I see a kid in the picture with bad acne, I will clean it up before I post it. If I see someone with teeth that are not very white, I will touch them up. I always try to be careful and remember how those things affected my self esteem when I was that age.
You also have to double check your images to make sure no one in the background is giving you a "one fingered salute" or showing something they shouldn't. (Yes that has happened!)
I like to use "Selective Color" to bring my subjects to light and blend out the back ground of random fans.
Lets face it, parents or kids, are more likely to buy their pictures, if they look good in those pictures.
This particular photograph is from the Monroe Hornet student section in Monroe, Ohio during a Friday night contest.
September 8, 2010
Digital Photo - Use A Polarizer All The Time | DPmag.com
Digital Photo - Use A Polarizer All The Time DPmag.com
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Great American Ball Park
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Home of the Cincinnati Reds
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September 4, 2010
Hornet Country
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September 3, 2010
Taking it to the House!
Even today, this photo of Monroe Wee Hornet Running Back, Davis Carpenter, who was in 3rd grade at the time, remains one of my all time favorite sports photographs.
This is an example of what I always teach, when I say "Get at eye level with your subject. See it from the players perspective.
I also think that this sports image, may have been about the 600th I shot of that game. It was also among the last that I captured on that Saturday.
It ended up being published in the 2008 edition of Capture Cincinnati.
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September 2, 2010
Designing Digitally Endorsement
"I wanted to say that we recently worked with Vince on a project requiring photography of some of the local businesses and he was excellent to work with. Took some great shots (as usual) and was more than willing to retake any of we felt we needed something different. I would definitely recommend working with him."-Abby Hughes, Owner of Designing Digitally
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September 1, 2010
Stuffed
Sometimes a little selective color effect goes a long way to add drama to a picture.
While shooting for a client at a Monroe Hornets home high school football game against Meadowdale, I caught one of my subjects delivering a "slobber knocker" of a hit on an opposing RB.
I'm a big believer in ALWAYS making the home team look good. I see too many "photo dumps" into galleries that have multiple pictures of the home team dropping the ball, getting run over by the opposition or just plain looking awkward.
My sports photography rule of thumb; If you wouldn't be proud to post it on your own wall at home, what makes you think a parent is going to want to buy it and post it on theirs?
For example, I was browsing another photographers page today of a recent game. Their were 6 pages of images, 5 really good shots, (By good shots, I mean, I would have been proud to have shot them) and 100 plus images that were either out of focus, off target or left the viewer wondering, "What the heck was going on in this picture?"
Always make the player or home team you're shooting, look like pros. Always make sure your picture tells a story. Every camera has 1/1000 to 1/1600th of a second shutter speed. Don't fall in love with every image you capture. In a typical football game, I will shoot 700-1200 images yet only keep 20-60 of them.
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