After doing different sketches I took to Photoshop to try and build an idea of what I'd like the boxing photo to be.
I could see what I want to create in my head, I feel this is very close to what I'd like the final photo to be. I want to have a fairly small, weedy blonde boxer. Stood to the right centre of the ring, looking up to something out of frame. The Boxing Gym would be empty, almost as if it's just about to close, with a janitor about to lock up, or one family member (of the boxer) sat on a chair (darkened) to show some support.
I want this photo to have a sense of vulnerability, a sense of adolescence and coming of age. I see the boy to be David in a David and goliath scenario. The odds are against him, yet he's persevering. The situation is quite bleak, quite dull. However I want these photos to have character, to have a narrative and to be British. I don't want the photos to be hyper realistic, I want them to be cinematic but the main aspect I want to achieve is for the photos to be believable. I want them to have a documentary style, but every aspect will be staged and controlled by me.
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