After finishing my #tp_iamspiderman self-portrait for a Zoom discussion with fellow toy photographers, I could not shake the feeling I needed to explore jivin’ Spidey a bit further. I tried a couple of poses to figure out how he looked and what poses the figures would hold without strings and wires (pictures three and four). Then I suddenly realized that, along with the original self-portrait (now picture two), they seemed to be in a temporal sequence, which again motivated me to build some more story around this core sequence. I ended up with this six (seven?) image narrative.
Outstanding series, Tobias! The dance poses tell a story of their relationship!
Thanks for your thoughts, Mary! It seems the longer I look at this narrative, the more layers I find… That acually surprises me. It appears not all of them were consciously intended.
Very elegantly done and it was great that you took that initial self-portrait and developed the story further. The sequence tells a journey of Gwen and Peter’s relationship – from the first meeting to the ups and downs and her discovering his hidden identity of Spider-Man. I love how we first see only Peter’s face and then abit of both Spidey and Peter, and finally we end up with just Spidey. The gradual movement from full body to close up also suggests the deepening of their relationship.
So nicely put together Tobias. The posing is not easy to nail and I can see the effort and detail put into it.
Thanks Janan! Having Peter Parker gradually turn (!) into Spiderman was part of the idea, albeit a byproduct of exploring the dance moves. I find it striking that the word ‘elegant’ seems to come up a lot in view of this series. Is it the posing of the hands? I payed extra attention to that because apart from being elegant it is also a great way to represent the dancers’ body tension.