Paul Calver, Photographer, London
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Description
This striking black and white close-up portrait, captured by photographer and director Paul Calver in London, features a young baseball player gazing directly at the camera. The subject is fully outfitted in athletic gear, prominently wearing a protective catcher helmet with a metal cage and a padded glove marked with text. The high-contrast monochromatic grading accentuates the textures of the gear and the intense, focused expression on the youth's face. The background is softly out of focus, showing bare tree branches and hints of an outdoor setting that frame the subject. Natural light illuminates the scene, highlighting the detailed shadows cast by the helmet cage across the face.
Style
Documentary, Horizontal, Monochrome, Gritty
Techniques
Analogue / film, Natural light
Industries
Basketball
Background
Park
Context
Portrait / Headshot