{"id":12823,"date":"2013-07-07T12:42:47","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T19:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=12823"},"modified":"2013-07-07T13:04:25","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T20:04:25","slug":"gallo-boxing-gopro-pov-volume-1-little-boxer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/07\/gallo-boxing-gopro-pov-volume-1-little-boxer\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallo Boxing GoPro POV: Volume #1 (Little Boxer)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hoIgS0cUvuo\" height=\"377\" width=\"670\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For last month&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/fiestamovement.com\/agents\/erickimphotography\" target=\"_blank\">fiestamovement<\/a> challenge, I learned boxing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/preview#!data=!1m4!1m3!1d2471!2d-84.538558!3d42.670874!4m25!2m11!1m10!1s0x0%3A0xae424fdb1a021081!3m8!1m3!1d412182!2d-86.7852455!3d36.1866405!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!5m12!1m11!1sgallo+boxing+near+Lansing%2C+MI!4m8!1m3!1d412182!2d-86.7852455!3d36.1866405!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!17b1\" target=\"_blank\">Gallo Boxing<\/a> in Lansing, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>I have always been fascinated with boxing culture&#8211; both the sport and the culture behind it. I remember watching tons of Rocky movies growing up, and loved the skill, determination, and physical\/mental endurance that boxers had to endure to become great fighters.<\/p>\n<p>After learning a few moves in boxing myself, I had about two weeks before heading back to California. So I took those two weeks to do a mini-documentary project on the boxers in the gym, with my GoPro Hero 3 strapped on top of my Ricoh GRD V.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to make these GoPro videos to illustrate how I was able to build rapport with the fighters in the gym (including the very young in this video above) and how I photographed them (how I got them to move around, the angles I used, the use of flash\/without flash, as well as how many photos I took).<\/p>\n<p>Shooting documentary-type work has always fascinated me&#8211; but I never had a project or location I felt passionate enough to photograph. Luckily enough, this project at Gallo Boxing was something that kept calling me back.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Phase 1: Staring the project<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12832\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/07\/gallo-boxing-gopro-pov-volume-1-little-boxer\/little-boxer-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-1.jpg?fit=660%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"660,437\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1372441744&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"little boxer-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-1.jpg?fit=660%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12832\" alt=\"little boxer-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-1.jpg?resize=660%2C437\" width=\"660\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-1.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-1.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I first decided to start to photograph the boxing gym, this is a brief outline of what I did:<\/p>\n<p>1) I first started off by entering the boxing and introducing myself to the staff of the gym&#8211;letting them know that I was a photographer and that I wanted to do a documentary project there. I also offered to share the photos I took of the gym&#8211; for them to perhaps use in future promotional material. They were cool with it.<\/p>\n<p>2) I first felt uncomfortable in the gym&#8211; as I didn&#8217;t know anybody or the proper etiquette to follow when in the gym. I started off by building rapport with the gym owner&#8211;interviewing him, asking him about the history of the gym, and his philosophies on boxing.<\/p>\n<p>3) I then started by observing everything that happened in the gym, without even picking up my camera. I walked around, and put on some gloves, and tried to fit in by working on the punching bag myself.<\/p>\n<h2>Phase 2: Feeling more comfortable<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12833\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/07\/gallo-boxing-gopro-pov-volume-1-little-boxer\/little-boxer-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-2.jpg?fit=660%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"660,437\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1372441785&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"little boxer-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-2.jpg?fit=660%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12833\" alt=\"little boxer-2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-2.jpg?resize=660%2C437\" width=\"660\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-2.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-2.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first day or two I visited, I took very few photos&#8211;from a distance. However as I returned to the gym over and over again, people began to recognize me and I started to chat with more people that I met.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever I saw something interesting that I wanted to photograph, I would turn on my GoPro on top of my Ricoh GRD V and started to shoot photos and also record the footage.<\/p>\n<p>One big way I was able to build a sense of trust and intimacy with the boxers I photographed was to <strong>talk with them<\/strong> and also <strong>show them my LCD screen<\/strong>. Boxers love to see photos of them &#8212; and I also did them all a favor by <strong>emailing them the photos<\/strong> I took after I got home.<\/p>\n<h2>Phase 3: Leaving<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/07\/gallo-boxing-gopro-pov-volume-1-little-boxer\/little-boxer-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-3.jpg?fit=660%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"660,437\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1372441791&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"little boxer-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-3.jpg?fit=660%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12834\" alt=\"little boxer-3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-3.jpg?resize=660%2C437\" width=\"660\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-3.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/little-boxer-3.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the last day, I started to feel very comfortable in the gym&#8211; and I regret not having more time to pursue this documentary project. So on my last day in Michigan, I told everyone at the gym my goodbyes with a heavy heart. But they also gave me some contacts in California &#8212; so perhaps I can continue document boxing gyms (and also learn more boxing myself).<\/p>\n<p>I still have a lot more to learn about documentary photography&#8211; but stay tuned, I have a lot of these GoPro videos queued up to release the next week or two :)<\/p>\n<h2>Neopan 1600 Preset<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1040610_10151530978967717_765146183_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/1040610_10151530978967717_765146183_o-660x437.jpg?resize=660%2C437\" width=\"660\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I just made a new grainy b\/w preset for Lightroom 4 (optimized for my Ricoh GRD V) that I am using for my project. You can download it for free <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Neopan1600ek\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For last month&#8217;s fiestamovement challenge, I learned boxing at Gallo Boxing in Lansing, Michigan. I have always been fascinated with boxing culture&#8211; both the sport and the culture behind it. 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