{"id":10400,"date":"2020-08-21T11:47:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T09:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherrydeck.com\/blog\/?p=10400"},"modified":"2020-11-04T14:01:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:01:04","slug":"spar-to-camera-the-engaging-side-of-boxing-by-richard-cannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherrydeck.com\/blog\/spar-to-camera-the-engaging-side-of-boxing-by-richard-cannon\/","title":{"rendered":"Spar to Camera – The Engaging Side of Boxing by Richard Cannon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After visiting numerous boxing gyms in East London, Richard Cannon <\/a>noticed that the photography illustrating boxers was often depictions of their raised fists. Contemplating the idea of creating more engaging images, Richard decided to focus on the boxer’s muscle tension and facial expressions. Shooting boxers of all ages and abilities, Richard has titled this project, ‘Spar to Camera’. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When the photographer first visited the gyms, he noticed that the images of the boxers on the walls were static shots of boxers with their arms raised. Feeling that this traditional approach was very dated, Richard<\/a> decided that it would be beneficial and engaging to photograph boxers in the ring, directly after their training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to steer away from the traditional boxing photography, Richard asked the photographed boxers to shadow box towards the lens. The advantage which he describes this as having is that the trained bodies and expression allowed for various poses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n