tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post1460137229206204950..comments2024-03-28T18:56:23.935-10:00Comments on Vintage Muscle Men: Eye rolling JesusVintage Muscle Menhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-27245426731022599962021-10-20T06:49:52.004-10:002021-10-20T06:49:52.004-10:00No way I could last 20 minutes, but then you do ha...No way I could last 20 minutes, but then you do have experience at these things . . . and I'm not as young as I used to be.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-60732801176774611212021-10-19T21:40:55.945-10:002021-10-19T21:40:55.945-10:00Yup. A means to produce a reference pose that woul...Yup. A means to produce a reference pose that would be too tiring for the model. So long as the weight is mostly on the feet it could be done. But, as you say frequent breaks please. I've done long pose vitruvian man, arms slightly lower. This was as break every 20 minutes. David Life modelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196698330275917017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-16185550483193470372021-10-19T12:52:26.074-10:002021-10-19T12:52:26.074-10:00Even though long exposures were still common at th...Even though long exposures were still common at the time this was made, I'm guessing that posing for a photo in this position would be much less tiring than for an artist. Frequent breaks, please!Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-76376033688615903762021-10-19T11:52:49.002-10:002021-10-19T11:52:49.002-10:00That would be quite uncomfortable. The model's...That would be quite uncomfortable. The model's lean body, abdomen drawn in, certainly adds to the drama and sense of suffering. At some point I'd love to do a crucifixion pose. Ideally with a lower arm position. David Life modelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196698330275917017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-36829565714782747342021-10-19T06:44:10.459-10:002021-10-19T06:44:10.459-10:00Don't apologize for dissenting. I need someon...Don't apologize for dissenting. I need someone to keep me honest. You can probably tell by now that I was a Sunday school dropout.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-60452502326349305752021-10-19T06:40:21.238-10:002021-10-19T06:40:21.238-10:00Sorry to dissent!
In Christian New Testament and i...Sorry to dissent!<br />In Christian New Testament and in the iconography Jesus was flanked by 2 thieves, normally they are represented at a lower level (google "Jesus and the two thieves on the cross" and you will see...)<br />So, if the model is representing a thief, then he is not eye rolling, he is looking up to Jesus.<br />Are more Marconi photos with a crucifixion model?<br />Maybe there is one with the model looking down, and then that is a Jesus.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-79425442300490288362021-10-19T06:33:00.059-10:002021-10-19T06:33:00.059-10:00Yes, Marconi's work was quite good technically...Yes, Marconi's work was quite good technically for the time.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-74648200052786899822021-10-19T06:32:30.718-10:002021-10-19T06:32:30.718-10:00Of course you're right, but I couldn't res...Of course you're right, but I couldn't resist.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-2023689275546620662021-10-19T04:47:03.325-10:002021-10-19T04:47:03.325-10:00I'm pretty sure he is looking up to his heaven...I'm pretty sure he is looking up to his heavenly father and not rolling his eyes.KPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639769540409737903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-80028001667584125792021-10-19T02:35:57.506-10:002021-10-19T02:35:57.506-10:00I'm guessing that the washed out look in these...I'm guessing that the washed out look in these photos is due to that primitive flash you explained about before. But the clarity of all these pictures is remarkable.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118746091579056192noreply@blogger.com